Donkey therapy and hippotherapy: Two faces of the same coin?

Simona Portaro; Giuseppa Maresca; Antonio Raffa; Gaetano Gemelli; Barbara Aliberti; Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

Donkey therapy and hippotherapy: Two faces of the same coin?

Simona Portaro, Giuseppa Maresca, Antonio Raffa, Gaetano Gemelli, Barbara Aliberti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo"

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Abstract

Animal-assisted interventions are considered an innovative rehabilitation approach to improve social, emotional, and physical domains in several diseases. Among such treatments, the equine-assisted activities and therapies have been developed to support the conventional approaches. There is growing evidence on the beneficial effects of hippotherapy, whereas few data are available regarding donkey therapy. Herein, we compare such treatments, hypothesizing their best application field to reach the proper therapeutic outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-21
Number of pages	2
Journal	Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	17
Issue number	1-3
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Animal-assisted interventions
Equine-assisted activities
Hippotherapy
Psychiatric disorders

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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