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  2. Recreational therapy - Wikipedia

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    Recreational therapy or therapeutic recreation (TR) is a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activities as interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions, as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery and well-being. [1]

  3. Diversional therapy - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, Diversional Therapy “is a client centred practice [that] recognises that leisure and recreational experiences are the right of all individuals.” [1] Diversional Therapists promote the involvement in leisure, recreation and play by reducing barriers to their client's participation and providing opportunities where the individual may choose to participate and perform their ...

  4. Recreation - Wikipedia

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    Recreation has many health benefits, and, accordingly, Therapeutic Recreation has been developed to take advantage of this effect. The National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) is the nationally recognized credentialing organization for the profession of Therapeutic Recreation.

  5. Yoga as therapy - Wikipedia

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    Much of the research on the therapeutic use of yoga has been in the form of preliminary studies or clinical trials of low methodological quality, including small sample sizes, inadequate control and blinding, lack of randomization, and high risk of bias. [34] [4] Further research is needed to quantify the benefits and to clarify the mechanisms ...

  6. Adventure therapy - Wikipedia

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    Adventure therapy is described as nontraditional therapy allowing for the pre-therapeutic adolescent to experience their mental health issues, with several theoretical aspects: It is a physical augmentation to traditional therapy for the purpose of a shared history with the participants and the therapist

  7. Wilderness therapy - Wikipedia

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    Natalie Beck and Jennifer Wong in their 2020 paper "A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Wilderness Therapy on Delinquent Behaviors Among Youth" offer three models of wilderness therapy: an expedition model, generally lasting for less than 8 weeks; a base camp model, where clients stay at a central location but engage in "short wilderness excursions"; and a long-term model, where clients engage ...

  8. Green exercise - Wikipedia

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    Green Care comprises all types of therapeutic green exercise activities including social and therapeutic horticulture, animal assisted interventions, ecotherapy, [clarification needed] facilitated green exercise, wilderness therapy and care farming. There has been extensive research into the benefits of these green care interventions.

  9. Scuba diving therapy - Wikipedia

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    The use of diving in therapy, specifically scuba diving, is applied to a wide range of disorders. The therapeutic effects range from psychological to physiological. [10] In Norway, for example, it is applied to people who have lost their vision, suffer from multiple sclerosis or amputees. The aim is to increase their sensory awareness and ...