🐾Wobble cushion🐾
The wobble cusion is a great piece of equipment to target a dogs balance, strength and proprioception
The exercise can be adapted to varied difficulties, making it great to help with a lot of conditions
In this video, Ozzy was completing this exercise for his IVDD rehabilitation, targeting his limb strength, core muscles, balance and proprioception, all of which he massively improved throughout his recovery💪
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Relaxing morning spent with this little lady, having her routine physiotherapy 🐴💗
⭐️Ozzy⭐️ demonstrating some weaving! Ozzy is coming towards the end of his IVDD rehabilitation programme, having progressed from being very wobbly and kyphotic, to being 99% back to his old self🤩 he’s had a combination of a manual therapy, electrotherapies and a remedial exercise plan, to help him along his recovery, as well as dedicated owners who have adapted things around their home to also help him. Good job Ozzy!🥳
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Roxy enjoying a shoulder massage 😴😍 Roxy’s a muscly Staffie so I like to maintain her muscle health and quality to make sure she’s comfortable🐶🐾
As well as benefitting muscle health, massage also has positive effects on joint mobility, circulation, promoting relaxation, reducing swelling/inflammation, proprioception and reducing stiffness🐶
It can benefit dogs of any age, size and breed, particularly older arthritic dogs, dogs following surgery, sporting/performance dogs, and dogs post injury🐶
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IVDD rehabilitation
IVDD rehabilitation (post surgery)🐶
Meet Max, who underwent some physiotherapy, following his IVDD surgery
Due to spinal cord compression, Max required moderate support to help him stand, walk and balance, following his surgery. His left leg was weaker, which knuckled quite a lot
Fast forward, Max is now able to use both legs equally, can walk unassisted, and is back to being a playful happy boy!
Physiotherapy can benefit dogs following spinal surgery, alongside their rest period, to regain feeling and movement in their effected limbs, as well as working on strength, coordination, proprioception and balance, to achieve the most successful outcomes!
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Super proud of this little ones progress during his IVDD rehabilitation! These videos are only 2 weeks apart🐶
We will now be working on further building his back leg strength / coordination (mainly his weaker right leg), but his progress to now has been fabulous 😁
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Look at Duo enjoying her Photizo therapy yesterday😍
Photizo can be really beneficial for animals over the colder months particularly, as muscles tighten, joints stiffen and environmental changes impact their bodies differently. Duo had particularly tight shoulders so I used this, plus a massage, to ease and relax her🐴🐶
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🐶canine stretches🐶
I spent this morning practicing stretches on (a very chilled) Harvey🐶
Stretches maintain/improve muscle flexibility, strength and health, decreasing stiffness and improving joint range of motion as a result🐶
Here, I performed forelimb protraction and retraction🐶
Practicing equine kneading today - a form of petrissage (massage)🐴
So glad we are back doing all this practical work🐴👐