Pet Rehabilitation In Chattanooga, TN
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
Pet Rehabilitation Services
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
Our physical rehabilitation experts combine physical therapy experience from the human world with extensive training in veterinary rehabilitation to give pets at VCSG an exceptional rehabilitation experience.