Rehabilitation Movement is Life
Our aim with rehab is to give our pet patients the best quality of life for the longest possible time.
Our Aim
- Reduce Pain
- Reduce inflammation
- Restore function and mobility
- Restore strength
- Improve quality of life
Options to treat pain and inflammation
- Pain relieving drugs
- PRP platelet rich plasma
- Stem cells
- Cartrophen injection
- Laser
- Photonic light therapy
- Acupuncture
- TENS therapy
- Cryotherapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Massage
- Chondro protective drugs
Who Can Benefit from Rehab
- Post operative orthopaedic patients
- Patients with injuries to bones , ligaments , tendons and joints
- Arthritic patients
- Neurological Patients
- Agility Dogs
- Geriatric Patients
Some of Our Treatments
Our Vet will plan the best treatment protocol for your pet utilising a range of rehabilitation techniques.
Laser
Lasers work by photobiomodulation we have a class IV laser which is very effective in changing enzyme reactions in the cells. This means:
- Decrease in pain
- Decrease in inflammation
- Decrease in swelling
- Increase in blood circulation
- Acceleration of healing
- Reduction of scar tissue
TENS Therapy
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is great for :
- Joint pain
- Inflammation
- Joint effusion
- Prevent muscle atrophy
- Reduces muscle spasm
- Improves range of motion
Therapeutic Exercises
- Exercise balls
- Balance boards / wobble boards
- Weave poles
- Cavalettis
- Obstacles
- Propriceptive and balance exercises
- Strengthening exercises