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The effect of hippotherapy compared to physical therapy on balance in children with cerebral palsy.systematic review

Elias, Tony ; Bou Debs, Frederic
(2019)

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Supervisors
cuisenaire, marie-pierre
Faculty
Faculté des sciences de la motricité
Degree label
Master [120] en sciences de la motricité, orientation générale
Abstract
Background: - Most cerebral palsy (CP) children have deficits in balance, which limit their participations in daily life activities. So, it is essential to seek an ideal rehabilitation program to help in solving such a widespread problem. Various therapeutic approaches are used to treat this issue including physical therapy that plays a central role in CP children and hippotherapy which is considered an effective therapeutic method of rehabilitation for this population. We aim to check the literature to see which is better Objective: - Compare the effect of hippotherapy with physical therapy on balance in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: - we conducted a systematic review on studies about hippotherapy and conventional physical therapy treatments for children with cerebral palsy. We evaluated the results based on the gross motor function measure, pediatric balance scale and sitting assessment scale Results: - we found that hippotherapy has some better results in gross motor function measure scores and pediatric balance scale but those results are not completely significant due to differences in studies Conclusion: - Hippotherapy has a beneficial effect on balance in children with CP when combined with physical therapy.