Hippotherapy and therapeutic properties of riding

June 29, 2011

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For a long time, scientists around the world are trying to further study the psychological impact that the people communicating with animals. There is a whole science - animaloterapiya . Avicenna, Paracelsus and Antila mentioned in his writings the fact that animals are able to treat various ailments of people. This article will focus on the hippotherapy ( therapeutic riding ).

This method of treatment appeared in the mid XX century. We should immediately clarify - hippotherapy a horse riding and equestrian sports are not. Therefore, these classes do not require special skills or training. Modern studies have shown the apparent beneficial effects of hippotherapy on blood circulation human musculoskeletal and endocrine, nervous and digestive systems.

Hippotherapy is a whole set of procedures that affect the human body. Circulation is improved by human body temperature differences. The horse's body temperature above the human, so while riding a horse and warms and massages the muscles. Human muscle are passive movement during ordinary walking horse.

At these moments, exercise muscle and joint system. This rider is almost no effort. In most cases, hippotherapy is conducted in the open air, which contributes to hardening the body and enhances its defensive ability in contact with infections. In addition, while riding a man charged mass of positive emotions and pass a peculiar anti-stress program.

There is a certain equipment for therapeutic riding. During hippotherapy sessions necessary to observe a calm pace. At this rate, the person will experience stress on svyazachno-articular apparatus is much smaller than when driving fast. Hippotherapy involves virtually all muscle groups. All this contributes to strengthen back muscles .

Riding is used to treat a number of diseases. From them we should mention: osteochondrosis . paralysis limbs, impaired motor coordination, impaired posture, asthma, colitis , Ischemic heart disease, multiple sclerosis, depression, autism, and gynecological diseases .

But we should remember that every method has Contraindications . So, from hippotherapy should give people with malignant course of hypertension, suffering from acute thrombophlebitis . hernias . trophic ulcer . diseases of the spine And when post-stroke   or postinfarctne   state. In other cases, you can safely apply hippotherapy. Take care of yourself and stay healthy!