The benefit of hippotherapy for improvement of attention and memory in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F15%3A33153737" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/15:33153737 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://gymnica.upol.cz/artkey/gym-201501-0004_The_benefit_of_hippotherapy_for_improvement_of_attention_and_memory_in_children_with_cerebral_palsy_A_pilot_st.php" target="_blank" >http://gymnica.upol.cz/artkey/gym-201501-0004_The_benefit_of_hippotherapy_for_improvement_of_attention_and_memory_in_children_with_cerebral_palsy_A_pilot_st.php</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/ag.2015.004" target="_blank" >10.5507/ag.2015.004</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The benefit of hippotherapy for improvement of attention and memory in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

Original language description

Background: The research is based on an assumption that the hypokinesia induced by cerebral palsy (CP) leads to inhibition of some mental functions. The method we used to treat patients with CP, hippotherapy (HT), is a treatment using horses and belongsto proprioceptive-neuromuscular-facilitative methods. Objective: The aim of the research was to determine the benefit of HT on attention and memory of patients with CP. Methods: There were two groups of patients: short-term HT (n = 11; 8 females and 3 males, age 15.4 +- 5.3 years) and long-term HT (n = 9; 7 females and 2 males, age 10.8 +- 2.7 years). The short-term HT group participated in daily 30 minute-long HT sessions for duration of a week-long summer therapy camp; while with the long-term HT group, HT sessions of the same length were used weekly for 5-6 weeks. Attention and memory skills were assessed with "Numeric square test" and "Verbal learning test", respectively. Both tests were undertaken before starting and after concludi

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AK - Sport and leisure time activities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Gymnica

ISSN

2336-4912

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

45

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

27-32

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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