Hippotherapy Flashcards
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Hippotherapy
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Medical therapy with physician prescription
Horse influences client rather than client controlling horse
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Therapeutic riding
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Supervised recreational riding
May teach riding skills
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Classic hippotherapy
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Practiced in Europe since 1960’s
Consists of horse’s movement and the response of the pt to the horse
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Modern hippotherapy
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Classic + physical, psychological, social, behavioral, and educational goals.
Exercise benefit in holistic manner
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Equine assisted therapy
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Require MD referral PT/OT CRI for horse control Documentation Doesn't teach riding skills
Use horse to facilitate movement
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Why use horses?
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Variable, rhythmic walking
Rider experiences movement similar to pelvic motion in gait.
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What can be a goal of hippotherapy
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Reduce tone Improve alignment Wt shifting Rotation Dissociation
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Precautions for hippotherapy
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Seizures Vertebral laxity Craniotomy Unstable/weak pelvis or spine Sensory loss Fatigability
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Contraindications for hippotherapy
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Serious level of a precaution Skin abnormalities SCI w/in 12 mo recent back sx fragile bones hemophilia hemorrhoids
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Equipment for hippotherapy
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Horse leader 2 side walkers 1 PT/OT Helmets Saddle
