Summary of the Systematic Review

ARTICLE CITATION

Effect of repeated therapeutic horse riding sessions on the trunk movement of the rider

Janura, Svoboda, Cabell, Dvorakova, & Jelen

Neuro endocrinology letters (2015)

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

To assess the rider's movement during walking the horse in repeated therapeutic horse riding sessions and to determine the relationship between movements of the horse's back and the rider's trunk.

Profession 

Physical Therapist 

Location 

Czech Republic 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Comparison 

Sample

12 Adults 

Age/Population

20-25 years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

Spatiotemporal parameters, kinematic parameters, video taping, Ariel Performance Analysis System

Result Category 

Foundational

Dosage/Description of Intervention

Very unclear - 10 'sessions' with a PT present... "During each session the riders completed 10 rounds