Autism and Hippotherapy - Research - Changes in balance and stability were assessed using advanced motion capture instrumentation in the Human Performance Laboratory of the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Tim Shurtleff, OTR/L was the Principal investigator and worked with a team of OT students and treating therapists at two local EEAT centers in which OT’s used hippotherapy in their treatments. Results showed that balance and stability improved significantly. Several calculated variables indicated that participants became significantly better able to keep their center of gravity over their base of support, the hallmark of good balance. Improving balance may enable these children to participate in many activities which may have previously been difficult for them.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:16:54 +0000
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