Hippotherepy - physiotherapeutic
treatment, which based on the neurophysiology and utilizing horse
and riding. It's directed by the physician and carried out with
physiotherapist assistance with the special education. This treatment
mode was recognized of the German physiotherapy association (Deutsche
Verband fur Physiotherapie - Zentriverband der Krankengymnasten).
The essence of this method consists in that horse (hippos - ãðå÷.)
opposes in role as a therapeutic mediator for rider on movement
at a walk transmitted the moving impulses which analogous the
man movement with walking. The horse passes to patient from 90
to 110 the directional moving impulses in a minute. This moving
influence produces the therapeutic reaction of the patient that
helps to correct the motion activity of the patient.
On basis of reaction stimulation, which directed on the keeping
of balance is decided the following problems: normalization of
the muscular tonus, coordination of movements, muscles reinforcement,
progress of the moving symmetry. The treatment uses for patients
with next symptomatology: damage with spastic and hypotonic ataxic
components, along with damage to regular moving activity of body,
head, arms and legs. Coordination of body in sitting position
on horseback at advancing influences the rehabilitation on the
patient’s step.
Hippotherepy is ordering to patients with neurologic damages of
the different aetiology. Especially it recommends to children
with congenital cerebral damages, with posttraumatic, postinflammatory
and degenerate neurological symptoms, and so it recommends to
grown-up with disseminated sclerosis. All patients are occupied
with hippotherepy very willingly.
Ingrid
Straus. "Hippotherepy. Neurophysiological medical with applied
a riding”.
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