Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Specific Trunk Interventions in Children With CP

Inclusion Criteria

• •Children with a diagnosis of bilateral spastic CP attributed to complications of prematurity, intracranial hemorrhage and periventricular leukmalacia according to the definition of Bax.
• •Children aged 4 to 12 years old without Botulinum toxin treatment within 6 months, and without surgeries (such as selective dorsal rhizotomy) within 12 months before the onset of the training.
• •Subjects will be able to remain seated without help for ≥10s.
• •GMFCS levels will be I to IV.
• •Children must be able to signal pain, fear or discomfort reliably.
• •Children with mild scoliosis (Cobb angle \< 20 °).
• •Children with CP who have no prior hippotherapy experiences within 6 months.