Rehabilitation Therapy

Rehabilitation or Physical therapy, serves many benefits to post-operative patients, those with arthritis, disc disease or other physical disabilities and soft tissue injuries.

Therapeutic exercises are selected specifically for your pet's needs. 

Exercises include:

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• proprioception and balance-these help the body know where the joint and foot placement are in relation to the rest of the body. 

• strengthening exercises-these exercises help to strengthen core, postural or individual muscle groups that are weak or de-conditioned.

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Examples of exercises include: 

• Cavaletti and weave poles

• working on physio peanuts

• wobble boards/ balance boards

• weight shifting exercises

• stairs/ramps etc...