Canine Physiotherapy Services

Canine Physiotherapy Services

Canine Physiotherapy

Our bespoke canine physiotherapy service can be beneficial for all types of dogs, from beloved family pets through to agility and working dogs. Physiotherapy guided rehabilitation is highly useful following injury, surgery and illness, boosting recovery. Regular physiotherapy is advantageous in optimising performance and preventing injury in working/agility/competition dogs; additionally invaluable in helping maintain wellbeing, function and quality of life in our older pets.
Animals communicate problems and pain through subtle changes in their performance and/or behaviour. As a physiotherapist, Beth is highly skilled at observing behaviour and movement patterns within her assessment, helping identify any areas of pain, weakness and compensation.

Canine physiotherapy can be useful with:

Neck, back and pelvic pain

Post Surgery Rehabilitation

Cruciate ligament repairs (TPLO, ELSS, TTA), patella surgery, hip replacements, femoral head and neck excisions, spinal surgery.

Chronic condition management

Osteoarthritis, OCD, elbow dysplasia, hip dysplasia, lumbosacral disease, patellar luxation.

Neurological conditions

Disc/spinal injuries, nerve injuries, FCE, myelopathies (CDRM), neuropathies.

Soft Tissue Injuries

Including muscle strains/tears and tendon/ligament injuries.

Maintaining high performance in all canine disciplines/levels/services

Maintaining/improving mobility and wellbeing in elderly dogs

Muscle weakness/imbalances

Reduced/poor fitness & performance

Wound healing

Joint stiffness

What does your Canine Physio appointment involve?

  • On arrival, we take a detailed history of your dog.

  • We then assess your dog both statically and dynamically – this will involve observing your dog standing and performing a range of movement tasks.

  • Following this, a physical examination is completed involving palpation and joint range of movement assessment.

  • After a thorough assessment, a treatment plan will be formulated – Treatment may involve a combination of modalities including, manual therapies, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, neuromuscular electrotherapy and/or class 3b laser therapy.

  • Beth will then advise on post-treatment work programmes, exercise prescription and follow-up treatment. If required, a report can be sent to your veterinarian.

  • We’re always happy to hear how you’re managing and answer any questions or concerns between visits.

The number of follow-up treatments will depend on individual vet diagnoses, responses to treatment, age, lifestyle and other health issues.

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How to recognise signs of discomfort in your dog:

Reluctance to go on walks or play

Struggling to jump up/down from furniture or in/out of the car

Excessive licking or chewing of a limb

Behavioral changes withdrawn, aggressive, anxious, reluctance to being stroked

Falling, tripping, losing balance

Difficulty going up/down steps

Difficulty and stiffness when getting up from lying/sitting

Lameness or 'limping', hopping

How to recognise signs of discomfort in your dog:

Reluctance to go on walks or play

Struggling to jump up/down from furniture or in/out of the car

Excessive licking or chewing of a limb

Behavioral changes withdrawn, aggressive, anxious, reluctance to being stroked

Falling, tripping, losing balance

Difficulty going up/down steps

Difficulty and stiffness when getting up from lying/sitting

Lameness or 'limping', hopping

Is Veterinary Consent Needed?

Yes

  • Management of a new or ongoing condition/injury

  • Maintain wellbeing & mobility in an animal with known medical conditions

No

  • Improve/maintain wellbeing & mobility in a healthy animal

  • Improve performance in a healthy animal

For anything relating to maintenance and maximising performance of the healthy animal, prior veterinary referral is not required.
Outside of routine/maintenance care we will contact your veterinarian to gain consent prior to seeing your animal. This is a legal requirement as per the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and Exemptions Order 2015.