The effects of 6 weeks therapeutic horseback riding program on balance of Children with ADHD

The main purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of therapeutic horse riding on the balance of the children with ADHD, by appling the sports mechanics equipment(sole pressure measurement). The participants were divided into two groups: the control group, ADHD children with therapeutic horse riding. The therapeutic horse riding was performed 2 times a week of 6 weeks. The followings are the major findings of the analysis. The measurement of stance and gait by sports mechanics factors to find out the transition of physical balance changes of the samples, before and after the therapeutic riding program intervention, resulted enhanced static and kinetic balance of the children with ADHD. Some recommendations could be made for further studies, with a hope that the therapeutic horse riding could make the decreasing of unacceptable behavior and enhancement of the quality of life ADHD children. BDNF(brain-derived neurotrophic factor) test by blood sampling could contribute, through changes of neurotrophic factors changes, to make certain the relationship body changes. Addition to this, regrouping by medicated and other exercise samples, could be a help in measuring the degree of balance changes by riding, and if the length of therapeutic riding program operation could be extended up to 12 weeks and(or) longer, it is expected that there will be a significant differences by time series analysis.