ReviewNorthern clinics of Istanbul2015
What is hippotherapy? The indications and effectiveness of hippotherapy.
Review in Northern clinics of Istanbul, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04070131 (Rehabilitació Assistida Amb Cavalls Posttractament oncològic en Nens i Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
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Rehabilitació Assistida Amb Cavalls Posttractament oncològic en Nens i Adolescents: Efectes físics i psicològics
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of hippotherapy on motor function of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of hippotherapy on balance, functional mobility, and functional independence in children with Down syndrome: randomized controlled trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Trial
- The effectiveness of hippotherapy simulation exercises for muscle strength, disease activity and quality of life in sedentary adults with ankylosing spondylitis.Annals of medicine · 2023Trial
- Physiological Evaluation of Quarter Horses Undergoing Five-Month Taming Focused on Hippotherapy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Parents' Perspectives on the Benefits of Animal-Assisted Intervention: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Psychological aspects of hippotherapy for children with severe neurological impairment: An exploratory study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Bibliometric Analysis on Equine-Assisted Interventions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
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- Evaluating the efficacy of hippotherapy: a promising intervention in rheumatology, pain medicine, and geriatrics.Rheumatology international · 2023Review
- Evaluation of stress markers in horses during hippotherapy sessions in comparison to being ridden by beginners.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Mechanical Horse-Riding Simulator-Based Interventions in Patients with Cerebral Palsy-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Effects of equine-assisted interventions on older adults' health: A systematic review.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Review
- Health Benefits and Participation Barriers of Different Level Horseback Riders Age-Wise.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Contact with a Horse During a Three-day Hippotherapy Session on Physiotherapy Students' Emotions.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022Article
- Can Animals Be the Key to the Development of Tourism: A Case Study of Livestock in Agritourism.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Differences in Electromyograms during Horseback Riding between Professional and Amateur Korean Horse Riders.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Equine spinal kinematics derived from different riding positions during asymmetrical bareback riding.Journal of equine science · 2021Article
- Validation of the Human-Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS) in Czech Language.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effectiveness of Hippotherapy to Recover Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Nature Relatedness of Recreational Horseback Riders and Its Association with Mood and Wellbeing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. A foundation is established to improve neurological function and sensory processing, which can be generalized to a wide range of daily activities. Unlike therapeutic horseback riding (where specific riding skills are taught), the movement of the horse is a means to a treatment goal when utilizing hippotherapy as a treatment strategy. Hippotherapy has been used to treat patients with neurological or other disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, head injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, behavioral disorders and psychiatric disorders. The effectiveness of hippotherapy for many of these indications is unclear, and more research has been needed. Here, we purpose to give information about hippotherapy which is not known adequately by many clinicians and health workers.
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