Animal physiotherapy is a health discipline concerned with the prevention, rehabilitation and promotion of health in the locomotor system of animals.
The aims of physiotherapy are
Restore or improve the animal's mobility
Regeneration and recovery from musculoskeletal pathology
Pain relief
Strengthen, maintain and restore neurological, musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory system capacities
Reduce muscular tension
Prevent musculoskeletal injuries
Improve or maintain posture, flexibility, balance and muscle strength
Prevention or reduction of unilateral imbalances
Improved gait
Improve the results of ongoing treatments
Indications:
Support for aging animals
Osteoarthritis
Hip dysplasia
Elbow dysplasia
Degenerative myelopathy
Herniated disc
Back pain
Cruciate ligament rupture
Patella dislocation
Injury prevention
Pain
Rehabilitation after a fracture
Torn ligaments
Tendonitis
Overweight management (obese animals)
Neurological disorders