CANINE-ASSISTED THERAPY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN DISABLED CHILDREN: A PILOT STUDY
Ugnė Nedzinskaitė, Julija Mažeikaitė, Mindaugas Paleckaitis, Rolandas Stankevičius Abstract Materials and methods. Three groups of mentally disabled children of different age participated in dog-assisted therapy sessions twice per week for two months. Motor skills evaluation was based on the Bruininks-Oseretsky motor skills evaluation test (short version). Isometric torso muscle endurance tests were based on Ito,…