Hipoterapijos taikymo patirtis pasaulinėje reabilitacijos praktikoje
ENHypotherapy, a kind of treatment by horseback riding during which the horse with its movements opens new movement and perception possibilities for a person, is one of the rehabilitation forms, applied in the world. To be more specific, it is the horse movements in a 3D space: movement of hip, pelvis and limbs while the horse is going forward, call for reciprocal movements of a patient. Taking into consideration the indications, one can say that this is a multifunctional form of treatment. Response to the environment and the horse movements, adapted by the patient shows functional improvement. With the help of this therapy, the disabled as well as patients of various age his/her benefit physicaly, psychologicaly, socialy and pedagogicaly. In this article we summarize such concepts as hypotherapy, classical hypotherapy and horseback riding, describe indications and contraindications of this therapy method, analyze the impact of hypoterapy on the human body. Hypoterapy is efficient for health improvement, treatment of various functional disorders, psychopathologic syndromes, psychological and behavioral disorders, nervous, blood, breathing, digestion, conjunctive tissue and skeleton diseases as well as for the rehabilitation of the disabled. This kind of therapy plays a complex role upon the body of the disabled. Investigations performed in various countries show obvious positive impact of hypotherapy in cases of different diseases and disabilities.
