An Overview of Veterinary Physiotherapy
Veterinary physiotherapy is physical therapy for animals. It typically uses a combination of; electrotherapy, manual therapy, like massage, hydrotherapy, and remedial exercises to allow the body to heal itself and achieve optimum performance as efficiently as possible. Physiotherapy can be used on practically any animal and can have incredible effects – you can find some unbelievable, heart-warming videos of animals learning to walk again, or an old dog getting zoomies after osteoarthritis treatment! Its usage depends on the type of animal, species, breed, age, what their ability is, what the owners expectation and ability is, and what they’re ‘used’ for. - I do hate that term, ‘used for’, but it is something that needs to be considered; are they a competition animal? – what type of competition? Are they a companion animal, or a much-loved pet? Are they a service animal? This helps decide what physiotherapy can do to help, a...