If you're ever worried your dog won't enjoy physio, then take a look at roddy for comfort.
Each session is tailored to suit your dog, and stress levels are kept at a minimum.
Roddys first session, he had muscle soreness and was reactive to having these areas touched. Fast forward to today, and he totally found his vibe and even offered a lie down on his side (which is a big deal).
This happened over two sessions... some dogs settle immediately, and some take 4..5..6 sessions, but eventually, every dog begins to realise how good they feel after each session 🥰
Canine therapy 🥰
As a veterinary physiotherapist, I primarily use massage and manual therapies during my treatments, which are supported by electrotherapies, stretches, and exercise.
Your dog (or horse) does not need to be injured or old to enjoy the benefit of treatments. As with humans, we treat ourselves to a massage therapy appointment, so why not treat your loving companion 🐕🐶
Benefits of massage include:
🐾 Promotes relaxation - even the stressiest dogs can learn to understand how massage can benefit them.
Massage can reduce anxiety by decreasing sympathetic levels (stress) and inducing a parasympathetic response (relaxation).
Many dogs leave the clinic and spend the rest of their day snoozing away. Who doesn't want a chilled out dog?!
🐾 Reduce pain - whether your dog has a diagnosed condition or not, all dogs can benefit from massage and manual therapy. Dogs with diagnosed issues tend to have lots of muscular compensations. However, young and active dogs see me with no "obvious" issues but present with muscle tension and soreness that is hidden. This can slowly build up tension and can even lead to personality changes, signs of early ageing, and exercise intolerance.
Addressing this can lead to reduced soreness after walks, improved tolerance with other dogs, better recovery times, and can improve symptoms that progress with age. ("The getting old look").
🐾 Getting hands-on can help with early detection of potential issues.
Whether it's a pain reaction on a muscle or joint or feeling that lump you haven't noticed - massage therapy means I can get a good feel for your dog and hopefully pick up on any small changes that might occur and lead to earlier diagnoses if required.
🐾 Sporting and active dogs - massage can improve performance, aid recovery, and reduce risk of injury.
So what are you waiting for? Drop me a message to book now 🥰
Canine clinic based in Guisborough with a monthly clinic available on darlington 🥰
A lovely relaxing session today for the sweetest mare 😍
She particularly enjoyed the head massage and poll releases 🥰
Ahh, Willow update...
Willow had developed a habit of hopping on her effected leg (the right hind) on particular surfaces (which seemed to become more frequent). This meant that for a lot of her walks, she would be hopping, which is not the aim for rehabilitation.
Initially, I thought it may be due to pain from the surgery area, but she would allow for range of motion in the clinic.
We then thought there might be an anticipation of pain coming from the limb.
There's also a possibility of a very small corn, but currently nothing obvious.
So we dived into the world of boots, and her owner found @hunnyboots that are designed for greyhounds.
And look at her go! All four feet on the ground and walking lovely!
It's great to see these wonderful accessories being put to use and just to show that although it might feel daft, they could potentially be life changing for your animal! The aim now is to keep willow working in a normal gait to take the strain off her other legs and to improve range of motion in her affected limb, with the use of hunnyboots this means the feet are protected and can if needed they can heal.
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A bit of spare time meant Martha enjoyed a full treatment.
We did some massage therapy, stretches, and joint mobilisations, plus pulsed magnetic therapy and laser therapy. We then moved on to her daily exercises to help strengthen her hind limb musculature and core and gave the wobble cushion a whirl to see where she's at.
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Looking for quick and simple time-saving exercises to do with your horse? These exercises took me around 5 mins to set up, and we did a 20-minute session, including some walk to warm up.
In hand, pole work has so many benefits for your horse
1) it allows you to assess the horse from the ground. (Today working through this pole maze, I realised monarch has very limited right neck flexion, I don't generally notice this when hacking as we don't do a lot bending work)
2) it allows for both hindlimb and forelimb flexion and some extension. Changing the distance between poles means that the horse will have to either collect or reach for the pole to not hit it.
3) improved proprioception- initially monarch was tapping the poles and tripped on a few, by the end of the session he had increased awareness of his foor position and was lifting them correctly to avoid hitting the poles.
4) These exercises help improve balance and core strength and allow the horse to engage through their back and hind limbs without the weight of a rider
And finally...
It's just nice - it was nice to just spend time with monarch without it feeling like a job to so. There's no pressure to the length of the session - we did up till monarch told me he was done. And I'm happy with that 🥰
Today was day 3 of 3 for Monarchs' initial salt therapy treatment. I was feeling very disheartened before we started treatment as the vet had told me monarchs cough and breathing is unlikely to get any better without heavy meds, including steroids, which puts him at high laminitis risk.
We did two weeks of 4 meds twice a day, and he didn't feel overly better.
Monarch usually starts exercise with a cough - about 10 coughs, which then goes and is usually OK but struggles with his breathing in faster and harder work. (Very puffy and takes a long time to recover )
I was told his cough is unlikely to go away and that his respiratory condition may become chronic.
Day 1 of salt treatment - we had about 4 coughs, and monarch was flying around. It was like old times again, I forgot how naughty he could be.
Today was day 2, and we took it a bit steadier, and he seemed happy exercising and only two coughs when starting exercise.
I'm excited to see how he goes after his third and final treatment, but it's already looking like his symptoms have begun to improve.
I can't believe something so simple can have such a profound effect on him compared to heavy - life-threatening medication. Fingers crossed its only up from here!
If you have a horse with either a respiratory or skin condition, give salt therapy a try. There's no risk or harm to trying it, and the benefits speak for themselves.
Hopefully, we have a lovely summer breathing easy 😌
Janet at Yorkshire Equine Salt Therapy is so lovely and kind and made the whole process so simple!
Today was day 3 of 3 for Monarchs' initial salt therapy treatment. I was feeling very disheartened before we started treatment as the vet had told me monarchs cough and breathing is unlikely to get any better without heavy meds, including steroids, which puts him at high laminitis risk.
We did two weeks of 4 meds twice a day, and he didn't feel overly better.
Monarch usually starts exercise with a cough - about 10 coughs, which then goes and is usually OK but struggles with his breathing in faster and harder work. (Very puffy and takes a long time to recover )
I was told his cough is unlikely to go away and that his respiratory condition may become chronic.
Day 1 of salt treatment - we had about 4 coughs, and monarch was flying around. It was like old times again, I forgot how naughty he could be.
Today was day 2, and we took it a bit steadier, and he seemed happy exercising and only two coughs when starting exercise.
I'm excited to see how he goes after his third and final treatment, but it's already looking like his symptoms have begun to improve.
I can't believe something so simple can have such a profound effect on him compared to heavy - life-threatening medication. Fingers crossed its only up from here!
If you have a horse with either a respiratory or skin condition, give salt therapy a try. There's no risk or harm to trying it, and the benefits speak for themselves.
Hopefully, we have a lovely summer breathing easy 😌
I have one appointment left at the darlington clinic @greatpawsne , which is at 4.30pm! I'm so excited for the first clinic over that way!
Don't forget new clients. I need your vet consent forms, either paper form on the day or emailed to me 🥰
I'm looking forward to meeting some new faces!
4 week progress after Kodi has begun treatment for polyradiculoneuritis.
She's now up on her legs and is not looking back.
Credit to her owner for dedicating her time to perform intense exercises and stretches to reduce muscle tone, increase muscle strength, and allow function through her limbs again.
Kodi has another physio as well as me working together to keep kodi comfortable as she increases her exercise level.
Kodi is only 4 months old, so we are limited to massage therapy, stretches, and exercises for kodis treatment. Her dedicated owner has proved that with commitment, even tricky conditions can be overcome.
🤞 there's no stopping her now!
OBSSESSED with how physiotherapy can benefit your horse and dog 🐕 🐎
● Manual therapy + massage ✅️
● Laser therapy ✅️
● Pulsed magnetic therapy ✅️
Just a few of the tools I use to reduce pain and inflammation, promote relaxation, and improve comfort 🥰
Lots of you guys see me using the class 3b and class 4 laser during my treatments, so I thought I'd do a quick post to explain some benefits of laser therapy 🥰
Low-level laser therapy targets the cells in the tissues and works to stimulate and increase tissue regeneration through the release of nitric oxide and endorphins. This release helps to reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation, as well as help with muscle relaxation and regeneration.
● Reduction of inflammation: This can occur within hours to days.
● Accelerated tissue regeneration: LLLT stimulates cell proliferation of fibroblasts, keratinocytes, endothelial cells, and lymphocytes
Some conditions that laser therapy can help with include:
- Arthritis
- bursitis
- back pain and herniation
- wound healing
- neuropathic pain
- tendinitis
And many more 🥰
Who else arrived to a soaking wet pony today 😂 Monarch was not only wet but seemed to have rolled in the boggiest puddle going, and you can imagine what his rug was like 🤢 nice to get out hacking this weekend and looking forward to another week of lovely dogs and horses booked in for treatment 🥰
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I'm always recommending pole work to my equine clients, and today, it was my turn. We somehow managed to avoid the worst of the weather and had a lovely clinic. We haven't schooled much over the winter, but monarch is very forgiving even when I asked him to canter over the poles. His little launches to make the stride! He tries his absolute best, and the benefits of poles are always worth it even when you're taking it steady or having an intense workout.
Who else loves pole work?
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How I find Martha when I come in from treating all your lovely animals! She gets particularly sad watching all the dogs get attention in the dog clinic instead of her, and she just has to watch or, in this case, sulk in the living room 😂
