Rehab helps prevent muscles becoming tight and thereby affecting the mobility of joints. The focus of canine rehabilitation is on soft tissue rather than just bones and joints.
Manual therapies that are used include massage, stretching, joint mobilisation, exercises using physio-balls, therapy bands, wobble boards and cavaletti poles.
Manual therapies that are used include massage, stretching, joint mobilisation, exercises using physio-balls, therapy bands, wobble boards and cavaletti poles.
- Studies have shown that dogs that have rehabilitation after surgery recover quicker than without. Types of surgery that can benefit from rehab are;
- Cruciate repair
- Spinal Surgery
- Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
- Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO)
- Juvenille Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS)
Gail is happy to consult with your Veterinarian and discuss a rehab treatment plan.