Factibilidad de la terapia asistida con perros como estrategia para mejorar el equilibrio y la motricidad en personas con discapacidad física

  1. Adrián Atanes Crespo 1
  2. Iván Martínez-Lemos 1
  3. Carlos Ayán Pérez 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Vigo
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    Universidade de Vigo

    Vigo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05rdf8595

Journal:
E-motion: Revista de Educación, Motricidad e Investigación

ISSN: 2341-1473

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 14

Pages: 15-29

Type: Article

DOI: 10.33776/REMO.V0I14.4742 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openArias Montano editor

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Abstract

Objective: To confirm the feasibility and analyze the changes occurred in the balance and fine motor function of a group of people with physical disability after a physical rehabilitation program performed with therapy dogs. Methods: A total of 10 adult people with physical disability took part in a program of assisted therapy with dogs during a trimester through a 2-hours monthly session. The sample was divided into two groups according to their level of physical involvement, and different objectives were established for each of the groups: static balance enhancement, dynamic and falling risk valued with Tinetti scale (Group 1), fine motor function enhancement and coordination valued with battery MABC-2 (Group 2). Results: The program was shown to be feasible with no record of adverse effects or dropouts. In group 1, pre-post changes were observed in all balance and gait variables evaluated. In all cases these were changes that could be interpreted as improvements and were statistically significant. In group 2, prepost changes were observed in only half of the cases (51.4%), while in the remaining 49.6% failed trials were documented. Two-thirds of the changes observed in group-2 were interpretable as improvement, but none were statistically significant. Conclusions: Using dogs as strategy of assisted therapy in people with physical disability is a feasible and interesting rehabilitation option, which can carry improvements in their balance, while it has a small impact in their fine motor function and coordination.

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