Puercoterapia helps to heal children and the elderly

• April 27, 2024

Daan Vermeulen , a Dutch physiotherapist, ensures that miniature pigs are incredibly effective for physical and emotional problems.

According to information published in the newspaper Metro , specialist Vermeulen works with two pigs: Felix Y Rudi , to improve Physical Health Y emotional of patients, especially children and the elderly, who suffer from emotional behavior disorders and / or people with some type of disability .

Vermeulen, explained that this type of animals help people to have a more fluid interaction and optimize their mood. The physiotherapist assured that the pigs stimulate the curiosity of the patients, reason why apparently it could delay some negative effects of aging:

"This generation associates pigs strongly with their youth. The puercoterapia is to have a meeting with this animal, let fears and insecurities are eliminated, caress them and learn to live with them. This gives great health benefits, "Vermeulen reiterated.