Non-Pharmacological Interventions In Veterinary Medicine

Animal assisted therapy includes all psychological theories and incorporates animals, such as dogs or horses, into a therapeutic treatment plan. It is used to enhance and complement traditional therapy methods, but it is not done by itself. Animal assisted therapy has been effectively used in individuals with autism, medical conditions, and trauma survivors. It may also be implemented for people with psychological disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, and addiction. Depending on the type of therapy and the type of animal involved, you may keep the therapy animal at home and with you throughout the day for emotional support, or you might learn to ride and care for a therapy horse that is kept at an equestrian facility. Afterwards, you

In the field of therapy, there are numerous of therapy available out there for different type of individuals and situations as well. There is one type of therapy that usually contains people and animal, it is animal-assisted therapy is a therapeutic approach that brings animals and individuals with physical and/or emotional needs together to perform the therapy. Animal-assisted therapy tend to be focused on individuals either children or elderly for them to be able to connect with the animal thus feeling comfortable talking with the therapist. Pet therapy works for all ages, whether sick or not (Lanchnit, 2011). Although, this paper, most of the focus is on animal-assisted therapy towards children using dogs.

DQ2. What future trends in our society, in technology, and in the healthcare industry will have the most significant impact on the work of the health informatician? Be sure to support your response with good evidence. One of the biggest impacts on the healthcare industry is the transition from a

Animal-assisted Therapy: The Beginning of a New Approach Florence Nightingale was the first person to recognize the therapeutic potential of animals in the late 1800s. Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing which enabled her to make such discoveries by observing the impact animals had on her medical patients. She discovered that the company of a small pet reduced anxiety in children and adults that resided in psychiatric institutions and recorded her findings in her book “Notes on Nursing”. With Nightingale’s involuntary record of these human-animal interactions, animal-assisted therapy approaches began to flourish.

In This Article review I will be talking about how dogs can be used as a treatment for many medical conditions. In “How Dogs Can Help Veterans Overcome PTSD” by Chris Colin and “Therapy Dogs Help Students De-Stress” by Jen Christensen they both talk about how dogs can reduce stress and anxiety. “Medical Detection Dogs Train Animals To ‘sniff out’ breast cancer” and “ Pets may help reduce your risk of heart disease” both say that dogs can be used to detect medical conditions like cancer and heart disease. In “Can Dogs Sense Seizures and Heart Attacks?” and “Seizure-Alert Dogs Save Humans With Early Warnings” similarly they say that dogs are nowadays used to detect when a seizure is coming soon. Dogs can be used in many ways as an alternate treatment.

MSN Capstone Project Executive Summary Reducing Emergency Department (ED) Overcrowding Through mHealth (Mobile Health Technology) Introduction The emergency department in the modern hospital is one of the most complex clinical settings to operate. According to Johnson, Sensei, & Capasso (2012), this department is an intersection of the diagnosis and treatment of emergency cases.

According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), about one in every 68 children is identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a developmental disorder that is characterized by difficulties in communication, social interactions, and behaviors. Though many are aware of the

Autistic children and even autistic adults often have meltdowns, outbursts, stress, and sometimes even as bad of symptoms as depression over the course of their life. Many parents with autistic children have tried multiple types of therapy, and often wonder if animal therapy would be a better path for their family. When trying assisted animal therapy for the first time, parents in every study I read about noticed that their child was calmer, more alert, and had an overall decrease in the amount of outbursts and meltdowns in a day. One family that was spoke about in the book Animal-assisted Interventions for Individuals with Autism, known as the Weiss family, had a very positive experience when they purchased their child a service animal. The

Animal-assisted interventions have also been proposed as a method to improve social interactions and communication skills in children with autism. Supporters of animals improving social competence find that children have a natural connection with animals that may help to facilitate communication skills, which are often a challenging skill to improve in children with ASD. Solomon (2015) advocates for the inclusion of animals in structured interactions with the child, because “there are indications that some people diagnosed with ASD ‘are’ more companion-able and more response-able when their interactions with animals are enfolded into interactions with people” (p. 327). She describes these structured interactions for children with ASD through

Man’s Best Friend is Suffering and We’re to Blame An estimated 4 million dogs in the US are at high risk of suffering from brachycephalic syndrome (Jacot). Dogs with this disease are, at best, noisy breathers, snort when excited, and snore. At worst, their airway noise is significantly more pronounced, they tire easily, and may collapse or faint during and after the simple exercises, like walking around the block. These animals cough, gag, retch, and vomit, which may worsen in hot or humid weather.

Through the current study, O’Haire, McKenzie, McCune, and Slaughter (2013) examined the integration of animals into the classroom to find if this improves the social functioning of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The authors define animal-assisted activity (AAA) as “activities with animals that provide opportunities for motivational, educational, recreational, and/or therapeutic benefits without the presence of specified treatment goals or objectives” (O’Haire, McKenzie, McCune, & Slaughter, 2013, p. 163). Previous research has focused on animal-assisted therapy (AAT), which is a guided intervention led by a trained professional. It is important to study AAA because this does not have to be led by a trained professional and

As a patient discusses their concerning symptoms, the glasses could record statements for future reference while simultaneously assessing their vitals. A holographic table of health stats appears in your field of vision. You scan through the retrieved data, carefully assessing the patient’s heart rate and body temperature. You ensure there are no major changes in the patient’s vitals by comparing it to data from past visits. Having completed a thorough check-up, the glasses have compiled enough information for analysis to produce the patient’s prescription. You instantly transmit the prescription to both a pharmacy and the patient, along with the updated medical information. A patient can access recorded data from the doctor’s visit directly through their own personal devices. They no longer have to request access to their medical records. Additionally, you could continue to maintain a conversation with the patient throughout the examination via the glasses, which adopted the role of making medical assessments. I wish to maintain the relationships formed between patient and doctor; however, I hope to make one task easier by digitizing a person’s physical aspects for medical

CUGAR Reflection The first poster I reviewed, that did not pertain to nursing practice, was titled: Perceptions and Practices of Speech and Language Therapy: A Global Perspective. This poster examined current literature pertaining to family-centered approaches to speech-language therapy, as well as proposed future research regarding this method of therapy. Along with identifying the numerous benefits associated with family-centered therapy, the poster also provided full disclosure of the existing barriers currently hindering speech language pathologists and families’ implementation of family-centered therapy. As I learned through the poster, and the authors’ presentation, the dissociation that often exists between speech language pathologists and families can significantly and negatively affect children’s’ progress in

The unique aspect for pet owners is that owning a pet is an emotion-focused coping strategy within itself. According to the Mayo Clinic (2015), animal-assisted therapy is a growing field in which pets are used to help people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer, and mental health disorders. Animal-assisted therapy provides trained animals that wholeheartedly interact with patients with no hidden agenda (Dogtime, 2015). Their purpose is to serve as a companion for the patients, as well as act as a gateway to allow the patient to slowly build his or her own self-esteem and communication skills once more. Furthermore, human’s innate behavior in releasing endorphins, as a result of petting an animal, benefits

Summary: 251 Introduction: 169 Health Care: 406 Communications: 345 Marketing: 350 Conclusion: 249 Title “Augmented reality and wearable devices will be implemented to monitor and give quick feedback on daily life, especially tied to personal health.”