Hippotherapy

Hippotherapy is a rehabilitation method where the activity of the horse and its walk is used with the aim to cure. The smooth horse movements are the source of rhytmical impulses, these impulses transfere from the horse on the human being, then they induce joint mobilization, then there is a relieve of muscular tension, pathological locomotive sterotypes are reduced, unintentional involvement of balance reflexes occur, and a straight position of the body and head is supported. The movement coordination gets better, as well the balance, movement symmetry, stimulation of respiratory muscles, and the mental processes are influenced and the psycho-emotive system is encouraged. The breadth indicator of the hippotherapy is wide. In our spa neurological and orthopedical diseases are its domain. Hipoptherapy is a very suitable rehabilitation method mainly for children with coordination disorders (polio), with neuromuscular disesases – where the muscles are weakened or very fastened. With adults, in the spa hippotherapy is effectivelly used with sclerosis multiplex which is cured this way.

Indications for hippotherapy

Neurological

polio (DMO, ICP, ...)
sklerosis multiplex
conditions after inflammations, trauma and degenerativem CNS processes
conditions with movement disorders connected with spasticity
hyper – kinetic - hypotonic syndromes
choreatics
coordination balance disorders and sitting balance disorders and active postures of our body and head.
speech disorders, grasp...

Orthopedics

skoliosis
patients with muscular dysbalance of different levels
conditions after limb amputation, practising of the movements with the prothesis and without it.
conditions after injuries, operations of the locomotive aparatus

Other diagnoses