Evaluación de la Intervención de Hipoterapia en Niños con Parálisis Cerebral Infantil en la Fundación de niños Especiales San Miguel

Abstract

To conduct this research project: "Evaluation of Intervention hippotherapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy in founding Special Children San Miguel" whose purpose is to assess whether the procedure is performed properly and seeks to meet the needs presented each of the participants, was executed by conducting a survey to assess the level of satisfaction of the representatives and thus to determine whether the personnel working in this area has the knowledge necessary to apply this technique, he made an initial and final evaluation 30 children using the Ashworth scale (assesses the level of spasticity) scale and scale of Gross Motor Function Measure (evolutionary level -hitos motor skills) by filling direct observation field in each one of the sessions, the results show that hippotherapy is not performed properly because all children regardless of their pathology perform the same sessions, the same positions and the same exercises is not receive individualized treatment because the manager area does not have the knowledge, studies, preparing to run hippotherapy.

Using the approach that this research was developed with scientific method, complemented by field research literature review