Janura Miroslav, Peham Christian, Dvorakova Tereza, Elfmark Milan
Palacky University Olomouc, Department of Biomechanics and Engineering Cybernetics, Czech Republic.
Hum Mov Sci. 2009 Jun;28(3):387-93. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.04.001. Epub 2009 Apr 29.
Hippotherapy employs locomotion impulses that are emitted from the back of a horse while the horse is walking. These impulses stimulate the rider's postural reflex mechanisms, resulting in training of balance and coordination. The aim of the present study was to assess the changes in magnitude and distribution of the contact pressure between the rider and the horse during a series of hippotherapy lessons. The monitored group, consisting of four healthy women (mean age 22.75 years, mean body weight 59.75 kg, mean height 167.25 cm) without any previous horse riding experience, received five 20 minute-lessons lessons in a three-week period. Hippotherapy was given on a 15-year-old thoroughbred mare. An elastic pad (Novel Pliance System, 30 Hz, 224 sensors) was used for pressure magnitude evaluation. The maximum pressure value was increased (p<.05) in the event of a second measurement (5th lesson). The pressure exerted on the rider upon contact of the rear limbs was higher than upon contact of the front limbs (p<.01). The size of the center of pressure (COP) deviations in the anteroposterior direction reduced (p<.05) with the number of lessons received. With the growing experience of the participant, an increase in pressure occurred on contact of her body and the horse's back as well as in the stability of the COP movement.
马术疗法利用马匹行走时从马背部发出的运动冲动。这些冲动刺激骑手的姿势反射机制，从而训练平衡和协调能力。本研究的目的是评估在一系列马术疗法课程中骑手与马匹之间接触压力的大小和分布变化。监测组由四名没有任何骑马经验的健康女性组成（平均年龄22.75岁，平均体重59.75千克，平均身高167.25厘米），她们在三周内接受了五次每次20分钟的课程。马术疗法是在一匹15岁的纯种母马身上进行的。使用一个弹性垫（Novel Pliance系统，30赫兹，224个传感器）来评估压力大小。在第二次测量（第5课）时，最大压力值有所增加（p<0.05）。后肢接触时施加在骑手身上的压力高于前肢接触时的压力（p<0.01）。随着接受课程数量的增加，前后方向上压力中心（COP）偏差的大小减小（p<0.05）。随着参与者经验的增加，她身体与马背部接触时的压力以及COP运动的稳定性都有所增加。
