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Aspire has now teamed up with the Hunkapi Programs and Stables to provide Hippotherapy.
Camelot Farms 12051 North 96th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
www.hunkapi.org
What is Hippotherapy? Hippotherapy is a treatment that uses the multidimensional movement of the horse; from the Greek word “hippos” which means horse. During Hippotherapy, the horse is used by a skilled therapist to provide movement to the rider which is variable, rhythmic, and repetitive. The horse provides a dynamic base of support, making it an excellent tool for increasing trunk strength and control, balance, building overall postural strength and endurance, addressing weight bearing, and motor planning. Equine movement offers well-modulated sensory input to vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile and visual channels. During gait transitions, the child must perform subtle adjustments in the trunk to maintain a stable position. When a child is sitting forward astride the horse, the horse’s walking gait imparts movement responses remarkably similar to the normal human gait. The effects of equine movement on postural control, sensory systems, and motor planning can be used to facilitate coordination and timing, grading or responses, respiratory control, sensory integration, and attention skills. Physically, Hippotherapy can improve balance, mobility, and functional skills. Who Benefits from Hippotherapy? |
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Please contact Gail Pauly at out Carefree location (480)-595-2184 and schedule an evaluation to determine if your child would benefit from this wonderful treatment approach. Gail is a licensed Physical Therapist who has been trained to use horses in a treatment approach based on principles of classic Hippotherapy.
* Space is limited
* Medical release from doctor is required to participate.
* A Physical Therapy evaluation is required. Not all patients will qualify for Hippotherapy. Qualifications are
determined by the Physical Therapist.
* All evaluations will be completed at the Carefree location.
* Schedule is based on availability.
* Call Gail Pauly at 480-595-2184, she is in charge of the program and schedule.
* Look for more information about our Summer Hippotherapy groups closer to time.
* There is a separate $30 stable fee per session to be paid directly to Hunkapi under a separate agreement.
* Hippotherapy with Gail Pauly, PT will be billed as Physical Therapy. Aspire will bill your insurance accordingly.
* Patients are responsible for all separate co-pays, co-insurance, deductibles and non covered expenses.
* A non refundable, no exceptions fee of $50 will be charged for all last minute cancellations and no-shows.
Payment of this cancellation fee is required prior to the next session regardless of whether patient is DDD
or privately funded.
She received her BS in Biology in 1996, and graduated with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northern Arizona University in 2001. Her physical therapy background includes inpatient and outpatient pediatric therapy at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, working for the federal government’s military families with children with physical impairments, home and school based physical therapy, and 10 years doing Hippotherapy. She spent an 8 week physical therapy internship at the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT) in Woodside, California, where she learned about Hippotherapy and the wonderful effects it has on treating children with physical impairments. Gail is a member of the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) and the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). Gail Pauly can be contacted at our Carefree Aspire Therapy location: (480)-595-2184. Gail has an extensive equine background that includes competing with her own horse, Apache, in Western Pleasure, English, and Halter shows, in which they won numerous awards. |
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