Animal Physiotherapy
Animals can’t tell us where their pain is or if they have injured themselves, and they are often clever at hiding their discomfort.
Working with “humans” first, allows physiotherapists to sensitise their hands and to refine their treatment techniques. They also develop a keen eye for seeing subtle movement abnormalities. This experience is invaluable and allows Animal Physiotherapists to be very sensitive to the identification and treatment of problems in animals.
Valuable feedback gained from human patients is essential to adapt treatment techniques for use on animals. They are often far more sensitive than humans (just think of how quickly a horse can sense and twitch a fly from its skin), therefore an experienced, gentle and re-assuring touch is needed to treat animals.
Physiotherapy can ease the pain of dogs and horses with a range of problems including arthritis, sprains, strains, back pain, and performance problems as well as post-operative rehabilitation. Dogs with spinal and neurological problems can also benefit greatly from physiotherapy.
Any animal from ageing pets to elite athletes in competition can benefit from appropriate physiotherapy treatment, which is tailored to the individual animal’s needs.
Karen and Annelies run weekly canine clinics at Greyfriars Hydrotherapy Centre.
Horses are seen where they are stabled at a mutually convenient time and day.
A variety of soft tissue techniques (eg massage), joint techniques (eg mobilisations), and electrotherapy treatments (eg LASER) are incorporated into animal physiotherapy treatments as appropriate. Exercise rehabilitation is also a very important part of animal physiotherapy.
Prices:
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£50-55 an hour plus travel costs
(New assessments including treatment, last approximately an hour, and follow-up treatments last approximately 45 mins. Treatment costs vary according to the problem and its response to treatment).
Prices may vary and this is an approximation only.
Each case is individual as animals respond differently to treatment.
If your animal is insured physiotherapy treatment may be covered by your policy.
Chartered Physiotherapists always work with veterinary approval and consent and liaison with veterinary surgeons is essential, to ensure the best possible care is given to your horse or dog.
Physiotherapy can ease the pain of dogs and horses with a range of problems