Immediate effects of a hippotherapy session on gait parameters in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-218

  McGee, Margaret C ^a   Reese, Nancy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cerebral palsy; Child; Gait parameters; Horse; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HIPPOTHERAPY; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651119943     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181a39532     Document Type: Article

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