| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippotherapy | AAP212 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 2 | Spring | 2 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Erdener BALIKÇI
Lecturer Mehmet AKSU
Lecturer Oğuzhan Bahadır DEMİR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Implement the hippotherapy in patients.
2) Implement the hippotherapy rules that used in physiotherapy treatments for patients.
3) Explain the mechanisms how the horse riding effects on the musculoskeletal system and other systems.
4) Recognize the necessary technical tools for hippotherapy.
5) Explain the various rheumatic, orthopedic, neurologic diseases, hippotherapy, and exercise combined approach for the realization of the patient's treatment.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Methods used in physical therapy hippotherapy
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition of hippotherapy2) Historical evolution of hippoterapy
3) Philosophy of hippotherapy
4) Goals of hippotherapy
5) tasks of doctor for hippotherapy
6) Tasks of physiotherapst for hippotherapy
7) Tasks of occupational therapist for hippotherapy
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Tasks of riding instructor
10) Assesment of hippotherapy 1
11) Assesment of hippotherapy 2
12) Regulation therapy program 1
13) Regulation therapy program 2
14) Considerations
15) Teamwork
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Hippotherapy:Neurophysiological Therapy on the Horse Strauss, Ingrid
2- Cerebral Palsy Freeman Miller
3- Hippotherapy, Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Modelling
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required