Summary of the Systematic Review

Description

Hippotherapy uses horseback riding movements for therapeutic purposes. In addition to the horse's movement, the choice of equipment and types of floor are also useful in the intervention. The quantification of dynamic parameters that define the interaction of the surface of contact between horse and rider provides insight into how the type of floor surface variations act upon the subject's postural control.

To test whether different types of surfaces promote changes in the amplitude (ACOP) and velocity (VCOP) of the center of pressure (COP) displacement during the rider's contact with the saddle on the horse's back.

Profession 

Physical Therapy 

Location 

Brazil 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Crossectional Observational Study

Sample

22 Male Adults 

Age/Population

30+/- 7 years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

Portable pressure measurement system positioned on saddle

Result Category 

Center of pressure parameters (postural control)

Dosage/Description of Intervention

NA (10-sec data collection intervals)