Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of horse ridding simulator on the sitting postural control of children with spastic diplegia. METHOD: Forty children were randomly divided in a group using the simulator (RS) and a group performing conventional physical therapy (CT). FScan/Fmat equipment was used...
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| author | Maria Beatriz Silva Borges Maria José da Silva Werneck Maria de Lourdes da Silva Lenora Gandolfi Riccardo Pratesi |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of horse ridding simulator on the sitting postural control of children with spastic diplegia. METHOD: Forty children were randomly divided in a group using the simulator (RS) and a group performing conventional physical therapy (CT). FScan/Fmat equipment was used to register maximal displacement in antero-posterior (AP) and medio-lateral (ML) directions with children in sitting position. At the pre and post intervention stage both groups were classified according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and, after intervention, by the AUQEI questionnaire (Autoquestionnaire Qualité de vie Enfant Image). RESULTS: Comparison between groups disclosed statistically significant pos-intervention improvement both in the AP (p<0.0001) as in the ML (p<0.0069) direction in the RS group. CONCLUSION: The horse ridding simulator produced significant improvement in the postural control of children in sitting position, additionally showing a higher motor functionality and a better acceptance of the therapeutic intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dde3ac36cd0940d1b76fc66bb4d1e6962022-12-22T01:42:58ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272011-10-0169579980410.1590/S0004-282X2011000600014S0004-282X2011000600014Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsyMaria Beatriz Silva BorgesMaria José da Silva Werneck0Maria de Lourdes da Silva1Lenora Gandolfi2Riccardo Pratesi3Universidade Católica de BrasíliaUniversidade Católica de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade Católica de BrasíliaOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of horse ridding simulator on the sitting postural control of children with spastic diplegia. METHOD: Forty children were randomly divided in a group using the simulator (RS) and a group performing conventional physical therapy (CT). FScan/Fmat equipment was used to register maximal displacement in antero-posterior (AP) and medio-lateral (ML) directions with children in sitting position. At the pre and post intervention stage both groups were classified according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and, after intervention, by the AUQEI questionnaire (Autoquestionnaire Qualité de vie Enfant Image). RESULTS: Comparison between groups disclosed statistically significant pos-intervention improvement both in the AP (p<0.0001) as in the ML (p<0.0069) direction in the RS group. CONCLUSION: The horse ridding simulator produced significant improvement in the postural control of children in sitting position, additionally showing a higher motor functionality and a better acceptance of the therapeutic intervention.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000600014&lng=en&tlng=enparalisia cerebraldiplegia espásticaequilíbrio posturalequitação terapêutica |
| spellingShingle | Maria Beatriz Silva Borges Maria José da Silva Werneck Maria de Lourdes da Silva Lenora Gandolfi Riccardo Pratesi Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria paralisia cerebral diplegia espástica equilíbrio postural equitação terapêutica |
| title | Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| title_full | Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| title_short | Therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| title_sort | therapeutic effects of a horse riding simulator in children with cerebral palsy |
| topic | paralisia cerebral diplegia espástica equilíbrio postural equitação terapêutica |
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