Hippotherapy: Remuneration issues impair the offering of this therapeutic strategy at Southern California rehabilitation centers

Abstract

It is concluded that hippotherapy, used in a broad based array of physical and sensory disorders, is limited in its ability to be utilized, primarily due to remuneration issues.

Impact of Hippotherapy on Gross Motor Function and Quality of Life in Children with Bilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Open-Label Crossover Study

“…HT is widely used in different diseases of the neuromuscular system, including patients with CP, multiple sclerosis, or neuromuscular diseases. 11,[20][21][22] In contrast to other animalbased treatments where the animal's major role is to promote, stabilize, or catalyze interaction with the therapist in a psychosocial, psychotherapeutic, or pedagogic setting, 23,24 HT additionally and specifically stimulates the patient's neuromotor system by three-dimensional movement impulses. 11,[20][21][22] The present study is one of the largest studies undertaken so far and the only multicentric study which focused on the effects of HT in patients with CP who might most profoundly benefit from this treatment of motor capabilities.…”

“…11,[20][21][22] In contrast to other animalbased treatments where the animal's major role is to promote, stabilize, or catalyze interaction with the therapist in a psychosocial, psychotherapeutic, or pedagogic setting, 23,24 HT additionally and specifically stimulates the patient's neuromotor system by three-dimensional movement impulses. 11,[20][21][22] The present study is one of the largest studies undertaken so far and the only multicentric study which focused on the effects of HT in patients with CP who might most profoundly benefit from this treatment of motor capabilities. The long study duration and strict inclusion criteria were chosen to render the study population homogeneous and to provide appropriate observation times before, during, and after the therapeutic intervention.…”