《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2016, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (12): 1412-1411.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2016.12.010

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Application of Mechanical Horseback Riding in Rehabilitation (review)

ZHAI Xiao-xue, ZHANG Hao   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China;
    2. Department of Neurorehabilitation (K3), Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2016-08-02 Published:2016-12-25 Online:2017-01-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Hao. E-mail: zh1665@163.com

Abstract: This review introduced the application of hippotherapy, as a method of rehabilitation, in the field of children's rehabilitation, the neurological skeletal muscle diseases (stroke, brain traumatic, etc.) and the elderly population. In addition, the neuromuscular activation principle, the core strength principle, and the sensory integration principle were discussed. In order to increase its popularity in the field of rehabilitation, it should combine man-machine interaction with modern physical rehabilitation technology.

Key words: hippotherapy, rehabilitation, mechanism, review

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