Equoterapia para crianças com paralisia cerebral no ganho de equilíbrio

Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) consists of a group of permanent disorders that impair movement and posture, the signs and symptoms appear during childhood or preschool , and are classified into three types: spastic , ataxic , and athetoid . Being the riding therapy is a therapeutic and educational method that uses the horse within an interdisciplinary approach , seeking the biopsychosocial development . It is a study from literature review that was accomplished through the database query. The physiotherapist using your creativity within the limits that the technique requires in order to improve the patient's ability to withstand threats to its equilibrium and prevent secondary consequences such as loss of movement.