Animal therapy reduces need for pain medication after joint-replacement surgery
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 04:00
in Health & Medicine
Patients recovering from total joint replacement surgery who receive animal-assisted therapy (AAT) require less pain medication than those who do not experience this type of therapy. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been used in a variety of health-care settings to improve quality of life and physical, social, emotional and/or cognitive health for patients.