Influence of mechanical hippotherapy on skin temperature responses in lower limbs in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2008, Pages 819-824

  Zurek, G ^a,b   Dudek, K ^c,d   Pirogowicz, I ^b,e   Dziuba, A ^a   Pokorski, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b OPOLE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Poland)

^c WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Department of Technology Krkonose Collegium   (Poland)

^e WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Exercise; Hippotherapy; Rehabilitation; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERAPY EFFECT; THERMOGRAPHY; VASOCONSTRICTION; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HORSE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL PALSY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HORSES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 59749088094     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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