Category: Therapy Methods

Horticultural therapy has been around for a long time. Originally, it was mostly used to help patients with mental illness. As time went on, more therapists noted that there were multiple benefits of working with plants and in gardens. Horticulture therapy is used within rehabilitation, vocational, and community settings like schools. This therapy not only helps students to learn new skills, it is beneficial in many ways. Horticultural therapy may help students to work on social skills, increase cognitive ability, task initiation, and strengthening muscles. For those working with physical therapists on gross motor ability, they often see improvements with coordination, balance, and endurance after horticultural therapy is implemented.

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We often hear about the use of therapy dogs in schools. For many years, districts have been using therapy dogs to work with children in a variety of ways. Thanks to research, we know that therapy dogs help students with special needs. In addition to this, these special animals are able to decrease anxiety in children and help them to be more productive in the classroom. Rather that limit therapy to dogs, for example, some have been trying other more unusual animals with children.

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It is no secret that music is something that can help people in many ways. Research has shown that music therapy is able to boost cognitive ability, help ease pain, and decrease stress. Thanks to this, many schools are looking at music therapy to assist children who are identified with an autism diagnosis.

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Kids want to be just like their peers. For many children, riding a bike is often a very difficult task and may seem daunting or impossible for them. Working on bike riding may be beneficial for not only occupational therapy, but other therapy needs as well.

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Teens that have experienced sexual assault benefit more from therapy sessions that include recounting the assault than from counseling that does not address the assault.

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