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Nine individuals (4 males, 5 females) received weekly hippotherapy intervention for 14 weeks. The other 6 individuals (2 males, 4 females) served as a comparison group. All participants were assessed with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) at 0, 7, and 14 weeks.  <strong>Results:<\/strong> The group receiving hippotherapy showed statistically significant improvement from pretest (0 week) to posttest (14 week) on the BBS (mean increase 9.15 points (x2 (2) = 8.82, p = 0.012)) and POMA scores (mean increase 5.13 (x2 (2) = 10.38, p = 0.006)). The comparison group had no significant changes on the BBS (mean increase 0.73 (x2 (2) = 0.40, p = 0.819)) or POMA (mean decrease 0.13 (x2 (2) = 1.41, p = 0.494)). A statistically significant difference was also found between the groups&#8217; final BBS scores (treatment group median = 55.0, comparison group median 41.0), U = 7, r = -0.49.  <strong>Discussion:<\/strong> Hippotherapy shows promise for the treatment of balance disorders in persons with MS. Further research is needed to refine protocols and selection criteria.  (C) 2007 Neurology Section, APTA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;ArticleJournal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 31(2):77-84, June 2007. 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