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The Children's TherAplay Foundation (TherAplay) is a unique outpatient rehabilitation clinic for children with special needs. Our talented team
incorporates the movement of horses into physical and occupational therapy sessions.
Our mission is to provide
children who have special needs a foundation for developing life skills through innovative therapies in a safe and caring environment, including equine-assisted physical and occupational therapy.
TherAplay's clinic is open 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. We have an indoor, heated riding arena and see patients year-round. TherAplay is a
provider in the Indiana Medicaid, First Steps and Children's Special Health Care Service systems. We are also in network with the following insurance companies: Anthem, United Healthcare and St. Vincent CMO.
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"I feel blessed everyday by the work the therapists, staff and horses at TherAplay do for my family. The most amazing part is that we are not alone."
Carrie Stanley, TherAplay parent |
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When the horse's movement is transferred to the patient, it provides a combination of sensory, motor and neurological input that is used to treat a wide variety of diagnosis.
These include, but are not limited to:
* Autism
* Cerebral Palsy and PVL
* Down Syndrome
* Developmental Delay
* Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
* Learning or Language Disabilities
* Traumatic Brain Injury
* Spinal Cord Injuries
* Genetic Disorders
* Attention Deficit
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Hippotherapy is a physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement as part of an integrated intervention program to achieve functional outcomes.
Equine movement provides multidimensional movement, which is variable, rhythmic and repetitive.
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