Recreational Therapy
| Recreational Therapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Recreational Therapy |
| Short definition | Recreational Therapy - (pronounced) (REH-kree-AY-shuh-nul THAYR-uh-pee) A type of therapy that uses activities to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients with an illness or disability and to help them develop skills for daily living. These activities include arts and crafts, music, spending time with animals, sports and drama. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Recreational Therapy - (pronounced) (REH-kree-AY-shuh-nul THAYR-uh-pee) A type of therapy that uses activities to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients with an illness or disability and to help them develop skills for daily living. These activities include arts and crafts, music, spending time with animals, sports and drama. Recreational therapy is being studied as a way to alleviate the burden of cancer patients being treated for pain
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