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What to expect from a physiotherapy session

Assessment

Each animal is assessed via a physiotherapy exam which will include:

  • Static (standing)

  • Dynamic (moving)

  • Palpation (feel)

  • Joint range of motion

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The findings of the assessment will influence treatment choices which will include, but not limited to, those outlined below.

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Manual Therapy

  • Massage

  • Stretching

  • Passive Range of Motion (PROM)

  • Myofascial release

  • Trigger point therapy

  • Kinesiology tape

Electrotherapies

  • Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMFT)

  • Photobiomodulation (using Class 3b infrared laser)

  • Heat therapy

  • Cold therapy

  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

  • Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

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Remedial Exercise

  • Weight shifting

  • Passive or Active Range of Motion (PROM/ AROM)

  • In-hand/ slow lead walking

  • Active stretching

  • Polework

  • Tactile stimulation

  • Lateral bending and circle exercises

Report and Exercise Plan

After the session, you will recieve a full physiotherapy report containing all findings, treatments performed, and our plan for continuing treatments. Annotated diagrams will help you make sense about key focus areas of the report.

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Your exercise plan will also be also be in this report, with videos showing you how to do them!

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