The Effect of Hippotherapy on Balance and Coordination in Mentally Disabled Children

Tugrulhan, Sam Cemil; Eren, Durak; Huseyin, Yilmaz Hasan; Demirel, Nurcan

doi:10.53350/pjmhs2115103253

Makale Tam Makale Uluslararası 2021

The Effect of Hippotherapy on Balance and Coordination in Mentally Disabled Children

Sam Cemil Tugrulhan, Durak Eren, Yilmaz Hasan Huseyin, Nurcan Demirel

Pakistan Journal of Medical&Health Sciences Cilt 15 · Sayı 10 · ss. 3253–3256 · 01.10.2021

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Özet

Objective: The development of psychomotor skills in individuals with mental disabilities progresses more slowly than their healthy peers. Therefore, it is very important for individuals with mental disabilities to do activities for the development of psychomotor skills. This study aims to examine the effects of hippotherapy training on balance and coordination skills in children with moderate and severe mental disabilities.

Anahtar kelimeler

ADULTS balance COORDINATION FLEXIBILITY Falls Mental disability hippotherapy GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CEREBRAL-PALSY

Atıf için künye

Tugrulhan, S. C., Eren, D., Huseyin, Y. H., & Demirel, N. (2021). The Effect of Hippotherapy on Balance and Coordination in Mentally Disabled Children. Pakistan Journal of Medical&Health Sciences, 15(10), 3253–3256. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2115103253

BibTeX

@article{tugrulhan2021-306173,
  author = {Tugrulhan, Sam Cemil and Eren, Durak and Huseyin, Yilmaz Hasan and Demirel, Nurcan},
  title = {The Effect of Hippotherapy on Balance and Coordination in Mentally Disabled Children},
  journal = {Pakistan Journal of Medical&Health Sciences},
  year = {2021},
  volume = {15},
  number = {10},
  pages = {3253--3256},
  issn = {1996-7195},
  doi = {10.53350/pjmhs2115103253},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/306173-the-effect-of-hippotherapy-on-balance-and-coordination-in-mentally-disabled}
}