Barolin G S, Samborski R
Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Neuro-Rehabilitation und -Prophylaxe, Landes-Nervenkrankenhauses Valduna, Rankweil.
Wien Med Wochenschr. 1991;141(20):476-81.
Physiotherapy on the back of the moved horse has two important dimensions: 1) The somatotropic effect regards mainly spasticity, ataxia, the vertebral column, the basis of the pelvis and the skin. 2) A general psychotherapeutic and psychohygienic effect is created by joy, change and new impetus in rehabilitation and by the emotional contact with the "comrade animal". Or unit was the first to introduce hippotherapy with adults in Austria. There is specially good experience with the spastic atactic component in multiple sclerosis. However other diagnosis as well showed good profit, such as stroke, etc. Some good effects in cephalaea patients indicate transition to riding as a medical pedagogic instrument with further transitions to psychosomatic patients. We want to proceed in this direction. Well organized hippotherapy is cheaper than the hydrotherapy (being current almost everywhere. Therefore opposition against the valuable hippotherapy by reasons of economics should be ruled out. Today's medicine goes farther and farther away from natural possibilities (slogan: "overtechnologized"). We see in hippotherapy an important counterweight in the sense of a valuable methodology towards holistic therapy especially in rehabilitation.
1）躯体营养效应主要涉及痉挛、共济失调、脊柱、骨盆底部和皮肤。2）康复过程中的愉悦、变化和新动力，以及与“伙伴动物”的情感接触，会产生一般的心理治疗和心理卫生效应。奥地利的Or unit率先在成人中引入了马术疗法。在治疗多发性硬化症的痉挛性共济失调方面有特别好的经验。然而，其他诊断也显示出良好的效果，如中风等。对头痛患者的一些良好效果表明，马术疗法可作为一种医学教育手段向骑马过渡，并进一步应用于身心疾病患者。我们想朝着这个方向前进。组织良好的马术疗法比水疗法便宜（水疗法目前几乎随处可见）。因此，不应以经济为由反对宝贵的马术疗法。当今医学越来越远离自然疗法（口号：“过度技术化”）。我们认为马术疗法是一种宝贵的方法，尤其是在康复方面，是整体治疗的重要平衡力量。
