What is Equine therapy?

Category: Physical Therapy

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Equine Therapy is one type of therapy used to improve muscle strength, balance, and flexibility and may also be used to improve mental health.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Major depressive disorder 2 1
Social anxiety 2 1
Anorexia nervosa 1 1
Autism spectrum disorder 1 0
Balance problems 1 0
Derealization 1 1

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Equine therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Equine therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 1
Other 1
See all 2 patients who've stopped going to Equine therapy

Duration

Stopped going to Equine therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 1
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Equine therapy.