Effect of an equine‐movement therapy program on gait, energy expenditure, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study

H. McGibbon, Nancy; Andrade, Carla‐Krystin; L. Widener, Gail; Lea Cintas, Holly

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12344.x

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Effect of an equine‐movement therapy program on gait, energy expenditure, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology • Nov 1, 1998

Authors:

Nancy H. McGibbon

Carla‐Krystin Andrade

Gail L. Widener

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 8-week program of hippotherapy on energy expenditure during walking; on the gait dimensions of stride length, velocity, and cadence; and on performance on the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) in five children with spastic cerebral palsy ...

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Cadence

Cerebral palsy

Gait

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