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What combination of services will best suite your pet is
determined during the first session with the veterinary
rehabilitation therapist. No modality is used alone, rather
each has specific indications and, when properly combined,
will greatly improves results. New services will continue to
be added in the near future.
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Passive Range of
Motion and Stretching
▪Improves joint mobility
▪Increases muscle and tendon flexibility
▪Helps minimize muscle contracture
▪Limits joint rigidity from disuse. |
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Thermotherapy (heat)
▪Improves local blood circulation
▪Increases muscle flexibility
▪Helps resolve edema (swelling)
▪Provides comfort
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Cryotherapy (cold)
▪Reduces pain, swelling, and inflammation
▪Produces mild muscle relaxation
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Aquatic Treadmill Therapy
▪Low impact on joints allows for early intervention and greater
comfort
▪Water provides resistance throughout entire range of motion of
limbs
▪Improves strength, endurance, muscle re-education, and
coordination
▪Buoyancy provides extra support
▪Warm water provides hydrotherapy and thermotherapy benefits
Click here to view a demonstration
of the treadmill
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Hydrotherapy
▪Reduces swelling
▪Improves circulation
▪Provides relief of pain |
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Massage Therapy
▪Increases blood and lymphatic flow
▪Stretches & breaks down scar tissue
▪Provides muscle relaxation and relief of pain
▪Produces a positive emotional state
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Active Resistive Exercise
▪Restores strength, stamina, and coordination
▪Improves cardiovascular fitness
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