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Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

[Purpose] This case series aims to evaluate the effects of hippotherapy on gait and balance ability of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy using quantitative parameters for physical activity. [Subjects and Methods] Three patients with gait disability as a sequela of cerebral palsy (one fema...

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Autores principales: Mutoh, Tomoko, Mutoh, Tatsushi, Takada, Makoto, Doumura, Misato, Ihara, Masayo, Taki, Yasuyuki, Tsubone, Hirokazu, Ihara, Masahiro
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Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27821971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2970
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author Mutoh, Tomoko
Mutoh, Tatsushi
Takada, Makoto
Doumura, Misato
Ihara, Masayo
Taki, Yasuyuki
Tsubone, Hirokazu
Ihara, Masahiro
author_facet Mutoh, Tomoko
Mutoh, Tatsushi
Takada, Makoto
Doumura, Misato
Ihara, Masayo
Taki, Yasuyuki
Tsubone, Hirokazu
Ihara, Masahiro
author_sort Mutoh, Tomoko
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description [Purpose] This case series aims to evaluate the effects of hippotherapy on gait and balance ability of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy using quantitative parameters for physical activity. [Subjects and Methods] Three patients with gait disability as a sequela of cerebral palsy (one female and two males; age 5, 12, and 25 years old) were recruited. Participants received hippotherapy for 30 min once a week for 2 years. Gait parameters (step rate, step length, gait speed, mean acceleration, and horizontal/vertical displacement ratio) were measured using a portable motion recorder equipped with a tri-axial accelerometer attached to the waist before and after a 10-m walking test. [Results] There was a significant increase in step length between before and after a single hippotherapy session. Over the course of 2 year intervention, there was a significant increase in step rate, gait speed, step length, and mean acceleration and a significant improvement in horizontal/vertical displacement ratio. [Conclusion] The data suggest that quantitative parameters derived from a portable motion recorder can track both immediate and long-term changes in the walking ability of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy undergoing hippotherapy.
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spelling pubmed-50881622016-11-07 Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy Mutoh, Tomoko Mutoh, Tatsushi Takada, Makoto Doumura, Misato Ihara, Masayo Taki, Yasuyuki Tsubone, Hirokazu Ihara, Masahiro J Phys Ther Sci Case Study [Purpose] This case series aims to evaluate the effects of hippotherapy on gait and balance ability of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy using quantitative parameters for physical activity. [Subjects and Methods] Three patients with gait disability as a sequela of cerebral palsy (one female and two males; age 5, 12, and 25 years old) were recruited. Participants received hippotherapy for 30 min once a week for 2 years. Gait parameters (step rate, step length, gait speed, mean acceleration, and horizontal/vertical displacement ratio) were measured using a portable motion recorder equipped with a tri-axial accelerometer attached to the waist before and after a 10-m walking test. [Results] There was a significant increase in step length between before and after a single hippotherapy session. Over the course of 2 year intervention, there was a significant increase in step rate, gait speed, step length, and mean acceleration and a significant improvement in horizontal/vertical displacement ratio. [Conclusion] The data suggest that quantitative parameters derived from a portable motion recorder can track both immediate and long-term changes in the walking ability of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy undergoing hippotherapy. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016-10-28 2016-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5088162/ /pubmed/27821971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2970 Text en 2016©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
spellingShingle Case Study
Mutoh, Tomoko
Mutoh, Tatsushi
Takada, Makoto
Doumura, Misato
Ihara, Masayo
Taki, Yasuyuki
Tsubone, Hirokazu
Ihara, Masahiro
Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_full Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_fullStr Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_full_unstemmed Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_short Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
title_sort application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
topic Case Study
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27821971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2970
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