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- Title
EVALUATION OF HIPPOTHERAPY IN THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TREATMENT.
- Authors
Gencheva, Nezabravka; Ivanova, Inna; Stefanova, Diana
- Abstract
The study was held on the territory of Sofia in the Sports Riding center "Han Asparouh", whit the help of coaches and students from National Sports Academy. Ten patients with multiple sclerosis (4 males, 6 females, Age: 44, l±8,88years) received weekly hippotherapy intervention. Altogether 16 sessions, each 20 minutes that evety patient was indebtedness tofidfill in order to achieve results. The tests were taken in regular intervals, aiming to trace the development of the three stages and the results - first (initial) and 16th (final) visit. The results of the current study confirmed that there were significant differences between initial and final tests of all four measured parameters. The results of this pilot study show that the application of Hippotherapy in patients with Multiple sclerosis has a very beneficial effect on some physical and psycho-emotional symptoms - lower levels of fatigue and tension, improving coordination, balance and muscle strength.
- Subjects
RIDING therapy; MULTIPLE sclerosis treatment
- Publication
Activities in Physical Education & Sport, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
1857-7687
- Publication type
Article