The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-121

  Cherng, Rong Ju ^a,e   Liao, Hua Fang ^b,f   Leung, Henry W C ^c   Hwang, Ai Wen ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HIP; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; JUMPING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY; SPASTICITY; THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING; WALKING;

EID: 1842853126     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.21.2.103     Document Type: Article

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