Summary of the Systematic Review

Why Children With Special Needs Feel Better with Hippotherapy Sessions: A Conceptual Review

Granados A., Agis I.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. (2011) 

Description

This article is designed from a chronological perspective to provide mental health professionals, educators, and others with current information on how horses can be used as a main tool in an effective and holistic therapy for children with special needs. This is supported by current literature review through a conceptual framework of hippotherapy explained by dynamic system theory along with the theory of neuronal group selection and sensory integration theory.  

Profession 

Mental health professionals and educators

Location 

Spain 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT 

Study Design 

Conceptual Review

Sample

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Age/Population

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Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

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Result Category 

Physical, Psychologic, Social (talks about SI)

Dosage/Description of Intervention

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