REHABILITATION AND CONDITIONING Physical therapy in people has been utilized to great success since the early 1900’s. Only relatively recently have these techniques been applied with amazing results to help animals recover from illness or injury, and to enhance their athletic abilities.
The goals of a rehabilitation program are to: Increase mobility after orthopedic or neurological injury Improve and prolong the quality of life of geriatric and arthritic patients Achieve weight loss in overweight or obese patients Increase the fitness of athletic or working animals by increasing strength, endurance, Cardiovascular health, and flexibility
The goals are achievable with the cooperative efforts of a well-trained rehabilitation team, dedicated owners, and primary veterinarians.
To accomplish these goals, many modalities are utilized to create an individual program to address your pet’s special needs: Manual therapy (joint mobilizations) Therapeutic massage Stretching Targeted muscle group exercises Range of motion exercises Thermal therapy Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapeutic ultrasound Therapeutic laser Shock wave therapy Underwater and land treadmills Your pet’s therapeutic program will be supervised by trained and certified canine rehabilitation therapists in a comfortable and reassuring environment.