<b>Electromyographic evaluation of the lower limbs of patients with Down syndrome in hippotherapy

• Main Authors: Mariane Fernandes Ribeiro (Author), Ana Paula Espindula (Author), Alex Abadio Ferreira (Author), Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande de Souza (Author), Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hippotherapy is a therapeutic method that uses the horse's movement to achieve functional results in practitioners with Down syndrome (DS), who present motor and neurophysiological changes that affect the musculoskeletal system. Evaluating the motor behavior related to the control and the impro...