ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2013
Effects of the horse riding simulator and ball exercises on balance of the elderly.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04465006 (Efficacy of Hippotherapy Simulator Exercise Program in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Hippotherapy Simulator Exercise Program in Stroke Patients
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mechanical Horse-Riding Simulators on Postural Balance in Neurological Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of physical interventions on physical performance and physical activity in older patients during hospitalization: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Physical Therapy Intervention With Hippotherapy (HPOT) Affects Balance Control in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A multicomponent intervention to decrease sedentary time during hospitalization: a quasi-experimental pilot study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2020Article
- The effect of horse-riding simulator exercise on the gait, muscle strength and muscle activation in elderly people with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- The effects of horse-riding simulator exercise on balance in elderly with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- The effects of horse-riding simulator exercise and Kendall exercise on the forward head posture.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of horse riding exercise using a horse riding simulator (HRS) and a ball on static and dynamic balance of elderly people. [Methods] Thirty-two elderly people hospitalized in geriatric hospitals were randomly assigned to the HRS exercise group or the ball exercise groups, and they performed exercise for eight weeks. [Results] The length of postural sway during quite standing with and without eyes closed significantly decreased in both groups after the exercises and there was no significant difference between both groups in the Romberg test. In the functional reach test (FRT), there were significant increases in distance in both groups after the exercises, and the distance of the HRS exercise group was significantly greater than that of the ball exercise group. In the Timed Up & Go test (TUG) and Timed 10-meter walk test (10MWT), the time significantly decreased in both groups, and there was a more significant decrease in the HRS exercise group than in the ball exercise group. [Conclusion] The results of this study indicate that HRS and ball exercises may improve the balance and gait ability of elderly people hospitalized in nursing homes or geriatric hospitals.
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