Delphinotherapy a therapeutic alternative

• April 26, 2024

Before diverse sufferings Y imbalances , some therapies based on contact with nature result so effective like the medicines, but without their side effects.

The beneficial effects of swimming with dolphins began to be studied in the 70s, and the first to study them were the doctors Horace Dobbs , in Scotland, and David Nathanson , in Florida. Since then, the practice of delphinotherapy It has been spreading all over the world with seemingly very satisfactory . However, it must be clarified that this is a complementary therapy yet treatment most complete doctor; it is not a miracle cure (as some have tried to sell): the patient will never recover from his illness using this method alone.

Dolphin therapy is useful for certain conditions and disabilities

The practice of this therapy is different in every place in the world in which it is performed. Before starting treatment, the therapist must know the diagnosis of the patient and collect all the necessary information: family history, medical analysis, treatments that have been applied, medication that has been prescribed. Once it has been proven that delphinotherapy it may be useful for the patient, the treatment begins. This usually consists of a certain number of sessions, between fifteen and thirty minutes, in which the patient works together with the therapist and the dolphin.

Autistic children and dolphins

After evaluating their conditions and drawing up a list of objectives, the mental adaptation from the child to the aquatic environment. First, he always enters the water in the therapist's arms so that he can take confidence; little by little, the therapist will go away generating security in the child. Subsequently, they are carried out exercises destined to to acquaint to the boy with the positions that you must take in the water and achieving your relaxation. Only when all these measures have been carried out, the patient takes contact with the dolphin .

The basis of this treatment is found in the electromagnetic waves generated by brain activity: these change upon contact with the animal, harmonizing between the left hemispheres Y straight , and creating a sensation of relaxation, necessary for fundamental physiotherapy works for the development of motor skills. In addition, with delphinotherapy you get increase the level of endorphins They work as anesthetics, increasing the quality and quantity of sleep and benefiting the patient when relating to their environment.

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