Human kinematic responses to walking and riding camels and horses.

Hippotherapy is a novel and promising therapeutic method. The prevailing rationale for hippotherapy is that the motion of a horse can provide movement patterns that mimic those of walking. The purpose of this study is to measure and compare human pelvic kinematics during natural walking, horse riding, and camel riding. Motion capture of three human subjects walking, riding on three horses, and riding on two camels was recorded. Pelvic trajectories exhibit many similar features between walking, horse-riding, and camel-riding, including distorted infinity-shape patterns in the transverse and frontal planes. In the sagittal plane, pelvic trajectories display an oval pattern during walking and camel-riding and a more diagonal pattern during horse riding. This study shows that many features of human pelvic kinematics during walking can be reproduced when riding on a horse or camel. To date, this is the first and only study that compared pelvic movement during camel-riding to walking.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.B.M.E.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Ni, Benny Buqing, 1996-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Garner, Brian Alan, 1966-

• Hippotherapy.
• Camel.
• Walking.
• Motion capture.

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• Baylor University works are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2104/10999

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/10999