The horse as the healer-A study of riding in patients with back pain

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-52

  Håkanson, Margareta ^a   Möller, Margareta ^b   Lindström, Ingalill ^c   Mattsson, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^c Department of Health Care ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Action research; Animal Assisted Therapy; Back pain; Body awareness; Equine assisted therapy; Horseback riding therapy; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049200582     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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