Vol.
2, No.
3, Page 169-182
Copyright © 2008, TSI® Press
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Horticultural Therapy has Beneficial Effects
on Brain Functions in Cerebrovascular
Diseases
Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto *,1
, Syoji Kobashi 2
, Yutaka Hata 2
,...
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Vol.
2, No.
3, Page 169-182
Copyright © 2008, TSI® Press
Printed in the USA.
All rights reserved
Horticultural Therapy has Beneficial Effects
on Brain Functions in Cerebrovascular
Diseases
Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto *,1
, Syoji Kobashi 2
, Yutaka Hata 2
, Osamu Ishikawa3
, and
Fusayo Asano 4
1
University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Applied Informatics, Kobe, JAPAN
2
University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Engineering, Himeji, JAPAN
3
Ishikawa Hospital, Himeji, JAPAN
4
Tokyo University of Agriculture, Department of Bio-therapy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo,
JAPAN
Received 15 May 2008; accepted 30 June 2008
Abstract
Horticultural therapy (HT) is gaining attention as a form of rehabilitations in medical fields
especially such as occupational therapy and nursing care, although its effectiveness has not been
proven yet.
This paper uses a strictly medical point of view to assess whether or not HT is effective
for improvement of functional activities in the brains of brain-damaged patients.
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