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The Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies in Prague and Central Bohemia region
WAGNEROVÁ, Karolína
The work deals with mapping and characterization of individual hippoterapic centers in the region of Prague and Central Bohemia, as well as their range of services. Information is collected primarily qualitative method, but also a quantitative method. Use was also observations and data processing. Surprising findings concerning the lack of financial support centers and the associated range of healing therapies and activities leading reflection on further research the topic
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Comparison of methods for developing communicative competence through 'activities with the use of horses'
VOTÍPKOVÁ, Martina
This thesis compares four methods of therapeutic riding to determine what communicative competence are developed in the framework of activities with the use of horses. The work includes terminology section, which are explained in terms accompanying the whole job and explains the term of use for therapeutic riding. The theoretical part introduces the social communications horses and interpersonal communication. The next section presents the specifics of interspecies communication, and its use in the development of communicative competence and follows the chapter on the development of communicative competence through activities with the use of horses. The main part describes the four methods of therapeutic riding and analytically compares the contents of individual activities with horses focused on the development of communicative competence. In conclusion summarizes the results and encourages the formation of methodology developing communicative competence in educational programs with horses.
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Hippotherapy as a supporting therapy in patients with stroke
ČERVENÁ, Kateřina
This bachelor thesis deals with hippotherapy as supportive therapy of patients with stroke. Our starting platform is from the practical experience of therapists hippotherapy's centers Pirouette and available literature. The work is traditionally divided into theoretical and practical. The theoretical part provides an overview of current knowledge and is divided into two chapters, which dealing with the issue of stroke and hippotherapy. There are explained basic concepts necessary for insight into the problems of work. As part of subchapter about of stroke describing its dividing, the causes, consequences, and treatment. In hippotherapy I deal with the principles of hippotherapy effect and its impact to humans, both physically and mentally. In the research part describes the objectives of the work and the research itself. For the purposes of work I chose the design of qualitative research - a case study, which was carried out on three probands after a stroke. The probands were selected from the "Centre of hippotherapy Pirouette" Havlíčkův Brod, where it was from the end of September 2014 to mind January 2015 performed a practical application of hippotherapy under the expert guidance of a certified therapist. Data collection was conducted three complex processing of case studies using the technique of observation (kinesiology analysis of motor skills), secondary data analysis and interview with probands. The aim of this thesis is to map the effect of hippotherapy for patients with stroke and the develop specific hippotherapy's procedures in these patients. The purpose why the work was created, is an effort to improve awareness about hippotherapy as supporting methods for patients after stroke and objectification many years of practical experience hippotherapy's center "Pirouette". The outputs of this work can also be further utilized as educational material for students of physiotherapy and hipoterapeuty alone or as a basis for further research in this area.
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Influence of rehabilitive hippotherapy on children with psychomotor retardation (till the age of five years)
BROMOVÁ, Martina
This bachelor thesis applies hippotherapy as therapeutic method in adjustment of delayed psychomotor (PM) development of children till the age of 5 years. A child should manage given level of motor mental and social skills corresponding to time period of its development. If the development of the child does not correspond to ideal PM development in quantity and quality we speak about central coordination disorder. This disorder manifests itself at new born baby in various grades depending on level of disability. Easier untreated forms of central coordination disorder manifests itself by postural fault, scoliosis posture and scoliosis. The most serious forms of central coordination disorder are developed into child cerebral palsy that manifest itself by various disability of physical and mental functions. Retardation of psychomotor development happens mostly to premature children, numerous pregnancy children and artificial insemination children. Hippotherapy is one of physiotherapeutic methods that are used in framework of complex rehabilitation to optimalise psychomotor development. It is proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation that is based on complex horse natural characteristic impact on human. Theoretical part consists of two units. In the first part the terms hipporehabilitation and hippotherapy are explained. Then there is a description of hippotherapy influence principle. This chapter includes specific and non-specific effects of hippotherapy, influence of hippotherapy on deep stabilization system and on human psyche. Next chapter is dedicated to hippotherapy practice. There is a mention of hippotherapeutic team, lenght of therapeutic unit, factors influencing effect of therapy and positions of the patients on the horse. The last chapter is about biomechanism of the horse motion. In the second part of the theoretical part there is lokomotion development of the child till one year and psychomotor development disorders. Practical part consists of qualitative research, which was performed by processing three complex case report by using observation method (kinesiology analysis of motorical skills), secundary data analysis and interview with parents. Research sample consisted of three children with delayed PM development till the age of five years who took part in at least ten therapeutic units in Citizens assotiation for hipporehabilitation KRAPET in Dynín. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to sum up the newest knowledge about hippotherapy and to realise the effects of hippotherapy rehabilitation on children with delayed PM development till the age of five years. The mission of this work is to improve knowledge about given problems among amateur and professional public. The output of this bachelor thesis can be used as an educational material for physiotherapy students and for next research.
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Possibilities of zootherapy as prevention against risky behaviour
VIKOVÁ, Zuzana
Bachelor thesis surveys of the zootherapy effect as prevention of risky behavior. It evaluates the methods of zootherapy in form of participant observation and semi-structured to unstructured interviews and its potential use for different types of clients. The theoretical part deals with zootherapy as a discipline built on human-animal interaction. The thesis explains the term attentionis Egense, the Latin term describes the need for attention to basic emotional level as a prerequisite for successful social interaction. It is about differentiation of the problem behavior from normal need of attention. The aim of this thesis is to collect the opinions on zootherapy of canistherapists, clients, family members of disabled clients and own breeders. The views of canistherapist and client complement each other and contribute to the evaluation of the benefits of zootherapy.
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POSSIBILITIES OF REHABILITATION METHODS FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, FOCUSING ON CANISTHERAPY AND HIPOTHERAPY.
STROLENÁ, Kristýna
This bachelor thesis has got the aim to define the possibilities of the rehabilitation methods in the children with the mild cerebral palsy, most of all the possibility of various supportive rehabilitation methods used up in these children. This thesis focuses mainly on the usage of canistherapy and hippotherapy belonging to these supportive methods of rehabilitation of children with mild cerebral palsy. Recently hippotherapy together with canistherapy have become more popular among the non-professional public, but mainly among the parents of afflicted children, particularly due to its positive effect on a client. In the theoretical part of this thesis there is a summary of the findings concerning the mild cerebral palsy in children and possible rehabilitation methods, possibly concepts which are mainly used up in this diagnosis. Further, there is a summary of the findings and more detail information about canistherapy and hippotherapy in this thesis. In the practical part of this thesis there are described the cases of individual children and further there is the description of the development and followingly revealing the impact of canistherapy and hippotherapy on the children suffering from mild cerebral palsy. The impact of hippotherapy was found out by means of the test evaluating hippotherapy (HHT), the evaluation of the muscle tension for the combination with the test evaluating hippotherapy (HHT) and a verbal scope of the feeling expressing the comfort. Canistherapy was evaluated by means of continuous observing my respondents. The objective of this thesis was to create a summary of various rehabilitation methods used in the children with diagnosed mild cerebral palsy and further to inform the parents and non-professional public about the course of canistherapy and hippotherapy. This thesis shall reveal a positive impact of these supportive rehabilitation methods and the sense of the coherent rehabilitation.
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Forming children's relationship to animals of age 3 -7
ANDĚLOVÁ, Alena
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to decsribe how the relation between children ans animals is created in nursery school, to compare in this regard nursery schools in the town and in the countrside and to offer appropriate activities having as a target present to children animated and inanimate nature. In theoretical part there is a relation between child and animal and possibility of contact between children and animals especially through the nursery schools and by the activities prepared by them. It is clarified here which are the requirements to teachers regarding environmental education. The aim of the practical part is to find out whith help of the questionnaire research what is the relation of children between 3 and 7 years old to animals according to statement of their parents and teachers. Next point is to find out if the nursery schools allow to children direct contact with animals and how they do it. Activities offered by nursery school in Branice and serving as an introduction to animated nature and creation of relation to nature are also included in practical part. The examples of activities developing the knowledge about animals could be as an ispiration for teachers. In the end of this thesis there is list of selected organisations in Southern Bohemia offering to children contact with animals.
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USE OF ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY/ACTIVITIES IN SOCIAL FIELD
HOŠKOVÁ, Jitka
In my thesis I occupy with using of animal assisted therapy/activities in social field, its methods and application. The aim was to describe the kinds of animal therapy, describe various ways and methods of using animals in therapy, explain the basic concepts and the views of clients and therapists to benefit animal therapy. The theoretical part deals with basic concepts, types of animal therapy, mostly animal assisted therapy, specially trained dogs and hippotherapy and other less advanced types of rehabilitation with the help of animals. In the practical part, I use interviews and observation investigated how animal therapy carried out in three selected social facilities in the České Budějovice.
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Hippotherapy, a part of the medical treatment of children with cerebral palsy
MACHOVÁ, Eva
My bachelor's thesis called Hippotherapy, a Part of the Medical Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy focuses on the influence and effects of hippotherapy on the locomotive apparatus and emotional feelings of three children's patients. The research took place from January to March 2011 on the premises of the Sociotherapeutic Farm of the Mental Hospital Bohnice in Prague. Nowadays the awareness of hippotherapy is growing both among specialists and laymen. However, it is important to realize that hippotherapy does not only mean horse riding which make people feel emotionally good, but it is also a purposeful and efficient therapeutic method. In my bachelor's thesis I emphasize the positive impact of this therapy not only on the emotional state of mind, but also on the locomotive apparatus of clients and the muscle tone. My bachelor's thesis is divided in two parts ? theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is an overview of my knowledge of hippo-rehabilitation with focus on hippotherapy from professional books and other available sources. I also present my knowledge of children's cerebral palsy (DMO), possibilities of physiotherapy of cerebral palsy and types of muscle tone. The practical part focuses on the research regarding effects of hippotherapy on patients suffering from DMO. By using the hippotherapy evaluation test (Hollý, Hornáček, 2005) I evaluated the influence of hippotherapy on the locomotive apparatus of patients sitting on a horse, by measuring the distance of epicondylus lateralis femur of the right and left lower limbs in the maximum abduction (Drhovský, 2006) I evaluated the influence on spasticity of patient's lower limbs, by using a verbal scale of feelings of happiness (Hollý, Hornáček, 2005) I tried to find out whether horse riding makes children with DMO feel happy and based on the secondary analysis of data I tried to outline the effects of hippotherapy in the medical treatment of children with DMO. The objective of my bachelor's thesis is to provide new information on hippotherapy both to professionals and public and to emphasize its positive effects on humans.
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Utilization of Animals in Psychotherapy
SEMECKÁ, Margita
The aim of this study was to examine the use of animals in the therapy of neurotic disorders under the settings of mental hospitals. First part of this work desribes neurotic disorders and their therapy with a particular emphasis on AAT (Anima-Assisted-Therapy, pet therapy) and its subdivisions (hippotherapy, canistherapy, etc.) Principals of AAT are explained. Further, contraindications and possible risks are mentioned and the inherent possibility of animal misuse is discussed. The theses include basic guidelines and methods used in AAT and concludes with practical observations made by psychotherapists from the Czech mental hospitals.
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