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The Effects Of Hippotherapy On Postural Control In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review, Anamarie Rogers, Paisha Glisson
The Effects Of Hippotherapy On Postural Control In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review, Anamarie Rogers, Paisha Glisson
Student Research Poster Presentations 2021
The Effects of Hippotherapy on Postural Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Study Design: Systematic Review
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize and evaluate the most recently published research focusing on the effects of hippotherapy on postural control in children with cerebral palsy.
Methods and Measures: Two searches of literature were performed, the first in August 2020 and January 2021, using PubMed, Academic Search Ultimate and ScienceDirect databases. Peer reviewed hippotherapy and hippotherapy simulator studies for children aged 2-25 with cerebral palsy that examined postural control were included. Articles published prior to 2010 …
The Effects Of Exercise Interventions For Patients With Venous Lower Limb Ulcers: A Systematic Review, Jordan Hoffman, Christian San Pedro, Sabrina Mendez
The Effects Of Exercise Interventions For Patients With Venous Lower Limb Ulcers: A Systematic Review, Jordan Hoffman, Christian San Pedro, Sabrina Mendez
Student Research Poster Presentations 2021
The Effects of Exercise Interventions for Patients with Venous Lower Limb Ulcers: A Systematic Review
Student Researchers: Christian San Pedro, SPT Jordan Hoffman, SPT Sabrina Mendez, SPT
Mentored by: Kristen Karnish, PT, MPH, DEd, GCS, CEEAA
Background:
Approximately 30 million Americans are affected by vascular disease with greater numbers world wide. Chronic wound care is costly, as seen by the 1.5 billion dollars Medicare spent treating wounds in 2014. Vascular disease can predispose individuals to lower limb ulcers, chronic wounds, necrosis, and amputation. In patients with chronic wounds, exercise has been hypothesized to decrease healing times by triggering cortisol release …