Holistic Services (relief)
What is a Holistic Service?
A service provided by a practitioner who has a comprehensive focus on treating the patient as a whole. This leans away from a focus on the illness or a particular system within the body and more on looking at the interconnections within and the body and supporting the entire person; mind, body and spirit.
Reimbursable Holistic Services by JIPK are services not covered by your insurance company. Some Examples are:
- Acupuncture
- Art Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Bodywork- Chiropractic, Craniosacral, Massage
- Functional Medicine
- Energy Medicines
- Meditation
- Nutrition
- Movement Therapies- Yoga, Dance, Martial Arts
- Sound and Music Therapies
You may also refer to the more extensive listing with descriptions below under Holistic Modalities and Therapies.
If there are questions as to what constitutes a holistic service, feel free to contact the family liaison(Jennifer) and/ the executive director (Sharon) to inquire.
Holistic Supplies (relief)
What is a Holistic Supply?
Product (s) that are designed to support ones optimal health (mind, body, emotional, spiritual) from a natural place and promoting balance of the whole person.
Reimbursable holistic supplies by JIPK are supplies not reimbursed by your insurance company and some example are:
- Essential oils/Aromatherapy kits
- Crystals/stones
- Supplements/Herbs/Vitamins
- Balms/Creams from natural products for pain relief or wound healing
- CBD oils/tinctures
- Chimes/sound healing tools
- Meditation CDs/downloads
- Prayer Beads/Prayer Shawls
- Herbal Teas
***Just In Power Kids does not promote any company, product, brand or individual. Holistic supplies still need to pass through approval of any medical professional in charge of care. If you have questions or concerns, contact your attending physician or our family liaison can assist in directing you to answers. Jennifer@justinpowerkids.org
Durable Medical Equipment (relief)
What Qualifies as Durable Medical Equipment?
Equipment and supplies to be used long term as opposed to thrown away after usage. They primarily serve a medical purpose, are prescribed by a medical provider, can be used again and again, are appropriate for home use, and would not be useful to patients without an injury, limitation or disability.
Reimbursable Durable Medical Equipment by JIPK are expenses that are not reimbursed by your insurance company. Examples are:
- Mobility aids - canes, wheelchairs, scooters, chair lifts, prosthetics, orthotics, walkers
- Personal care aids - bath chairs, dressing aids, CPAP machines, blood sugar monitors, pressure mattresses, bed lifts, bed side rails, compression stockings, raised toilet seats, bedside commode
- Therapeutic aids- braces, pain relief devices like TENS units, traction, splints, muscle stimulators, eyeglasses, hearing aids
- Breathing aids- CPAP machines, oxygen concentrators, monitors, humidifiers, respirators, suction machines
If you have questions around if your medical items qualify, please contact the Family Liasion
Recreational/Sports/adaptive (restore)
The reimbursable recreational, sports related, adaptive supplies, services and experiences are ones that are designed to assist the child in returning to a level of childhood activity that they can given any limitations from treatment. If they have recovered from cancer and are NED ,they qualify. If they are in the midst of treatment, they qualify. We desire to assist in bringing them any joy possible given the path they have had to undertake. We want to restore some childhood pleasures.
Some examples are:
- Sports equipment- helmets, soccer goals, bats, balls, bikes, lacrosse sticks, horseback riding boots
- Arts related equipment- pianos, an easel, camera, paintbrushes/canvas, drums
- Sports related experiences- sports camp fees, training sessions with a coach, ski lessons, tickets to a baseball game
- Arts related experiences- piano lessons, dance lessons, art camp/lessons
- Adpative equipment- adapted bikes, adaptive wheelchairs for a sport, adaptive skis
This list is not extensive and if you have any questions please contact Michelle, our family liaison. michelle@justinpowerkids.org