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American Hippotherapy 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. Hippotherapy has been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development as well as emotional well-being.
AHA Inc. consists of medical professionals (physical, occupational and speech-language therapists) and others who are interested in the use of equine movement as a treatment strategy. The 2009 Hippotherapy Safety Survey The top two research questions for any treatment strategy is safety and effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to examine data on hippotherapy safety through the collection of risk management practices and incident occurrences. This information is relevant to not only to Therapist practicing within the field of Hippotherapy but also to clients, parents, farm owners, liability insurers and 3rd party payment providers. After 20+ years of hippotherapy in the USA, it is prudent and imperative to analyze trends of risk or trends in safety of volunteers, therapists and clients on or around horses during hippotherapy. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S5BLFN8 Donate to AHA: |
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