Bathing with dolphins is an entertainment or a method of psychotherapy?

Treatment of various diseases by communicating withanimals used in medicine for a long time. And at the end of the twentieth century they started talking about his new direction - dolphin therapy. Swimming with dolphins is becoming increasingly popular. Most often it is used to treat psychotherapeutic problems and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. But in addition to therapeutic sessions in recent years, swimming with dolphins and as an entertainment has become common. Such sessions are expensive, but are also very popular. Many people want to relax and get a lot of positive emotions, communicating with these amazing animals.

Why dolphin therapy is useful

It has long been observed that humans and dolphins have a lot in common: they have a four-chamber heart, the need for oxygen breathing, the ability to communicate.

А в последние годы ученые выяснили, что эти good-natured mammals often understand humans even better than themselves. After talking with them, people are in a better mood. Even a closed-minded and caring person, dolphins can make you smile. This session gives a lot of positive emotions. Therefore, swimming with dolphins and enjoys such popularity. Not only communication and positive effects from being in salt water are useful, but also the sounds made by these animals are useful. The best way to train the bottlenose dolphins and white whales. They are common in most dolphinariums. Moreover, the bottlenose dolphins are very sensitive to the human condition and understand many words, and the belugas are calmer.

What effect does swimming with dolphins have

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, you can already findinstitutions that offer to attend dolphin therapy sessions. Although earlier this opportunity was provided only by resort towns. Many have already tried swimming with dolphins, and everyone notes that even one session has a positive effect:

• causes bright positive emotions;
• makes you look at problems in a new way and cope with stress;
• improves the condition of a person with diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
• relaxes and helps to calm down;
• improves mood, improves sleep;
• helps to overcome the fear of water and isolation;
• family therapy with dolphins gives harmony in relationships and prevents quarrels.

What diseases does this method apply to?

• Most often swimming with dolphins is used whentreatment of children with diseases of the central nervous system. A positive effect is observed in cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome and mental retardation.
• This method also helps children with speech and memory disorders, hearing impairment and low learning ability.

• Dolphin therapy is used for depression, neurosis and nervous disorders, recovery from psychological trauma.
• Such sessions are effective in diseases of the cardiovascular system and the musculoskeletal system.
• Very useful dolphin therapy during pregnancy.In addition to the positive effects of water, the influence of ultrasound produced by dolphins can also be noted, it stimulates the development of certain organs of the baby and improves the health of the mother.

Where to swim with dolphins

Most often, these services provide resortcities. But in recent years, swimming with dolphins in Moscow has also become possible. True, it is expensive, and the session must be recorded in advance, as there are a lot of those who want it. One of the dolphinariums in the capital, which provided such services cheaply, from 3,500 rubles, unfortunately, was closed. Now you can swim with these amazing creatures for 7000-12 000 per session in the Moshkarium or at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements.

And for children it’s better not to choose entertainment.exercise, and therapeutic swimming with dolphins. The price of one session will be in this case less - about 4,000 rubles, because the course is ordered. Swimming with dolphins in St. Petersburg is a bit cheaper - from 4,000 to 9,000 rubles, depending on the dolphinarium.

Bathing rules

Most often, such services are offered to visitors by the dolphinarium. Swimming with dolphins is possible after the show or at another time. But when going to a session, you need to remember some rules:

• Before this, it is better to consult a doctor, as dolphin therapy has some contraindications, for example, infectious diseases, cancers, epilepsy and inflammations on the skin;
• normal swimming with dolphins as entertainment is allowed only for adults and children over 12 years old;
• swim best in a wetsuit or sports swimsuit. Some dolphins provide them to visitors, but it is better to have your own;
• it is not allowed to dive into the pool with rings, bracelets and chains;

• Dolphins are living creatures, you need to treat them carefully: do not put your fingers into their breathing (hole in the head), do not impose their communication;
• people who are intoxicated or who are not able to float on their own are not allowed at such events.

Is it always helpful

Despite the fact that dolphin therapy and simpleswimming with dolphins is becoming increasingly popular, many scientists oppose this. They believe that such sessions can be harmful and especially dangerous for children. After all, the water in the pools of dolphinariums often does not meet the standards of SanPiN. It is impossible to change it as it should be - every day at 80%, so clean it with chlorine and hydrochloric acid. In addition, dolphins suffer from the same viral and fungal diseases. And before attending a session, dolphin therapy does not require health certificates. And it may be that before you bathed in the pool a person with the human papillomavirus or candidiasis. Therefore, it is not recommended to attend such events in mobile dolphinariums.