Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1241-1248 , October 2007

The Effect of Hippotherapy on Spasticity and on Mental Well-Being of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Presented in part to the 18th Jahrestagung der Deutschsprachigen Medizinischen Gesellschaft für Paraplegie, April 2005, Alpbach, Austria.

  • Helga E. Lechner, MSc, PT

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Helga E. Lechner, MSc, PT, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Guido A. Zaech Str. 1, CH-6207 Nottwil, Switzerland
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  • Tanja H. Kakebeeke, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
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  • Dörte Hegemann, PT

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland
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  • Michael Baumberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland

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    Intervention R: subject sitting astride a Bobath roll.

    Intervention R: subject sitting astride a Bobath roll.

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    Intervention S: subject sitting on a rocker board integrated in a wood stool.

    Intervention S: subject sitting on a rocker board integrated in a wood stool.

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    Study protocol. Abbreviations: H, hippotherapy; m, measurement session; p, pause of 45 minutes in between measurement sessions; R, sitting astride a Bobath roll; S, sitting on a stool with rocking sea

    Study protocol. Abbreviations: H, hippotherapy; m, measurement session; p, pause of 45 minutes in between measurement sessions; R, sitting astride a Bobath roll; S, sitting on a stool with rocking seat.

 Supported by the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01284-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1241-1248 , October 2007

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