Therapies Available

Here is a brief overview of therapies we offer:

• Underwater Treadmill – The buoyancy property of water helps minimize stress to joints and surrounding soft tissue, permitting exercises in a controlled environment. It is used for painful osteoarthritic patients, postoperative orthopedic and neurological procedures, neurological impairments, geriatric care, and obesity management.
• Laser Therapy – infrared-light therapy is used for pain management for conditions such as arthritis, muscle pain, anti-inflammatory effect.
• Acupuncture – it involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points to aid in circulation, decrease pain, and muscle spasms.
• Therapeutic Exercise – Therapeutic exercises can target balance, strength, coordination, and flexibility. Can be used post-operatively to regain the best function possible. For other pets, it helps maintain better daily living activities and independence.
• Manual Therapy/Joint Mobilization/Passive Range of Motion – techniques such as passive range of motion (PROM), joint mobilization are used to improve mobility and relieve stress/pain.
• Therapeutic Massage – Massage therapy in pets can help relieve pain, improve mobility, and promote relaxation.
• Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Assistive Devices – These are used when a pet needs support for an unstable joint, assist in healing of soft tissue injury, missing part of a limb, a deformed limb, trouble getting up or cannot walk. Such aids could be wraps, hinged devices, prosthetics, carts, harnesses, and others.
• Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy – using electromagnetic fields, this therapy promotes healing, inflammation reduction, and pain relief.