Equine Movement in
THerapy
Treehouse Therapies is pleased to partner with StirrUp Purpose to offer physical and occupational therapy services incorporating equine movement as a treatment tool/strategy. StirrUp’s mission is to provide purpose and healing through meaningful equine experiences.
StirrUp Purpose is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All Stirrup Purpose instructors are professionally certified and are in charge of handling all of the horses in each treatment session. StirrUp Purpose, as well as Treehouse Therapies, has a non-discrimination policy and accepts all clients regardless of race, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or economic status. All personal information collected is at the requirement of insurance companies and other government organizations.
OUR Approach
At Treehouse Therapies, licensed and specially trained PTs and OTs use evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in the purposeful manipulation of equine movement as a therapy tool to engage sensory, neuromotor and cognitive systems to promote functional outcomes. This will be one of a variety of treatment tools or strategies used by therapists to help reach your child’s specific goals.
During the approximately 30 minutes that your child may receive equine movement as a treatment tool, they will receive over 3000 repetitions of graded, rhythmic movement that helps facilitate postural control and integration of all of the systems of the body. Your child will be given the opportunity to experience more normal movement patterns which can improve posture, balance, sensory integration, endurance and ultimately, gait.
