Physiotherapy

•Physotherapy is the treatment of disease, injury or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment and exercise.

• Canine physical therapy adapts human physical therapy techniques to increase function and mobility of joints and muscles in animals.

• It is also applicable to the treatment of cats and large animals like horses.

• Physiotherapy reduces pain, and enhances recovery from injury, surgery, degenerative diseases, age related diseases and obesity.

• Physiotherapy exercises include range of motion, which helps improve flexibility and reduce stiffness.

• Other procedures include passive exercises, coordination exercises and strengthening exercises.

• Heat therapy, the use of the infra red lamp is sometimes coupled with physiotherapy exercises and this combination has shown great results with older dogs and those suffering from osteoarthris.