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KMID : 1025520130550020141
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology
2013 Volume.55 No. 2 p.141 ~ p.146
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The Effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Equilibrium for Children with Disabilities
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Kang Ok-Deuk
Kang An-Na
Ryu Youn-Chul
Lee Wang-Shik
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Abstract
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This study was performed on 26 disabled adolescent participants(16 male, 10 female) with the objective of testing changes in equilibrium after engagement in horseback riding. Participants of total 26 persons were divided into three groups as follows: 6 children with Cerebral Palsy(CP), 14 children with Intellectual Disability(ID) and 6 children with Autism(AT). Participants engaged in therapeutic horseback riding(TR) two times per week for 30 minutes per session. The 26 participants demonstrated a considerable increase in equilibrium ability, with an average increase in equilibrium time of 44.22±50.70 sec after TR. Equilibrium also increased according to disability group: CP(P<0.05), ID(P<0.001), and AT(P<0.05). TR should be considered as a possible method for improving functionality in the physically disabled. This data may also be usefully applied to the development of a horseback riding program for the improvement of equilibrium in the disabled.
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KEYWORD
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Cerebral palsy, Mental retardation, Intellectual disability, Therapeutic riding
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