Small Animal Physiotherapy

We most commonly provide physiotherapy for dogs, cats and rabbits.

There are a wide range of orthopaedic and neurological conditions that can affect animals of all ages, from youngsters right through to our older companions, its never too late to start making positive changes. Physiotherapy can be beneficial to:

  • Aid pain management & inflammation,

  • Promote healing,

  • Improve joint flexibility,

  • Maintain and rebuild muscle mass,

  • Improve balance and co-ordination

  • Increase proprioceptive awareness.

Physiotherapy can be beneficial to medically managed as well as surgical cases and, in all cases, aims to enhance healing and compliment treatments or surgeries carried out by your vet. Some conditions which can benefit from physiotherapy include:

 
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Orthopaedic Conditions 

  • Hip dysplasia

  • Elbow dysplasia

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Cruciate ligament disease

  • Luxating patella

  • Femoral head and neck excision

  • Fractures

  • Amputations

  • Hip replacement

 
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Neurological Conditions

  • Chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy (CDRM)

  • Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)

  • Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE)

  • Lumbosacral disease

  • Discospondylitis

  • Cervical Spondylomyelopathy (Wobblers)

  • Peripheral nerve injuries

  • Canine Polyneuropathy

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Soft Tissue Conditions

  • Tendon ruptures/tears

  • Ligament injuries/tears

  • Wound healing

  • Muscular asymmetries