Effect of hippotherapy on gait symmetry in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

Tomoko Mutoh; Tatsushi Mutoh; Hirokazu Tsubone; Makoto Takada; Misato Doumura; Masayo Ihara; Hideo Shimomura; Yasuyuki Taki; Masahiro Ihara

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Effect of hippotherapy on gait symmetry in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

Tomoko Mutoh, Tatsushi Mutoh, Hirokazu Tsubone, Makoto Takada, Misato Doumura, Masayo Ihara, Hideo Shimomura, Yasuyuki Taki, Masahiro Ihara

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We aimed to investigate the effect of hippotherapy on gait symmetry in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twelve children with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels II−IV received weekly hippotherapy lesson for 1 year. Gait analyses were performed during a 5-m walking test, using a portable, tri-axial accelerometer-based motion recorder. The baseline symmetry index derived from the Lissajous index (LI) figure before hippotherapy was greater than the LI in age-matched normal subjects (P < 0.01). Hippotherapy was associated with a decreased LI (−10.4 ± 4.9%, P = 0.018) and an improved GMFCS score (−0.6 ± 0.7, P = 0.02). These data suggest that hippotherapy has a beneficial effect on symmetry of the trunk movement in children with CP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	506-509
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1681.13076
Publication status	Published - 2019 May

Keywords

animal-assisted therapy
cerebral palsy
gait analysis
hippotherapy
trunk symmetry

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Physiology
Pharmacology
Physiology (medical)

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Effect of hippotherapy on gait symmetry in children with cerebral palsy : A pilot study. / Mutoh, Tomoko; Mutoh, Tatsushi; Tsubone, Hirokazu; Takada, Makoto; Doumura, Misato; Ihara, Masayo; Shimomura, Hideo; Taki, Yasuyuki; Ihara, Masahiro.

In: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Vol. 46, No. 5, 05.2019, p. 506-509.

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