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ARTICLE CITATION

Hippotherapy and respiratory muscle strength in children and adolescent with Down Syndrome

Valéria Sovat de Freitas Costa, Hudday Mendes da Silva, Elioenai Dornelles Alves, Patrick Ramon Stafin Coquerel, André Ribeiro da Silva, Jônatas de França Barros

Fisioter. (2015) 

 

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

Individuals with Down syndrome may have decreased respiratory muscle strength due to hypotonia, a common characteristic in this population. 

Profession 

Not Specified 

Location 

Brazil 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Cross-sectional, analytical, observational study

Sample

41 Children

Age/Population

7-13 Years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

Inspiratory muscle strength (MIP) and expiratory muscle strength (MEP)

Result Category 

Respiratory muscle strength

Dosage/Description of Intervention

3 months (control)