effect of hippotherapy in the balance of elderly

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Conditions: balance
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

Registration Number: ACTRN12610000534088

Lead Sponsor: Marisete Peralta Safons

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Active, not recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

* Elderly that is able to carry through its activities of daily life independently;
* Elderly that has certified doctor who informs that he is apt for Hippotherapy practises.

Exclusion Criteria

* Elderly that had regularly practised physical activity in the last the 3 months;
* Elderly that is not able to be on foot, without support, in the platform;
* Elderly that presents cognitive deficit;
* Elderly with disturbances that determine deficits of balance;
* Elderly with Cardiac and osteoporosis problems that is considered disabled to make physical exercise;
* Elderly that presents phobia to the animal.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: improve balance in Elderly.The acquisition of the data of the balance was carried through by means of the force of platform mark AMTI (Force Measurement Systems, USA), model Accusway Plus. To clinical analysis of the seated balance, transferences of seated for the position in foot, stability in the deambulation and changes of the course of the march, it was used the Timed Get Up and Go test (TUG)[Timepoint: After 16 sections of Hippotherapy]

Secondary Outcome Measures