The effect of horseback riding and exercises on a therapeutic ball on gross motor function, symmetry of muscle activity and psycho-emotional state of healthy children and children with cerebral palsy

Hypothesis. It is considered that during horseback riding the three-dimensional movements initiated by horse’s hind legs also cause responsive movements by the horseman; these movements stimulate symmetric muscle activeness and develop gross motor functions. Analogical movements that imitate three-d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Straubergaitė, Laura
Other Authors: Muckus, Kazimieras
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT) 2013
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Online Access:http://vddb.library.lt/fedora/get/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2013~D_20131014_105920-12855/DS.005.1.01.ETD