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Essay / Hippotherapy - 1943
Animals have always accompanied people in different activities. So, one of the animals that helps people is a horse used for rehabilitation known as hippotherapy since the days of Hippocrates. Hippotherapy is currently a well-known rehabilitation method used in many neurological, psychiatric and physical disorders in patients of all ages. In particular, it is often used as an element of complex therapy for children. Hippotherapy is therefore a form of rehabilitation that can help children improve in the event of physical and mental disorders. “Hippotherapy literally means “therapy with the help of a horse”. '” and is derived from the Greek word hippos, meaning “horse” (Granados and Agis 191). Therapeutic horse riding dates back to ancient Greece. Hippocrates was the first to discover the benefits, but after him, none of the scholars described the benefits, even though its history goes back many years. In 1875, Chassaignac noted that hippotherapy made it possible to strengthen the muscles of riders and could therefore help to improve the overall posture of the body. (Granados and Agis 191) Hippotherapy gained popularity after World War II thanks to the Germans who introduced hippotherapy to the rest of the world. Therefore, in the 1960s, therapeutic centers began to appear in Canada and the United States, intended to treat multiple sclerosis, strokes, Down syndrome, spinal cord injuries, attention deficits and autism. (Maysoun, et al. 1) Additionally, horses are an important part of hippotherapy. "The horse must be able to 'walk under itself,' meaning that when the horse walks, its back foot will place itself in the same place as the front foot" because the horse is responsible for sending the sensory information ....... middle of paper ...... children with sensory and motor problems "The Exceptional Parent" 33.11 (2003): 55-7, 59. Web. November 27, 2011. Hamill, Darrell, Kathleen Washington, and Owen R. White. “The effect of hippotherapy on postural control in sitting for children with cerebral palsy.” » Physiotherapy and occupational therapy in pediatrics 27.4 (2007): 23-42. Academic Search Premier Web. .Debuse, Dorothee, Colin Chandler and Catherine Gibb. "An exploration of the views of German and British physiotherapists on the effects of hippotherapy and their measurement." » Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 21.4 (2005): 219-42. 2011 Roberto Casas, et al. "Studying the therapeutic effects of an advanced hippotherapy simulator in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial". Premier Academic Research. Internet. November 16. 2011