Effect of Mechanical Horse Practice as New Postural Training in Patients With Neurological Disorders: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: From a dynamic system approach, this study evaluated the impact of a new training protocol using a mechanical horse on the postural coordination of brain-damaged patients. Methods: Eighteen volunteer brain-damaged patients (i.e., post-stroke or traumatic brain injury) were recruited and randomly divided into an experimental group (horse group; n = 10, conventional therapy associated with horse-riding exercise on the mechanical horse for 30 min, twice a week, for 12 weeks) and a control group (n = 8; conventional therapy without intervention on the mechanical horse). Postural coordination was evaluated during pre- and post-tests through discrete relative phase (DRP) computation: ϕ_Head-Horse, ϕ_Trunk-Horse. Results: A

SUBMITTER: Baillet H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6517495 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature