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National Organizations
EarlyInterventionSupport.com has found links to national
organizations useful to parents and parents of children with
special needs.
See our National Organizations
page.
For Pennsylvania Residents
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Pennsylvania, has many clients and
supporters in the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Region. We've collected links specific to
Pennsylvania.
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Hippotherapy (Horse Therapy)
Is Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding covered by insurance?
Hippotherapy is a physical therapy, or speech therapy using the
horse as a treatment tool; therefore if your insurance has
rehabilitation benefits, your therapy sessions may be covered.
An order from a physician is needed for a therapist to evaluate whether a
patient is an appropriate candidate for hippotherapy and patients must show
that they need hippotherapy and are making progress to qualify for insurance
coverage. According to the
American Hippotherapy Association, when using the horse equine movement
as a treatment tool within a therapeutic procedure it is then very
appropriate to Bill for units of service depending on how the tool is used.
Equest: Equest
Therapy Services provides outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy to
children and adults with movement dysfunction, including cerebral palsy,
stroke, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis. A physician's
prescription is required. Hypnotherapy is one treatment strategy used as a
part of a client's plan of care. Therapeutic Sports Riding and Therapeutic
Carriage Driving treatments are also available to clients with physical,
emotional, and learning disabilities.
American
Hippotherapy Association: American Hypnotherapy Association Inc. (AHA,
Inc.) promotes the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy
in physical, occupational and speech-language therapy sessions for people
living with disabilities. Hypnotherapy has been shown to improve muscle
tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development as well as emotional
well-being.
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