Route to Relief

All therapies are not boring. Some use fun activities to heal:

Dance. This therapy, in which patients express emotions in movements, can help children who can’t talk about their troubles. And arthritis sufferers who attended dance therapy were up to 40% stronger after three months.

Music. Not only does music reduces depression, but Parkinson’s suffers who attended music therapy had greater motor and emotional functioning after three months than those who visited physiotherapists.

Gardening. Researchers say that people recover more from brain injuries by working on motor skills by tending the soil.

Art. Cancer patients who took part in an eight week art therapy program reported less physical pain. Art is a wonderful medicine to get relieved from stress.

Animals. Caring for pets helps fight deprssion, manage stress and lower blood pressure. Two studies have found heart attack patients with pets were more likely to be alive after one year.