Not sure if your dog could benefit from Physio?
What is Canine Physio?
Our therapists are movement experts and can help improve mobility, prevent or recover from an injury, manage pain and optimize performance. Pawsiotherapy's canine rehab therapists are fully licensed human Physiotherapists who've completed additional training to apply their skills and techniques to a canine model.
This includes manual therapy like joint mobilizations and manipulations, massage, and muscle energy techniques. As well as prescription of therapeutic exercise and home treatment programs to help maintain treatment effects and benefits between appointments. We may even use TENS, muscle stim, dry needling, acupuncture or different taping techniques as a part of your dogs treatment.
If your looking to help loosen up your old friend's stiff joints, or hoping to optimize your Super Dog's performance, Physio can help!
Low mood, sleeping more, shaking, avoiding activities?
These are signs your dog might be in pain. Physio can help manage pain through the use of manual therapy, modalities, needling and therapeutic exercise.
We can teach you what makes your pup more sore, what helps, and how to avoid aggravating their pain.
Sports injury? Disc herniation? Surgery, oh my!
Just like humans, dogs can suffer from sports injuries, overuse injuries like tendinopathies, need surgery, or even herniate a disc.
Pawsiotherapy can help prevent injury through 'prehabilitation', can help optimize surgical outcomes pre and post surgery, and even conservatively manage musculoskeletal and neurological injuries as a surgical alternative in some cases.
Rehab guided by a qualified therapist can help maximize recovery potential and increase speed of return to activity.
Needling, is that safe?
Victoria is a Licensed 'human' Physiotherapist, with her Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of British Columbia. She has completed advanced training in dry needling earning herself a spot on the 'needling roster' through the College of Health Practitioners of BC for her human patients.
She of course is also a registered Canine Rehab Practitioner through RAAMP (Registry of Allied Animal Health Practitioners of Canada). Earned by completing her Canine Rehab Diploma through the Animal Rehab Association of Canada (ARAC), a partner of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, which teaches the application of human physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques to a canine model.
Further, she completed her Small Animal Neuro-Anatomical Acupuncture and Dry Needling Certification through ARAC, certifying her as qualified to safely needle her canine patients.
Still not sure? Reach out, we'd be happy to answer any questions!
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