Since ancient times, known beneficial effects on human health zootherapy. One of the branches of such a technique is ippoterapiya that means "treatment with horses." Hippocrates noticed a beneficial effect on the riding wounded patients, and in our time, this technique steadily gaining popularity in Europe, including in Ukraine.
A unique feature ippoterapii (unlike conventional reductive treatment) that at the same time there is an influence on the physical, psychological and emotional state. From the point of view of psychology, hippotherapy gives a person a lot of positive emotions, especially children. When communicating with horses usually children as relaxing and emancipated without feeling negativity inherent in the society.
Patients with severe speech disorders also easily communicate with horses, because they can not speak, but rather only use sign language - the horse feels and understands well the human smell, movement and even temperature body. It is for this reason that the horse serve as intermediaries in dealing even with very heavy patients.
You'd be surprised, but using hippotherapy perfectly treatable diseases such as
• neuroses
• mental retardation
• autism
• dysarthria
• cerebral palsy
• Down's syndrome
• rehabilitation of post-MI and stroke patients
• a variety of bone and joint diseases, including scoliosis
• gynecological disorders, including infertility
• depression and insomnia.
The influence of hippotherapy on the human body is truly priceless, because it:
• ideal variable load almost all muscles of the body;
• warming up the muscles and joints of legs and pelvis due to the horse a temperature above the temperature of the human 1.5 - 2 degrees;
• instinctive attempt to keep his balance develops coordination, stimulating active work not only affected by the disease, but also to working muscles;
• gaining voluntary control over their own bodies;
• Reduction of muscle tone;
• vestibular training;
• the maximum gain of autonomic systems;
• lack of resistance on the part of the patient, as hippotherapy is not perceived by them as a cure;
• Improvement of mental and emotional condition of the patient, increase self-esteem of his personality;
duration of treatment appointed individually, depending on the diagnosis and severity of the disease. As a rule, it is a long course, which almost never finally terminated because patients are getting used to the horses and continue to be friends with them already beyond treatment.
With all the undeniable merits of hippotherapy, there contraindications. In particular, hippotherapy, you should not apply to people suffering from:
• hemophilia
• brittle bones
• kidney disease
Healthy people, especially children, can and should be engaged in horseback riding. It shows kids from 5 years old and a lot of all-round development of the child, trains his stamina and independence. In short, like horses whole family! These peace-loving creatures can heal not only the body but also the soul. Be healthy!
