Occupational Therapy:
Occupational therapy (OT) helps people across the lifespan to independently participate in activities of daily living. OT treatment for pediatrics focuses on helping children with various needs and impairments to be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives. OT can help children improve their cognitive, behavioral, physical, sensory, social, self-care, and motor
skills in order to establish and/or enhance their independence, self-esteem and sense of accomplishment within their daily life. Hippotherapy:
Hippotherapy is a specialized treatment strategy that uses equine movement as a tool to assist the client to engage sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems to achieve functional outcomes. Just as a therapy ball or swing would be used in the traditional therapy setting, the horse is used as a treatment tool during a therapy session. Hippotherapy is administered by a licensed professional who has advanced expertise in using equine movement; and is used in conjunction with other treatment strategies as part of the patient's integrated treatment program to achieve functional goals. Benefits of Hippotherapy:
Advances In-
*Sensory Processing Abilities
*Gross and Fine Motor Skills
*Body Awareness
*Coordination, Balance, and Endurance
*Core Strength and Muscle Tone
*Eye-Hand Coordination
*Increased Motivation, Arousal, and Attention
*Positive Behavior
*Oral Motor Control, Voice Quality and Vocal/Verbal Communication
