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2024 Nov 29


Br J Pain


39619499

Impact of equine interactions on human acute pain perception: Two cross sectional studies.

Authors

Doherty-Sneddon G, Caiazza R, Pawlowska E, Vuong Q

Abstract

Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy, usually involving dogs, as a way to reduce pain in inpatient and outpatient populations. Here two studies investigate the effectiveness of interacting with horses for reducing human acute pain perception.