Análise do centro de pressão sobre a sela durante a montaria realizada em diferentes pisos: repercussões para a equoterapia

Abstract

Introduction: Exposure to a repetitive postural task, determines which individuals refine their response to optimize their postural control. In hippotherapy movement of the horse serves as a mediator for obtaining this therapeutic effect and can be handled in accordance with each individual. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the implication of manipulation task in moving the center of pressure (COP) and validate the individual empirical procedures of hippotherapy. Objectives: To verify whether different types of ground (sand, grass and asphalt) modify parameters of the COP on the saddle during horseback riding. Methodology: The study group consisted of 22 subjects healthy male, experience in horseback riding. We conducted a survey about the practice of horseback riding, a postural assessment, an anthropometric assessment and displacement amplitude and velocity of COP assessment during the horseback riding on the different types of ground, through a system of portable measurement of pressure placed on the saddle. Analysis of variance and Kruskal-Wallis test was used with a significance level of 0.05. Results: The values of anteroposterior and mediolateral displacement amplitude as were higher in sand, followed by grass and asphalt, with significant differences only between the sand and asphalt. The values of displacement speed of the COP showed no significant differences between floors. Conclusions: These results may provide important implications for hippotherapy since modified the floor rhythmic oscillations of the horse that are essential in rehabilitation programs.