title: [Therapeutic riding for persons with somatic disabilities].
abstract: Therapeutic riding for somatic disabled has been established as one of the treatment modalities at Beitostølen Health Sports Centre ever since it opened in 1970. The accumulated experience indicates positive effects of the treatment, on empirical grounds, but there is a need of further evaluation and controlled studies. The authors briefly review the principle of the treatment and present the results of a study on the level of pain in patients with Bechterew's disease before and after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Beitostølen Helsesportsenter.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mikkelsen
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Paulsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009664:Norway; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013177:Sports
vernacular_title: Terapiridning for somatisk funksjonshemmede.