This is one of the angles we assess our clients movement. 👁️
From this aspect, we’re looking for:
- head position
- spinal alignment
- back movements
- pelvic mobility
- tail positioning
Check out staff dog Peggy completing her exercise and prevention work out! 🏋️
This is Uma. Uma is a 9 year old Hungarian Visalia who was diagnosed with acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion. This means that material found within vertebral discs as part of her spine, had escaped and was causing compression of the spinal cord. This caused Uma acute ataxia (wobbliness) and weakness of bilateral hindlimbs. Check out the difference for this young lady in five sessions - she TROTTED into her 5th session and following a check up with her specialist vet, was signed off from hydrotherapy but recommended to continue with all the exercises and management she had received from our physiotherapist at home. 😃 Great result for a fantastic patient! 🐾 #vetphysio #caninephysio #veterinaryphysiotherapist #caninehydro #physiotherapy #yorkshiredog #caninehydrotherapy #canine #Northallerton #northallerton #caninephysiotherapy #bedale #thirsk #yorkshiredog #caninerehabilitation
Here’s Peggy during her Exercise and Prevention Session. 💪🏼 Peggy wasn’t sure on the underwater treadmill at first but you’ll now find Peggy sat on the ramp longing to get in! As a breed prone to a spinal condition named IVDD, she attends semi regularly to maintain strength and stability of her paraspinal (back) and abdominal muscles. ⭐️ Here is Peggy showing off some trot work up an incline! Primula helped Peggy maintain an effective head position, instead of chasing bubbles! 🫧 #caninehydrotherapy #caninehydro #vetphysio #PreventionIsBetterThanCure #Preventivemaintenance #workout
🎁 Giveaway Time! 🎁
We would like to gift one lucky winner a 2x of our new Exercise & Prevention Sessions (Worth £80‼️).
These sessions are perfect for dogs who:
- Are looking to improve fitness, strength and reduce the risk of injury.
- May need help losing a few kilo’s.
- Would enjoy an alternate form of exercise.
- Want to gain confidence in water.
- Don’t require additional physiotherapeutic ‘extras’.
To enter:
1. LIKE this post,
2. TAG a friend, or 2, or 3..! Dog pics also welcome! 🤗
3. SHARE this post.
☘️ Best of luck! Winner will be announced on Monday the 30th of September.
🔹 Don’t forget, we still have our Introductory E&P Offer on for September only! Check the page for more details.
T’s and C’s:
- The sessions are unsuitable for dogs with existing MSK diagnoses/investigations.
- Signed vet consent form required.
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We’re at Thirsk and Sowerby Festival on the Flatts today!
Come and say hello! 👋🏼
Herriot Veterinary Physiotherapy
Walking and wagging into a new week! 🐾 Another happy client 😌 #caninehydrotherapy #caninehydro #caninephysio #yorkshiredog #vetphysio #vetphysiotherapy #northyorkshire #caninerehab #thirsk #northallerton #OA #Osteoarthritis #smallbusiness
🏆 Congratulations to our winners…
Hemburn Em and Doris! 🐶
Thank you to everyone who entered and played a part in sharing our new little business! There’s more chances to win a hydro session …
⚡️We have MORE VOUCHERS up for grabs on our charity raffle during our open day on the 16th of March! All proceeds go towards SYD - Saving Yorkshire's Dogs and there’s a whole host of other fantastic prizes to also win, prize details coming soon…
If you’d like to make an appointment enquiry or raffle donation, please get in touch:
[email protected]
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💬 I would like to join AquaPaws but the paper work sounds a hassle❓
Don’t panic - we’ve made it super SIMPLE!
We’ve put together this follow along video to show just how easy it is to find and forward our consent form to your vet. This was done on an Apple Phone and took maximum 20 SECONDS! 🤩
Once signed and returned, simply forward us your vets email with the document attached, or a screen shot/copy to [email protected].
Then go ahead and book your appointment via our system link - no more paperwork required!
https://calendly.com/aquapaws/newclient
🫤 Not tech savvy? No problem, you can call into AquaPaws Hydrotherapy for a hard copy, or get in touch if you need more help!
📥 Direct Message
📧 [email protected]
🐶 Does your dog actually WALK on its walk, or does it prefer to trot instead?
💦 Why do we focus on walking during hydrotherapy?
A straight, balanced walk isn’t as easy as you think!
Being a 4-beat gait, each limb must be loaded independently. For the perfect walk, the neuromuscular system must work in dynamic equilibrium.
When your animal is uncomfortable, they alter their movement patterns to compensate. Thus, a walking assessment can be a useful tool in assessing dynamic comfort by owners, vets and hydro/physiotherapists.
Here’s a few things I look at when I assess an animal walking:
1️⃣ Facial expression - comfortable and compliant?
2️⃣ Lameness - head bobs or hip hikes?
3️⃣ Speed - what’s comfortable?
4️⃣ Limb flexion/flight arc - is it sufficient and equal?
5️⃣ Step and stride length - too long/short, is it equal?
So, can your dog walk slow, straight and controlled? Use walking as an easy marker exercise to assess progress, changes or discomfort.
If you’ve any concerns on how your animal moves, please consult your vet. With their agreement, a hydrotherapist/physiotherapist can help you improve your pets comfort, gait and quality of life.
🚶♂️Happy walking 👏🏻
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Veterinary physiotherapist led canine hydrotherapy centre based in Northallerton.
