Hippotherapy: a systematic mapping review of peer-reviewed research, 1980 to 2018

WH Wood, BE Fields - Disability and rehabilitation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Comprehensively and systematically map peer-reviewed studies of hippotherapy
published over 30 years, from 1980 through 2018, from the perspective of a phased …

An umbrella review of the evidence for equine‐assisted interventions

C Stern, A Chur‐Hansen - Australian Journal of Psychology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To establish the evidence base for animal‐assisted interventions, and specifically,
hippotherapy and other interventions involving horses, in the context of improving biological …

Equine-assisted intervention to improve perceived value of everyday occupations and quality of life in people with lifelong neurological disorders: a prospective …

AM Pálsdóttir, M Gudmundsson, P Grahn - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
People with neurological disorders suffer from poor mobility, poor balance, fatigue, isolation
and monotonous everyday activities. Studies show that equine-assisted interventions can …

Evaluation of stress markers in horses during hippotherapy sessions in comparison to being ridden by beginners

JFN Potier, V Louzier - Animal Welfare, 2023 - cambridge.org
Hippotherapy has been used for decades and its benefits to human patients have largely
been proven, whether being applied to those with physical or mental disabilities. There have …

Breast Cancer: How Hippotherapy Bridges the Gap between Healing and Recovery—A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

H Viruega, C Galy, C Loriette, S Jacquot, JL Houpeau… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the most diagnosed women's cancer, and has a high
survival rate nowadays. Because cancer is a systemic disease characterized by a variable …

Effectiveness of equine-assisted therapies for improving health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Suárez-Iglesias, I Bidaurrazaga-Letona… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Scientific evidence has shown that equine-assisted therapies (EAT) lead to
improvements in the physical function and the quality of life (QoL) of people with disabilities …

[HTML][HTML] Development and pilot of equine facilitated physical therapy outcome measure tool for chronic low back pain patients

S Mattila-Rautiainen, M Venojärvi, A Sobolev… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Equine Facilitated Physical Therapy (EFPT) lacks consistent documentation due to
being an unconventional physical therapy treatment to chronic low back pain patients (LBP) …

[HTML][HTML] Role of horse-assisted therapy in the rehabilitation field: past, present, and future perspectives

S Portaro, G Maresca, A Naro, RS Calabrò… - Innovations in Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Central and peripheral nervous system lesions might induce paralysis, weakness, and/or
loss of dexterity, which are the main target of rehabilitative interventions. 1 In fact, a specific …

Intervenciones asistidas con animales en las ciencias del deporte: una propuesta de inclusión entre las actividades físicas en el medio natural.

MD Hernández, AML Pérez, S Villafaina… - E-motion: Revista de …, 2021 - uhu.es
Las intervenciones asistidas con animales (IAA), en sus diferentes formas, han mostrado
beneficios en las personas a diferentes niveles. En España, profesionales de diferentes …

Development of Transdisciplinary Hippotherapy Practice Guidelines for Clients with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

N Du Plessis - 2022 - search.proquest.com
The aim of this study was to develop transdisciplinary hippotherapy practice guidelines for
clients with spastic cerebral palsy by involving occupational therapists, physiotherapists and …