Your pet may actually help your arthritis. The companionship of a pet can help relieve pain and reduce stress. Pets have shown other health benefits as well. Learn about proper care when your pet has arthritis. Learn about the causes, prevention, signs, symptoms, and treatment options for arthritis and other related joint conditions in pets.
If you have arthritis, there are special considerations when choosing a dog or cat. The size, care requirements, and personality of the dog or cat are just a few important factors.
We love our pets. That is why we have them, right? Did you know that there are actual health benefits to the owners of pets?
There are an increasing number of dogs being trained to assist individuals with a range of disabilities. It is important to note that to qualify for the protections and allowances of the ADA, an individual must have a disability and a service dog must be specifically trained to meet the needs of that disability.
How owning a dog or cat can reduce stress. Pets can provide excellent social support, stress relief and other health benefits — perhaps more than people!
When it comes to having a pet, they not only provide us with companionship by making us feel secure, accepted and happy, they act as an anchor or stable force.
If you have a pet, chances are you're reaping health benefits from the relationship.
Dog owners experience one-fifth the rise in blood pressure during stressful, care-giving activities compared to those without dogs.
Immunocompromised people who take certain medications or have other conditions that suppress the immune system are often advised to give up their pets to avoid contracting zoonotic infections (diseases that can be passed from animals to humans), many opt to keep their cherished pet. It is important for such people to be aware of the potential risks.
News, information, and articles on pets and arthritis, from the arthritis-glucosamine resource center.
If your energy or mobility is limited, choose a pet carefully, from Arthritis Foundation.
More than half of all U.S. households have a companion animal. Pets are more common in households with children, yet there are more pets than children in American households. It is important at this time to assess whether these populations have any beneficial impact on physical, social, and psychological health, from National Institutes of Health.
The bond between pets and owners has researchers praising the benefits of pets on health and well-being. Studies show that pets promote a variety of health benefits - physical and mental, as well as social, from Arthritis Foundation.
Care For Animals, from American Veterinary Medical Association.
Pets provide many benefits to humans. They comfort us and they give us companionship. However, some animals can also pass diseases to people. These diseases are called zoonoses, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PAWSitive InterAction's mission is to collectively connect the community with resources, expertise and education designed to further understanding of the positive benefits of the relationships between humans and animals.
"Visiting Pets", "Therapy Dogs" and "Therapy Pets" are just some of the names given to describe programs in which animals help people just by visiting with them, from dog-play.com.
Researchers are finding that pets truly have the power to heal. The most serious disease of older people is loneliness, from Pawprints and Purrs.
Freedom Service Dogs (FSD) is a tax-exempt charity that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to assist people with mobility impairments.
The Delta Society is an international, non-profit organization that unites people who have mental and physical disabilities and patients in healthcare facilities with professionally trained animals to help improve their health. Their vision is a world in which people are healthier and happier because companion, therapy, and service animals share our everyday lives.
