Impact of serial gait analyses on long-term outcome of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Abstract The aim of this study was to obtain data of gait parameters on predicting long-term outcome of hippotherapy. In 20 participants (4–19 years; GMFCS levels I to III) with cerebral palsy (CP), gait and balance abilities were examined after 10-m walking test using a portable motion recorder. Hippotherapy was associated with increased Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)-66 at 1 year from the baseline ( P P