Pet Rehabilitation

If your pet has undergone a surgery or has a medical condition that makes it difficult to carry out everyday activities such as walking, running or climbing stairs, or even performance as a sporting or working dog, physical rehabilitation can greatly improve your pet’s quality of life by:

• Improving muscle strength, coordination, and agility
• Improving range of motion of the joints and limbs
• Reducing the risk of injury due to deconditioning
• Promoting physical and mental well-being
• Helping your pet recover from surgery
• Helping with weight loss
• Helping manage pain

Following a comprehensive evaluation and physical examination, our rehabilitation experts will propose a plan of care that’s tailored to your pet’s unique needs. A treatment plan can include:

• Hydrotherapy (also called aquatic therapy using an underwater treadmill)
• Therapeutic exercise, both active and passive, for improving range of motion, strength and balance
• Manual therapy (massage, stretching, range of motion, joint and/or soft tissue mobilization)
• Individualized home exercise programs
• Balance training
• Strength and conditioning
• Gait training
• Proprioceptive training
• Therapeutic laser
• Electrical stimulation for pain relief or strengthening
• Thermotherapy (heat and cold)
• Magnetic field therapy
• Home environment recommendations
• Orthotics (braces) and other assistive devices
• Measuring and fitting of carts or wheelchairs
• Pain management

Conditions commonly referred for rehabilitation:

• Osteoarthritis
• Muscle atrophy
• Injuries of the muscles, tendons, or ligaments
• Cruciate ligament surgeries
• Femoral head ostectomy
• Fractures
• Degenerative joint disease
• Hip and elbow dysplasia
• Peripheral nerve injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Intervertebral disc disease
• Lumbosacral disease
• Increasing difficulty with daily activities due to age or inactivity
• Fibrocartilagenous emboli
• Obesity
• Vestibular disease
• Degenerative myelopathy