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The Animal Health Professions’ Register is a voluntary regulator of allied animal health professionals. Their overriding goal is to promote good animal welfare.
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The Animal Health Professions’ Register is a voluntary regulator of allied animal health professionals which includes the following subgroups:

• Animal Chiropractic and Manipulation
• Animal Hydrotherapy
• Animal / Veterinary Physiotherapy
• Animal Sports Therapy and Massage

Membership of the AHPR is open to those professions who provide services for the treatment of animals under veterinary ref

erral and for the maintenance of health. Those professions providing treatment are required to base practice on evidence based therapies and clinical reasoning, as well as any therapies for which the benefits are observable and measurable. The aim of the register is to raise standards in the industry and assist animal owners and veterinary surgeons in ensuring that the professionals they use to assist in the treatment and health maintenance of their or client’s animals are suitably trained and accountable. All registrants have achieved a minimum standard of training, comply with Continuing Professional Development and hold appropriate insurance as required by the wider industry.

05/07/2024

Hi I’m Jay.
I’m a McTimoney Animal Chiropractor and also a Kennel Club Accredited dog trainer. I work both in private practice and am a tutor for the McTimoney College of Chiropractic on the MSc Animal Manipulation course and the new integrated MVetChrio course.
I also work for an assistance dog charity and have an assistance dog myself. I specialise in working dogs, and work my own as Gundogs.
I have 5 dogs and all of that keeps me pretty busy!

I joined the board last year in the role of Regulation & Compliance Director. My responsibilities within AHPR are to process new member applications, oversee our CPD audit and work with insurance providers. I am also looking forward to supporting the rest of the board in the future raising awareness and working with other industry professionals.

28/06/2024

AHPR would like to confirm that our 2024 CPD audit is now complete 🎉

Thank you to everyone who was randomly selected this year and well done for all covering such an interesting breath of ongoing learning. This ensures that we keep up with new developments in the industry and, as members of the AHPR can demonstrate a commitment to being the best and most effective practitioners possible.

The AHPR requires all registrants to cover 50 hours of CPD over every 2 year period and yearly we run an audit of a randomly selected 10% of members on the register.

More information about CPD can be found on our website and is always included when requesting an audit from a registrant.

25/06/2024

IMPORTANT UPDATE
As part of the work calling for new Veterinary legislation, RCVS is running a consultation on their recommendations for the way it, and the veterinary profession, could be governed in the future. The consultation is open until 22 July - further details, including how to respond, are available below.

AHPR is talking directly with RCVS about this consultation. We are also more broadly discussing the various proposals for legislative reform, including our ideas for realistic regulatory models for our animal musculoskeletal professions.

We plan to invite registrants to an online meeting in July, before the consultation closes, to discuss these latest developments and hopefully answer your questions!

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11/12/2023

Wearable Technology for Pets - student research. Please spare a moment to help Leeanne Bates, a student at Warwickshire College studying Veterinary Physiotherapy. Leeanne's final year research project involves assessing the advancements in wearable technology for pets and its practicalities. She would love to hear the views of our AHPR registrants, if you could take the time to fill in this short questionnaire. 🐕‍🦺

This questionnaire is part of a dissertation project for a degree in BSc (Hons)Veterinary Physiotherapy at Warwickshire College where I am investigating the use of wearable technology for pets within the veterinary physiotherapy industry. I am therefore asking if you would agree to participate in my...

17/08/2023

Join our free virtual Q&A to find out what it is like to be an animal Chiropractor.

07/06/2023

17/03/2023

THE BENEFITS OF CANINE MASSAGE THERAPY:
Most of us know how relaxing a massage can be, particularly to relieve aches and pains caused by tense or over-worked muscles. Massage is one of the oldest known techniques for healing.

The benefits are just as applicable to the well-being of your dog!

Massage therapy can improve blood flow, reduce muscle spasms, and increase flexibility. It can also reduce swelling after surgery, help with osteoarthritis or mobility issues, improve athletic performance, and help manage chronic pain.

It is worth noting that dogs don’t have to be injured to benefit from massage. It can help maintain and improve the quality of life and mobility in older dogs and keep sporting dogs at the top of their game. It can even help dogs with anxiety and nervous behaviour.

Find an Animal Sports Therapy and Massage specialist accredited by the Animal Health Professional’s Register so you can be sure they adhere to the highest standards - www.ahpr.org.uk/the-register

15/03/2023

AHPR registrants provide animals with first class musculoskeletal care and because they are accredited by the AHPR you can be sure they have achieved an industry recognised appropriate standard of training through externally accredited courses, comply with Continuing Professional Development and hold full, valid professional indemnity insurance.

Find your local practitioner ▶️▶️▶️ www.ahpr.org.uk/the-register

08/03/2023

A great way to learn about one of our AHPR accredited courses.

Come to our Open Day to hear all about the programme you are interested in and what it will mean for you. You will also have a guided tour of the College and the opportunity to speak to members of staff.

06/03/2023

Free Webinar from the McTimoney College of Chiropractic:
Tuesday 21st March 2023 @7.30pm – 9.30 pm.
The role of animal chiropractic in the rehabilitation of injuries
McTimoney College of Chiropractic McTimoney Animal Association

The McTimoney College of Chiropractic is delighted to announce a series of free Webinars focused on the use of McTimoney animal treatment.

27/02/2023

CAN VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPISTS HELP?

A message from Danni Barber. "I am a 3rd year BSc (Hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy student at Plumpton College. I need participants for my questionnaire for my final year project.

My study proposes to investigate the prescribing protocols used by vets in the treatment of osteoarthritis and the barriers that effect referrals to a veterinary physiotherapist for the multimodal management of this condition.

I would be incredibly grateful if you could help me with the short questionnaire - link below".

Hello, my name is Danni and I’m currently undertaking my third year of my BSc (Hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy degree at Plumpton College, accredited by the Royal Agricultural University. I would be grateful for your participation in my Honours Dissertation research project, investigating vets and ...

20/02/2023

CALLING ALL VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPISTS:
My name is Charlotte and I am a final year currently studying Bsc (Hons) in Veterinary Physiotherapy. As part of my degree, I have to complete an Honours Research Project. I have chosen to focus on the current use of and referral for veterinary physiotherapy in cats, and the perceptions of veterinary physiotherapists and owners surrounding this.

Could you help me by taking part in this study; the questionnaire should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please click on the link below. Thank you.

Online survey BOS

17/02/2023

The AHPR wrote an open letter to The Vet Record raising concerns about unqualified therapists treating animals. To view the published letter click on the link below. British Veterinary Association - BVA

AHPR letter published in the January edition of The Vet Record Share this post:

17/02/2023

The NAVP is looking for Mentors.
If you are a Veterinary Physiotherapist and have 5 years of industry experience why not become part of the NAVP professional community and mix with peers for a common purpose. Click on the link below to find out more and to register an interest. National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP)

November 2021

10/02/2023

Welcome To The Animal Health Professions' Register... this is who we are!

08/02/2023

VET PHYSIOS - CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
We have had a request from Ellie who is in her final year of studying to become a Veterinary Physiotherapist. Please see below:

"My name is Ellie Robinson and I am currently in my final year of studying BSc (Hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy. As part of my dissertation project, I am looking for qualified vet physios to complete this short questionnaire investigating the perceptions of veterinary physiotherapy in the management of equine osteoarthritis. If there is any chance you might be able to send this link to your members to complete? I have included the link below which will take you straight to the questionnaire, and it should take less than 10 minutes to complete."

Hello, my name is Ellie Robinson and I am currently in my final year of studying BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Physiotherapy at Plumpton College, accredited by the Royal Agricultural University. I would be grateful for your participation in my research project looking into practitioner perceptions of vet...

26/01/2023

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20/01/2023

CAN YOU HELP?
Could any of you please help a Veterinary Physiotherapist with her MSc dissertation? It will take just 5 minutes completing an online survey. If you could click on the link below Georgia would really appreciate it. The link will expire on the 30th March. Thank you.

'My name is Georgia Patsika, I am an AHPR-registered Veterinary Physiotherapist and am completing my MSc dissertation this year. I am investigating the usage of client/patient electronic records in veterinary physiotherapy, its effect on the business, and the user’s experience with the existing software. I would appreciate it if you could spend 5min participating in my survey.'

You are being invited to participate in a research study titled 'Investigating the usage of electronic record keeping at the veterinary physiotherapy industry'. This study is carried out by Georgia Patsika from Writtle University College.

10/01/2023

WEBINAR TUE 24TH JAN @19:30PM What is like being a McTimoney Animal Chiropractor?
What do we do and how does it help animal welfare and performance? This webinar looks at the McTimoney technique and how we apply it to a range of different performance and injury-based problems we see in our animals as well as the new training routes available for those interested in becoming a McTimoney Animal Chiropractor too.

Click on the link below for more information and to register.
McTimoney College of Chiropractic

The McTimoney College of Chiropractic is delighted to announce a series of free Webinars focused on the use of McTimoney animal treatment.

09/01/2023

The AHPR encompasses groups from a variety of fields within the animal therapy industry. One size doesn’t necessarily fit all!

21/12/2022

Seasons greetings from everyone at the AHPR.

30/11/2022

All AHPR registrants have achieved an industry recognised appropriate standard of training through externally accredited courses, comply with Continuing Professional Development and hold full, valid professional indemnity insurance as required by the wider industry.

28/11/2022

It is Equine Health Week 2022 - brought to you by British Equestrian Over the next seven days there is loads going on such as

🔸 Disease of the Day with a top equine vet, who'll give you the low-down on one of the infectious diseases that poses a risk to the UK equine population and what you can do to reduce the risk to your horse.
🔸 vets sharing their top tips for keeping your horse safe from disease in various settings and scenarios, from your home yard to competitions and other equine gatherings.
🔸vets taking it in turns to go into more detail around some of the health issues currently threatening the UK's equine population.

To find out about everything that's happening this week, plus catch up on all the content at the end of each day and download printable resources, via the British Equestrian website https://bit.ly/EquineHealthWeek22

22/11/2022

Great to see so this article featured in so many publications/sites - showing the importance of the need for all qualified animal health practitioners belonging to a central register. Please share these posts far and wide! Lets keep the discussion going. Horse & Rider Magazine

An organisation has highlighted the importance of all qualified animal health practitioners belonging to a register following an increase in unqualified therapists offering treatment

21/11/2022

The Animal Health Professions Register (AHPR) have highlighted how vital it is for all qualified practitioners to belonging to a register of professionals following the increase in unqualified therapists offering treatment to animals. Check out the full article below Everything Horse

The need for a register of qualified animal health professionals more important than ever! The Animal Health Professions Register (AHPR)

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The Animal Health Professions’ Register is a voluntary register which has been developed by many representative groups of the animal health industries and includes the following subgroups: • Animal Chiropractic and Manipulation • Animal Hydrotherapy • Animal / Veterinary Physiotherapy • Animal Sports Therapy and Massage

Membership of the AHPR is open to those professions who provide services for the treatment of animals under veterinary referral and for the maintenance of health. Those professions providing treatment are required to base practice on evidence based therapies and clinical reasoning, as well as any therapies for which the benefits are observable and measurable. The aim of the register is to raise standards in the industry and assist animal owners and veterinary surgeons in ensuring that the professionals they use to assist in the treatment and health maintenance of their or client’s animals are suitably trained and accountable. All registrants have achieved a minimum standard of training, comply with Continuing Professional Development and hold appropriate insurance as required by the wider industry. Their overriding goal is to promote good animal welfare.