TY  - BOOK
AU  - John Fam Habib Atala 
AU  - Elham Elsayed Salem , 
AU  - Shimaa Mohammed Refaat , 
TI  - Effect of hippotherapy on postural balance in children with down syndrome : : Systematic review / 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - John Fam Habib Atala , 
KW  - Down syndrome children
KW  - Hippotherapy
KW  - Postural balance
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Grwoth and Development Disorders Pediatrics; Issued also as CD
N2  - Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effect of hippotherapy on postural balance in children with Down syndrome (a systematic review). Subjects and Methods: Search was made on children with Down syndrome (DS) aged from 2 to 18 years. Search was made in Pubmed, Pedro, Cochrane and goggle scholar web site up to date. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials, the intervention used was hippotherapy as a group programs. Four studies were selected according to inclusive and exclusive criteria and descriptive analysis were conducted due to heterogeneity. And meta-analysis was conducted due to homogeneity.  Results: The metanalysis overall results of the included studies revealed a statistically non-significant difference of the hippotherapy on balance in children with DS. Conclusion: Hippotherapy maybe had an effect on postural balance in children with DS
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