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Joyce R. MacKinnon, C. Wong | 2002 | Therapeutic Riding | An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to determine whether children with cerebral palsy who participate in therapeutic horseback riding (THR)… Show more (+) An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to determine whether children with cerebral palsy who participate in therapeutic horseback riding (THR) programs set different riding goals for themselves than their parents set for them. The children's and their parents' perceptions of riding competence were also examined. The literature suggests that there may be a difference in goals identified by children and their parents but that there may not be a difference in their perceptions of riding competence. The leisure section of the Canadian Occupational Peiformance Measure was used to identify horseback riding goals for both the children and parents. The children and parents rated perceived current levels of peiformance on the identified goals as well as their current level of satisfaction with peiformance. In addition, both dyads rated the importance of the THR activity. Sample size consisted offour children andfour parents. The children specified different goals from their parents. The children identified goals that were associated with learning the skills of horseback riding while the majority of parents identified goals related to physical rehabilitation. Comparison ofpeiformance, satisfaction and importance scores was not possible as the children and parents did not identify similar goals. Further research in the area of parent and child goals may promote structuring of therapeutic horseback riding programs to better meet both child and parent needs. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Hannah Burgon | 2002 | Mental Health | The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of riding therapy on a group of 8 adults users… Show more (+) The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of riding therapy on a group of 8 adults users of a social services mental health team in South Devon. The benefitof animal assisted Therapy (AAT) and pet ownership of health and well being is well documented. However, whilst research has been conducted into the benefits of hippotherapy - the employment of horse riding as a physiotherapeutic aid -littlehas been undertaken on the psychotherapeutic benefits of riding therapy. This case study found that the riders benefited in areas ranging from increased confidence and self-concept, that the therapy aided social stimulation and led to transferable skills being acquired. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Joyce R. MacKinnon, Jennifer R. Ferriera, | 2002 | Therapeutic Riding | The meaning of therapeutic horseback riding (THR) for children with cerebral palsy was explored. The sample size was seven, consisting… Show more (+) The meaning of therapeutic horseback riding (THR) for children with cerebral palsy was explored. The sample size was seven, consisting offour females and three males between the ages of eight and 12. A literature review generated 10 variables from three broad conceptual areas, namely social, personal and sport, ofTHR considered meaningful. A structured questionnaire was developed based on these variables. The questionnaire consisted of 30 yes/no questions and three open-ended questions, which was administered to subjects in an individual interview format. Results indicated that aU10 variables ofTHR under investigation were considered meaningful by this sample with the most meaningful concept ofTHR being social. The personal variables of sense of control and skill mastery were also very important. Sport, also, was important but less so. Results of these concepts and variables may be used in: structuring THRprograms, guiding future THR research projects and exploring THR benefits. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Anna Pasquinelli, Paola Allori, Morena Mencaroni, Monica Di Stefano | 2001 | Therapeutic Riding | In order to conduct an objective assessment of the effects of Therapeutic Riding (TR) in subjects (S) affected by Neuromotor… Show more (+) In order to conduct an objective assessment of the effects of Therapeutic Riding (TR) in subjects (S) affected by Neuromotor Disorders we propose 3 evaluation tools:1) administration of a scientific protocol for a quantitative assessment of the effects on horseback and on the ground ofTR;2) definition of"TR time." This is the time required to stabilize the positive effects obtained by an activity on horseback ("TR time on horseback") and on the ground ("TR time on the ground"); it is used to define the useful duration ofTR;3) assessment of the "Ground/Horseback effect ratio" (Index G/H) in order to establish "the maintenance index on the ground" because the real target ofTR, as of any rehabilitation, is the long-term mainte- nance of the positive effect observed in the health-care setting.* Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Science, University of Florence, Italy. Mailing Address: Cattedra di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Dipartimento di Scienze Neuroligiche e Psichiatriche, Policlinico di Careggi, Viale Morgagm 85,50134 Florence Italy; phone number: 0039-55-4298431; 4278254; fax number: 0039-55- 4298432 Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Cirila Burja, Monika Zadnikar & Anastasija Lavric | 2001 | Therapeutic Riding | Slovenia is a small, relatively young country, which people often confuse with Slovakia because of the similarity in names.!t is… Show more (+) Slovenia is a small, relatively young country, which people often confuse with Slovakia because of the similarity in names.!t is situated in the north of the Bal- kans, between Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia. It has a population of 2 million.At this year's congress Slovenia is represented for the first time by staff of the Centre for Training of Physically Handicapped Young People, Kamnik, who are the instigators of therapeutic riding in our country.Our Centre uses recognized educational and health programmes, wlllch are modi- fied to suit characteristics needs of the 170 physically - handicapped children and adolescents who attend our Centre. In 1997 our Centre celebrated its 50th anniversary. Initially our Centre catered for children with war injuries, later chil- dren with poliomyelitis. Today the majority of our children have cerebral palsy (37%), neuromuscular diseases (14,5%), spina bifida (13,3%), motor handicaps as a consequence of trauma (8,1 %) and other conditions (27,1 %). Our Centre consists of four independent departments: primary school, secondary school, boarding department and medical department. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Carlos Henrique Silva H. B. Freire | 2001 | Hippotherapy | Wepresent here the preliminary results of research being conducted with blindchildren ranging from 5 to 12years old, in order to… Show more (+) Wepresent here the preliminary results of research being conducted with blindchildren ranging from 5 to 12years old, in order to evaluate the influence of Equinotherapy in their behaviours.In Equinotherapy we use the horse as a kinetic-therapeutic instrument following an interdisciplinary approach in the health, education and horsemanship areas, aiming the bio- psychosocial development of handicapped people or people with special needs.This therapeutic method can be practised by almost all people with a condition or handicap once it stimulates self-esteem, self confidence, balance, space orien- tation development, communication, laterality, as well as favouring the body scheme perception and the sensibility and promoting physical benefits. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Dimitri Tsverava & Lali Avaliani, Nina Ionatamishuili | 2001 | Hippotherapy | Child Cerebral Palsy (CCP) is a serious perinatal pathology of the central nervous system and involves motor disorders of different… Show more (+) Child Cerebral Palsy (CCP) is a serious perinatal pathology of the central nervous system and involves motor disorders of different intensity and combinations (Comiotto, 1988; Dunn, 1963; Eidinova, Pravdina-Vinarskaya, 1959). However, in addition to this simple view of it, quite a complex picture of disorders is hid- den, including much more important disorders of mental functions including re- tardation. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Alba Cornelia Murano, Paola Allori, Anna Pasquinell, BarbaraBiagini | 2000 | Therapeutic Riding | Therapeutic Riding (TR) with its main disciplines (Hyppotherapy, Remedial Educational Riding and Vaulting, Sports Riding for the Disabled) is indicated… Show more (+) Therapeutic Riding (TR) with its main disciplines (Hyppotherapy, Remedial Educational Riding and Vaulting, Sports Riding for the Disabled) is indicated for various types of pathologies and was seen to be especially effective in neuropsychiatric disorders of the developmental age. The peculiar nature of these pathologies in the developmental age is attributable not only to clinical complexities but also to the frequent co-presence in the same subject of more than one disorder (polyhandicap); therefore precise indications are required for the method ofrehabilition. Comorbidity (for example, Cerebral Palsy and psychopathology, mental retardation and psychosis) accentuates the disability and produces a consequent modification in the process of development with repercussions on the mother-child relationship and on the environment (possibility of transition from "disability" to "handicap" - WHO, 1980). Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Paola Allori, Anna Pasquinelli | 2000 | Therapeutic Riding | Disability is defined as the biological or functional element that determines an objective lack or loss of the specific resources… Show more (+) Disability is defined as the biological or functional element that determines an objective lack or loss of the specific resources which are necessary for adaptation and which are characteristic of the species, genre and age of the subject (Papini, 1996). According to the WHO definition, instead, handicap is the feature of the disability which involves personal identity as well as the family and the community. Since disability involves the lack or loss of the necessary tools of adaptation, it follows that any rehabilitation technique must help the disabled to regain these tools; at the same time, it must also prevent or remedy the transformation of a disability into a handicap. In order to reach these goals, it's necessary to establish a program of rehabilitation which must provide differentiated solutions for the subject on the basis of age, pathology, level of individual and social-family compliance. This can be achieved through various forms of rehabilitation (Papini, 1996; Pasquinelli and Papini, 1997):- Technical Rehabilitation (Rl): the aim is to reduce, as much as possible, the disability to minimum degree through specific health-care techniques based on different principles and rehabilitative approaches;- Social Rehabilitation (R2): the aim is to reduce specific problems deriving from the handicap and this is achieved by employing psychological and educational strategies which can help the disabled in their process of integration in the family, in school, in society and at work. Show less (-) | €5.00 | ||
Heloisa Bruna Grubits Freire | 2000 | Hippotherapy | In 1997 we initiated research which aimed to evaluate the possibilities of Equinotherapy as a therapeutic resource in the treatment… Show more (+) In 1997 we initiated research which aimed to evaluate the possibilities of Equinotherapy as a therapeutic resource in the treatment of autistic children or children presenting with atypical autistic disturbances as classified by DSM IV. The research involved a case study and clinicalevaluation using evaluation measurements before and after the intervention by considering equinotherapy as the introduced independent variable. The dependent variables were eleven kinds of behaviour which typify the autistic condition according to the DSM-IV and nine other ones considered by the researcher, through her clinical experience, as relevant in the definition of the autistic child. Seven children ranging in age from 4 to 9 years old, being four of them diagnosed as autistic and three of them carrying atypical autistic disturbances, were selected for the research. Besides the continuous records of the sessions, behavioural observation report cards and patterned evaluative cards from the "Friends of the Autistic Association" were utilised. A half-an-hour session was performed once a weekfor two semesters. In the results and conclusion we present the history of the patients, a description of the sessions of one of the cases studied, an analysis of one of the observed behaviours and finally, a discussion of the results before and after the evaluation. After analysing the results we have concluded that significant changes have occurred in the development of the postural tone normalisation motricity. This raises issuesfor other projects and research in regard to equinotherapy therapeutic resources and work with autistic children. Show less (-) | €5.00 |