Improvements in Muscle Symmetry in Children with Cerebral Palsy after Equine-Assisted Therapy (Hippotherapy)

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 817-825

  Benda, William ^a   McGibbon, Nancy H ^b   Grant, Kathryn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Therapy Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HIPPOTHERAPY; HORSE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK; WALKING;

EID: 0346728870     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303771952163     Document Type: Article

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