Veterinary Physiotherapy in Essex and Borders

We get asked this a lot, so I thought it would be worthwhile explaining some of the key elements of a veterinary physiotherapy programme, whether for dogs, horses or other animals. As i've said before its not rocket science, but a good animal physiotherapist needs to bring together a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology, have a trained eye, great palpation skills, and a huge amount of empathy, for both the patient and the owners. I also believe a canine physiotherapis

Another subject i've been meaning to post about for a while, involving a really special client (they are all special, but I have a real affinity for German Shepherds). Lunas' owner got in contact over a year ago and asked for some assistance, as she did not feel that, despite the best efforts of vets and specialists Luna was making any real progress after a really serious operation, so much so that she was facing two further surgeries. Luna had previously suffered from an int

Really interesting canine physiotherapy case a little while ago that i've been meaning to blog about, so thought i'd finally share some of the details. Biomechanical analysis can give some really valuable insight into a dogs musculoskeletal health, but is probably one of the most overlooked tools available to canine physiotherapists. The dog in our video below was actually being used to help us develop software for our practice in conjunction with QuinticSports, as opposed to

So just a quick post this morning, but have been dealing with an interesting client as part of my canine physiotherapy work and thought I would share. This gorgeous boy is Kane, he's a one year old Rottweiler who didnt have the best start in life, and when the vet referred him on to me he mentioned that he may have aggression issues which I would need to be mindful of... Now when I say Kane didnt have the best start in life, he was the sole survivor of a litter that the mothe