Summary of the Systematic Review

ARTICLE CITATION

Horseback Riding as Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Is There Evidence of Its Effectiveness?

Snider, L., Korner-Bitenshy, N., Kammann, C., Warner, S., & Saleh, M.

Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics (2007) 

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

A systematic review of the literature on horseback riding therapy as an intervention for children with cerebral palsy (CP) was carried out. The terms horse, riding, hippotherapy, horseback riding therapy, equine movement therapy, and cerebral palsy were searched in electronic databases and hand searched. 

Profession 

Physical Therapist & Occupational Therapist 

Location 

Unspecified 

Intervention Terminology

Horseback riding therapy

Study Design 

Systematic Review

Sample

N/A

Age/Population

Unspecified 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

N/A

Result Category 

Unspecified 

Dosage/Description of Intervention

Unspecified