The effect of therapeutic horseback riding on heart rate variability of children with disabilities

Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is the oscillation in the interval between consecutive heart beats, resulting from dynamic interplay between multiple physiologic mechanisms that regulate instantaneous heart rate. Short-term heart rate regulation is governed by sympathetic and parasympatheti...

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Main Authors: Zingisa Nqwena, Rowena Naidoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-08-01
Series:African Journal of Disability
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Online Access:https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/248