Monday, March 14, 2011

How pigs are getting pensioners to open up

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany | Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:16pm EST
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - "Residents of senior homes here are often skeptical when Daan Vermeulen walks through the door with his pig grunting by his side.
But, the physiotherapist tells Reuters, such apprehension is necessary for his work to be successful.
Vermeulen practices an odd form of physical therapy -- he lets senior citizens and children with emotional and behavioral problems feed, groom and dress up pigs as a way of making uninterested patients more receptive to therapy..."read here

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