Zootherapy - the prevention and treatment of various ailments with the help of community with animals - has been gaining more and more support in recent years. What is its miracle? And do pets really cure people? We are surprised together.
Dogs-healers
It seems that today convince someone that communication with the dog is good for health - it's like breaking into an open door. Everyone knows perfectly well that in our age of hypodynamia, obligatory walks in the morning have not hurt anyone yet. In addition, the dog in the house is an excellent cure for stress, which can provoke the appearance of typical "urban" diseases: the syndrome of chronic fatigue and vegetovascular dystonia. But dogs, according to scientists, are capable of more. It turns out that almost any dog can successfully act as a speech therapist. In families where dogs are kept, violations in the development of speech in children are observed 2.5 times less often than in families where there are no dogs. And classes with a speech therapist will be more effective if there is a puppy at home. It's all about certain characteristics of child psychology. Disorders in the development of speech are usually observed in closed, insecure children. When communicating with a dog, they do not feel fear, just like adults, because they understand: for a dog, words are not the main thing. In addition, responsibility for the animal increases self-esteem. And with it appears the ability to speak correctly.
Murmuring Diagnostics
Communication with cats tends to a positive mood, soothes, relieves fatigue and even pain. Perhaps, giving us positive emotions, our four-legged friends just make us relax and forget about the illness for a while? And here not. Cats can really cure diseases. Scientifically proven that the owners of cats are less likely to have cardiovascular diseases. California scientists conducted an experiment involving people suffering from hypertension and ischemic heart disease. They were supposed to communicate with cats three times a day - to pick up, iron, listen to their purring. Electronic sensors showed that blood pressure came back to normal within 4-6 minutes after the beginning of the "session" and the rhythm of the heartbeats was equalized. Three weeks after the start of the experiment, almost half of the hypertensive patients were able to reduce the dose of drugs or completely abandon them! Conclusion: there were problems with pressure - start a cat.
Everyone knows that a cat often seeks to lie down on a sore spot. Pomurlychet a little, sitting next to his aching back, and the sufferer feels relieved. And autosuggestion has nothing to do with it, it all has a completely scientific explanation. Cats love heat and distinguish between the temperature differences even in half a degree, so they can feel if you, for example, have joints inflamed. A living heat will soothe the pain. If a cat often chooses one part of the body, it is a signal that it is worth consulting with a doctor. These pets are quite capable of treating people, but one should not neglect medical help either.
Feathered psychotherapists
Those who suffer from diseases of the nervous system, scientists recommend to learn a useful hobby - a holding. For us bird watching as a healing procedure is still a novelty, but in Europe there are already established clubs that unite the enthusiasts of this fascinating business. And although birds are not pets, the effect of communicating with them is not less. You just buy binoculars, take a notebook and go to nature, and if there is no such option, the nearest park or even a modest city square will do. Choose the object of observation (you will not be bored - even in large cities we have at least 200 species of birds, and in Moscow, for example, you can see a falcon) and watch. Consider it in all its details: what it does, how it looks, something you write down. You will open the whole world! Half an hour of such a non-trivial vacation - and after a month or two you will feel the result. Birding is an excellent remedy for stress, accessible to all. In addition, if you get carried away by members of your family, many domestic problems can be solved by themselves. "Observers" with experience have noticed that such a joint holiday allows for better understanding of each other.
Hippotherapy
In the old days, the boy was put in the saddle as soon as the child was three years old. And they did the right thing. Long-term observations have confirmed that equestrian sport is one of the best ways to prevent and treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system. And in fact, none, even the most modern simulator, will not be able to provide enough and the right load for almost all muscle groups and even in combination with emotional contact with one of the smartest living beings. The list of diseases that show therapeutic horse riding is unlikely to fit on the whole page: overweight, osteochondrosis, problems with metabolism, migraine and insomnia, diseases of veins and joints, and even cerebral palsy. However, unlike communication with cats and dogs, which is good for everyone except allergy sufferers, horse riding has a number of contraindications, so consultation with a specialist is mandatory.
Marine healers
Today in the "treatment of animals" is becoming increasingly popular dolphin therapy. In many dolphinariums of our country, a service such as "swimming with dolphins" is already available (in the Moscow Dolphinarium, for example, it will cost from 4000 rubles per hour). And in the Odessa Dolphinarium a whole specialized branch will soon appear: specially trained animals of "good" nature will treat children with such serious diseases as cerebral palsy, autism and oligophrenia. The fact is that dolphins trigger mechanisms that promote the activation of the cerebral cortex. Analyzing encephalograms (study of the cerebral cortex) of sick children before and after dolphin therapy, psychologists and pediatricians assure that the effect of such therapy is comparable to three or four months of serious neurologic treatment in the clinic. However, in the opinion of experts, dolphins are also able to bring a lot of benefits to adults: they truly heal wounds of the soul, help them survive severe stresses, get out of depression and even overcome complexes in communicating with people!