Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To determine whether equine-assisted therapy (hippotherapy) produces alterations in the balance of the elderly. METHODS: The sample included 17 older adults who were divided into experimental (7 subjects) and control (10 subjects) groups. Stabilometry data were acquired with a force platform. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was used for clinical analysis of seated balance, transfer from a seated to a standing position, walking stability and changes in gait. Sixteen equine-assisted therapy sessions were carried out. RESULTS: Mann-Witney was used to compare the means between groups and no significant differences were found in the analyzed stabilometric parameters. In intragroup comparison with the Wilcoxon test, a significant increase in the variables COPy and Area (p=0.02) was observed. Equine-assisted therapy significantly affected (p=0.04) TUG test means between the experimental and control groups (Mann-Witney). Intragroup TUG test means were also significantly affected (p=0.04) according to the Wilcoxon test. CONCLUSIONS: Because senescence tends to normalize stabilometric measures, the number of equine-assisted therapy sessions was insufficient to determine any differences. Nevertheless, the significant improvement in TUG test scores demonstrates that this treatment frequency was a predictor of reduced fall risk in the elderly. Article registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under number ACTRN12610000534088. |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderlyequine-assisted therapypostural balanceelderlyphysical therapyrehabilitationOBJECTIVE: To determine whether equine-assisted therapy (hippotherapy) produces alterations in the balance of the elderly. METHODS: The sample included 17 older adults who were divided into experimental (7 subjects) and control (10 subjects) groups. Stabilometry data were acquired with a force platform. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was used for clinical analysis of seated balance, transfer from a seated to a standing position, walking stability and changes in gait. Sixteen equine-assisted therapy sessions were carried out. RESULTS: Mann-Witney was used to compare the means between groups and no significant differences were found in the analyzed stabilometric parameters. In intragroup comparison with the Wilcoxon test, a significant increase in the variables COPy and Area (p=0.02) was observed. Equine-assisted therapy significantly affected (p=0.04) TUG test means between the experimental and control groups (Mann-Witney). Intragroup TUG test means were also significantly affected (p=0.04) according to the Wilcoxon test. CONCLUSIONS: Because senescence tends to normalize stabilometric measures, the number of equine-assisted therapy sessions was insufficient to determine any differences. Nevertheless, the significant improvement in TUG test scores demonstrates that this treatment frequency was a predictor of reduced fall risk in the elderly. Article registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under number ACTRN12610000534088.Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2011-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-35552011000500012Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy v.15 n.5 2011reponame:Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapyinstname:Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-FT)instacron:ABRAPG-FT10.1590/S1413-35552011005000027info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAraujo,Thais B.Silva,Nélida A.Costa,Juliana N.Pereira,Marcio M.Safons,Marisete P.eng2011-11-28T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-35552011000500012Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/rbfis/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcontato@rbf-bjpt.org.br||contato@rbf-bjpt.org.br1809-92461413-3555opendoar:2011-11-28T00:00Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-FT)false |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly Araujo,Thais B. equine-assisted therapy postural balance elderly physical therapy rehabilitation |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Effect of equine-assisted therapy on the postural balance of the elderly |
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Araujo,Thais B. |
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Araujo,Thais B. Silva,Nélida A. Costa,Juliana N. Pereira,Marcio M. Safons,Marisete P. |
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Silva,Nélida A. Costa,Juliana N. Pereira,Marcio M. Safons,Marisete P. |
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Araujo,Thais B. Silva,Nélida A. Costa,Juliana N. Pereira,Marcio M. Safons,Marisete P. |
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equine-assisted therapy postural balance elderly physical therapy rehabilitation |
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equine-assisted therapy postural balance elderly physical therapy rehabilitation |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether equine-assisted therapy (hippotherapy) produces alterations in the balance of the elderly. METHODS: The sample included 17 older adults who were divided into experimental (7 subjects) and control (10 subjects) groups. Stabilometry data were acquired with a force platform. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was used for clinical analysis of seated balance, transfer from a seated to a standing position, walking stability and changes in gait. Sixteen equine-assisted therapy sessions were carried out. RESULTS: Mann-Witney was used to compare the means between groups and no significant differences were found in the analyzed stabilometric parameters. In intragroup comparison with the Wilcoxon test, a significant increase in the variables COPy and Area (p=0.02) was observed. Equine-assisted therapy significantly affected (p=0.04) TUG test means between the experimental and control groups (Mann-Witney). Intragroup TUG test means were also significantly affected (p=0.04) according to the Wilcoxon test. CONCLUSIONS: Because senescence tends to normalize stabilometric measures, the number of equine-assisted therapy sessions was insufficient to determine any differences. Nevertheless, the significant improvement in TUG test scores demonstrates that this treatment frequency was a predictor of reduced fall risk in the elderly. Article registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under number ACTRN12610000534088. |
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