Spending time with horses and caring for their needs eases the symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia, according to new research published in the journal Anthrozoos.
The small pilot study was a group effort between researchers at Ohio State University, an adult daycare center, and an equine therapy center.
The findings showed that people with Alzheimer’s were able to safely groom, feed, and walk horses with supervision and that the experience gave them a better state of mind and made them less likely to resist care or become aggravated later in the day.
Equine therapy is a treatment currently used for children and teens who have emotional and developmental disorders. The study shows that this type of therapy could work for adults as well.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/05/06/caring-for-horses-can-benefit-alzheimers-patients/69473.html
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Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
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Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.
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