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ARTICLE CITATION

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

Ribeiro, Espindula, Ferreira, Ferraz, Sande de Souza, Diniz, Teixeira

Physiotherapy (2015) 

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

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 improvement of muscle activation in practitioners with Down syndrome subjected to hippotherapy. 10 practitioners were divided into two groups: Down Group (DG) - practitioners with DS, and Healthy Group (HG) - practitioners with no physical impairment.

Profession 

Physical Therapy 

Location 

Brazil 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Case-control cross-sectional research

Sample

10 Children

Age/Population

8- 15 Years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

8-channel portable Surface Electromyography device by EMG System of Brazil® was used for the record of muscle activity

Result Category 

Motor Activation

Dosage/Description of Intervention

20 sessions total, 30 min of movement (10 minutes right circles, 10 minutes of straight movement, 10 minutes left circles)