The Effect of Hippotherapy on Spasticity and on Mental Well-Being of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1241-1248

  Lechner, Helga E ^a   Kakebeeke, Tanja H ^a   Hegemann, Dörte ^a   Baumberger, Michael ^a  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Muscle spasticity; Physical therapy modalities; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HIPPOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34748845634     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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