Problems being prevented or tracked. Specific descriptors: pathological conditions, signs and postural sintomas.Equilíbrio. Heart rate. Oxygenation.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 30 elderly people without acute illness receive treatment through 30 sessions of hippotherapy, once a week, with horse in gait while transmitting the practitioner, thousands of sti
Behavioural
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de Uberaba - APAE
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Medical referral; signing the liability waiver for the practice of hippotherapy; healthy volunteers without acute diseases, both genders, aged 60 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Uncontrolled epilepsy; acute diseases; uncontrollable fear or self-destructive behavior; instability of the spine; severe cervical spine conditions like herniated disc; dislocations of the shoulder or hip; evolving scoliosis 30 degrees or more; hydrocephalus valve; arthritic processes in acute phase; decubitus ulcers in the pelvic region or lower limbs and other diseases that can compromise data analysis; and that is not performing any physical activity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improve balance of muscle activation and blood oxygenation through equine therapy within 1 year. verified by the devices cardiofrequency, electromyography and scales from the quantitative statistical analysis of the 5% probability medicções pre and post sessions equorapia. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are expected not | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna;Vicente Espindula;Teixeira
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro;Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Outcome results
None listed