When Ronna Kelly's dog, Cici, made little progress following knee surgery, Kelly decided the athletic Australian shepherd mix should try treatment usually reserved for humans: physical therapy. So for ...

There is no human experience more common than an experience with animals. Most people at some point in their lives have had a pet. Whether it was a cat, dog, bird, or farm animal the bond between a ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a clinical modality in which qualified healthcare providers, acting within their professional scope of practice, leverage the principles of the human-animal bond to ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), also known as pet therapy, is a form of therapy that utilizes pets to enhance individuals' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive functioning, as defined by the ...

Dogs are irrefutably man's best friend. Not only do they shower us with love and affection, they also can help protect our physical and mental well-being. While research on human-animal interactions ...

Thought LeadersRahel MartiResearcher in animal-assisted interventionsUniversity of BaselIn this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the ...

NASHUA — Not many animals are privy to the luxury of physical therapy. But a new business in Nashua, Horse 'n Hound at 531 Amherst St., aims to give animals just that. Physical therapist Jennifer ...