Animal assisted interventions in neurorehabilitation: a review of the most recent literature

• Published in: Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 1
• Main Authors: Muñoz Lasa, S, Máximo Bocanegra, N, Valero Alcaide, R, Atín Arratibel, M A, Varela Donoso, E, Ferriero, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Animal Assisted Therapy - methods; Animals; Humans; Nervous System Diseases - rehabilitation; Neurological Rehabilitation - methods; Neurological Rehabilitation - psychology; Enfermedades del sistema nervioso; Service animals; Nervous system diseases; Animal assisted therapy; Terapia asistida por animales; Animales de servicio

While conventional wisdom has always affirmed the value of animals in promoting human health and well-being, only recently has their therapeutic role in medicine become a topic for dedicated research. Animal assisted interventions (AAI) can be classified as animal-assisted activities, animal-assiste...