The effect of hippotherapy on gait in patients with spastic cerebral palsy

• Main Authors: Veronika Fízková (Author), Eva Krejčí (Author), Zdeněk Svoboda (Author), Milan Elfmark (Author), Miroslav Janura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Palacky University, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Disorders of motor skills, especially regarding gait, are prevalent in nearly all forms of cerebral palsy. Through a horse’s back movement, the patient is exposed to proprioceptive stimulation, thus improvement in gait performance could be expected. <stron...