The power of wagging tails : a doctor's guide to dog therapy and healing /
Medical studies have consistently shown that patients benefit from therapy dog visits. One recent study of 59 adults showed that following a therapy dog visit their energy levels increased, respiratory rated calmed significantly and pain scores decreased by over 20 percent. Mood scores improved by o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Demos Medical Pub.,
2011.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Medical studies have consistently shown that patients benefit from therapy dog visits. One recent study of 59 adults showed that following a therapy dog visit their energy levels increased, respiratory rated calmed significantly and pain scores decreased by over 20 percent. Mood scores improved by over 60 percent with the patients feeling less tense, anxious, angry, tied depressed and dejected. Now in The Power of Wagging Tails, Dr. Dawn Marcus showcases the wide range of research that shows the therapeutic and healing power of people of all ages and with a wide range of health conditions. These research findings are brought to life through the personal stories of healing from dog owners across the United States and Canada. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook Clinical Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781617050657 1617050652 |
