HIPPOTHERAPY

Healing Reins has partnered with Healing Bridge Physical Therapy to offer a hippotherapy program. Hippotherapy is a treatment approach that uses the movement of the horse to enhance neuromotor function and sensory processing. The physical therapist directs the movement of the horse; analyzes the client’s response; and adjusts the treatment accordingly. The goals of classic hippotherapy are to improve the client’s posture, balance, mobility, and function. Disabilities that may benefit from hippotherapy include cerebral palsy, cerebral vascular accident, traumatic brain injury, functional spinal curvatures and sensory integrative dysfunction. Clinical problems that can be effectively treated by hippotherapy include abnormal muscle tone, abnormal reflexes, flexible postural asymmetries, impaired postural control, impaired balance responses, impaired coordination, and decreased mobility.

Clients as young as 2 years of age are eligible for the hippotherapy program, which is usually covered by medical insurance as physical therapy.

: FOR MORE FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW :

Healing Bridge Physical Therapy

The American Hippotherapy Assoc

or email:
gblessey@hotmail.com