I was riding horses before they called it hippotherapy. sure, it was a bit of a drive, but mom saw how much i loved it, so most sundays for 3 years. i was in therapy at grammar school, and also three days a week i went to a clinic for math and spelling tutoring, and then in 5th grade i put my foot down, and refused to work with the school pt because i had been doing the same damn exercises for 4 years! so then mom enrolled me in a really fun and innovative exercse program at the same clinic. so, yes, find some fun stuff to do!
Thanks,
Tamar
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From: Peter Hunsberger <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, February 17, 2010 1:28:17 PM
Subject: Re: Rare: Intro/ ? hip dysplasia
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Elizabeth H Thiers
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> Hi Peter,
> Too much time in therapy is why I usually tell parents to invest in
> hippohtherapy (therapy on horseback), or aquatherapy swimming. Basically
> get into an exercise program that is fun and exciting for the child. When
> we had cp camp we put kids in all sorts of assistive technology and then
> gave them skates, skate boards, bicycling, etc. Move it or lose it but,
> don't over do it and leave lots of time for socializing and having fun.
>
We've done hippotherapy also.... In our case, that requires a 30
minute drive out of the city, so no real time saved, but our daughter
does like it. Will probably resume it come summer.
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Peter Hunsberger
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