Koca Tuba Tulay, Ataseven Hilmi
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Malatya State Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
Public Hospitals Union, Malatya, Turkey.
North Clin Istanb. 2016 Jan 15;2(3):247-252. doi: 10.14744/nci.2016.71601. eCollection 2015.
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.
马术疗法是物理治疗、职业治疗和言语治疗的一种形式，治疗师利用马的独特动作提供精心分级的运动和感觉输入。通过这种方式建立一个基础，以改善神经功能和感觉处理能力，而这些改善可以推广到广泛的日常活动中。与治疗性骑马（教授特定骑马技能）不同，当将马术疗法用作治疗策略时，马的动作是实现治疗目标的一种手段。马术疗法已被用于治疗患有神经或其他残疾的患者，如自闭症、脑瘫、关节炎、多发性硬化症、头部受伤、中风、脊髓损伤、行为障碍和精神疾病。马术疗法对许多这些病症的有效性尚不清楚，还需要更多的研究。在此，我们旨在提供许多临床医生和卫生工作者并不充分了解的有关马术疗法的信息。
