Natural Veterinary Therapy

Physical Rehabilitation

The physical rehabilitation and therapy that we offer can help animals with many different musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders. 

Rehabilitation can:

• alleviate arthritic pain
• ensure faster recovery from orthopedic and neurologic surgery
• alleviate pain from joint and disk disease
• hasten recovery from acute trauma
• alleviate pain from chronic muscle or bone disorders
  
• strengthen competitive animals
• improve weight loss

OUR THERAPIES

Hydrotherapy utilizes an underwater treadmill with warm water.The benefits of water bouyancy allows a painful animal to perform low-impact exercises.

• eases mobility
• increases strength
• decreases pain
• reduces inflammation
• improves flexibility

Manual therapy applies the knowledge and techniques from human physical therapy. Using our hands we can palpate and treat the muscles and joints. 

What do we do?

• massage
• passage range of motion
• stretching
• flexing and extending the joints

Floor exercises include:

• cavaletti poles
• physio balls
• wobble boards
• and many other creative ideas we come up with
  

 How can laser help my animal?

• heal skin wounds - e.g. lick granulomas and hot spots
• hasten recovery from orthopedic and neurologic surgery
• reduce pain and inflammation
  
• heal tendonitis
  

Chiropractics:

Gentle movement of vertebrae and other bones can help properly align the body. This is a pain free experience. Many animals with chronic injuries have compensated by using their bodies in a way that is not normal, they can benefit greatly from having their body realigned.

Sarah in underwater treadmill for treatment of sore shoulder.

"L.S." in underwater treadmill after knee surgery.

Annie walking over Cavaletti poles.

 
Elsa receiving laser therapy from Dr. Richmond.