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==Indication==
==Indication==


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Animal Assisted Therapy is found to be beneficial in a wide range of physical and cognitive conditions, such as dementia/Alzheimer's, oncology and palliative care, pain management, autism, ADHD, trauma and patients with physical, communication or cognitive disabilities, etc.


==Clinical Presentation==
=== '''Dementia/ Alzheimer's''' ===
Studies have found that


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=== Oncology/ palliative care ===
 
=== Autism/ ADHD ===
 
=== Physical disability ===
 
=== Communication disorders ===
 
=== Cognitive disability ===
 
==Types of Animal Assisted Therapy==
 
=== Canine therapy ===
 
=== Hippotherapy/ equine-assisted therapy ===
 
=== Other types of AAT ===


==Resources==
==Resources==


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[[Hippotherapy]]


==References==
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Description[edit | edit source]

Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a therapeutic approach that incorporates specially trained animals into healthcare to enhance the well-being of individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities. AAT is used by various health professionals, for example, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and more. The most common types of AAT are canine therapy and equine therapy, but other animals including farm animals, cats and guinea pigs are also being used.

Indication[edit | edit source]

Animal Assisted Therapy is found to be beneficial in a wide range of physical and cognitive conditions, such as dementia/Alzheimer's, oncology and palliative care, pain management, autism, ADHD, trauma and patients with physical, communication or cognitive disabilities, etc.

Dementia/ Alzheimer's[edit | edit source]

Studies have found that

Oncology/ palliative care[edit | edit source]

Autism/ ADHD[edit | edit source]

Physical disability[edit | edit source]

Communication disorders[edit | edit source]

Cognitive disability[edit | edit source]

Types of Animal Assisted Therapy[edit | edit source]

Canine therapy[edit | edit source]

Hippotherapy/ equine-assisted therapy[edit | edit source]

Other types of AAT[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Hippotherapy

References[edit | edit source]