Donkey Therapy and Hippotherapy: Two Faces of the Same Coin?

Innov Clin Neurosci

Dr. Portaro, Dr. Maresca, Mr. Raffa, and Dr. Calabrò are with IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo" in Messina, Italy.

Published: January 2020

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239561PMC

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