Don't wait for problems to start:

Regardless of your animal's age, fitness or diagnosis, a detailed assessment will enable specific treatment and an ongoing rehabilitation plan, with full after care and support, to help maintain or restore your animal's mobility and condition. 

Regular maintenance treatment of your horse or dog athlete helps to prevent issues from developing.

Compensatory problems from long term conditions such as arthritis, muscle strains or imbalance, or discomfort dealt with swiftly instead of building up can avoid further problems developing. Maintaining and promoting muscle mass is key for protecting diseased joints. 

Physiotherapy addresses the body as a whole, looking at muscle mass, areas of discomfort & the animal's overall wellbeing. Bodywork can help relax and release muscles, to increase range of motion, balance and enhance performance. 

It can also help animals that are on restricted movement or crate/stable rest by promoting vascular and lymphatic circulation, passive range of movement to improve muscle tonicity and posture, and help relax the animal to reduce stress and anxiety.

​Improve the management of a range of conditions: arthritis and other mobility issues, neurological problems, ligament or joint problems, acute or chronic pain, or nerve injury.

Rehabilitation and post-op or injury healing, including fractures (often covered by insurance). 

Every session includes a detailed musculo-skeletal assessment including; history taking, observation, palpation and a movement assessment to identify variations in normal movement patterns to establish which soft tissues are causing the functional problems. If left untreated, compensatory movement patterns can develop, putting further strain on soft tissue and eventually causing further problems in other areas. 

These therapies can help accelerate healing, repair & regeneration. Ideal for wound & fracture healing, pain management, muscle strains or spasm, muscle atrophy, age-related changes and stimulation of acupuncture points.

TREATMENT SESSIONS INCLUDE:

• Observation and assessment  
• Specific treatment and rehab plans
• Ongoing advice & assessment
• Exercise prescriptions that can be incorporated into your daily routine.
• Manual therapy & massage
• ​A variety of machine therapies including:
• Red Laser Therapy - a non-invasive procedure used for pain relief, enhances the immune and lymphatic system, wound healing, superficial lesions in tendons, ligaments, joint capsules and muscles, encourages release of energy carrying cells to encourage self repair for tissue, tendons, joints, bone, etc.
• Blue Laser Therapy - has an antibacterial effect and can help with contaminated wounds and abscesses
• Ultrasound - this can penetrate to deeper structures to reduce muscle tightness, heal ligaments and joint capsules, reduce old scars and reduce inflammation
• Electro Muscle Stimulation - maintain muscle bulk particularly with peripheral nerve damage, retraining a correct pattern of muscle recruitment, strengthen very weak muscles in early rehab, 'awaken' muscle fibres and normalise tone
• TENS - for pain relief and encourage release of endorphins to improve well being                      
• Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy - penetrates to deeper structures to promote healing, hastens bone union in fractures, offers pain relief over peripheral nerves, reduces swelling in acute inflammation, promotes blood flow to maximise muscle function 
• Cryotherapy - to reduce acute soft tissue inflammation and relieve pain
• Heat Therapy - for pain relief in chronic conditions of joints and muscles, reduce muscle spasm and increase blood flow
• Kinesology Taping - for muscle support, pain relief, lymphatic drainage, improved blood flow, balance
  

EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES:​​

• Individualised programmes to restore function and can include:
• Baited active mobilising exercises
• Muscle strengthening exercises
• Core stability exercises
• Balance and coordination exercises
• Proprioceptive rehabilitation
• Gait re-education and training
• Training and schooling advice
• Support with lifestyle changes and home adaptions to enhance the health of your animals and ensure they get the most from the treatment plans.

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Fully Qualified and Insured
Islandwide Home or Yard Visits
Full After Care and Ongoing Support
All treatment is under the direction of a veterinary surgeon in accordance with the Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order (1962) 

Call now for more information about specific plans & rehab exercises to help with mobility, recovery & maintenance

Bianca Skillen BSc. PgDip

​Email: bianca.skillen@yahoo.com

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