
What to expect & what’s included
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1. Discussion
A thorough discussion of your horses/ dogs history to gather a good overview prior to treatment including- health, lifestyle, current performance or any performance issues, new injuries or past, any behavioural changes or concerns
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2. Static
A static assessment involves assessing your horse's or dogs conformation & posture. This indicates a lot about your animals overall condition & can be referred back to, allowing for changes to be monitored.
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3. Dynamic
Your horse/dog will be assessed by walking & trotting in hand, backing up & making small circles (if appropriate) and any other movements desired to help with assessment. It can be useful to have you tack ready as watching your horse on the lunge or under saddle can help identify certain issues.
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4. Palpation
There is no better way to learn about what's going on than getting hands on. Palpation requires a thorough examination of joints, muscles, and bony landmarks to identify key areas of tension and pain.
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5. Treatment
Results from assessment findings and pre/existing conditions will be used to create a tailored physiotherapy treatment plan as well as discussion on any changes towards home/ exercise plans. Teatments will include soft tissue release, joint mobilisation, stretches, electrotherapist
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6. Plan
Making an achievable plan for your horse's/ dogs whether its maintenance or rehabilitation will include home exercises, treatment frequency, and any necessary home changes needed to be beneficial.
Canine conditions which can be managed by physiotherapy
Osteoarthritis
Hip & Elbow Dysplasia
Patella luxation
Cranial cruciate ligament
IVDD
Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE)
Spondylosis
Stenosis
Degenerative myelopathy
Post surgery
Pre operative prehabiliation
Muscle injuries
Conditions managed with physiotherapy
Veterinary Physiotherapy can be utilised to manage a variety of conditions from pre operative to post surgical rehabilitation, general maintenance to performance optimisation. If your dog or horse has been recently diagnosed with a condition then VVP can help, contact today to discuss
Equine conditions which can be managed by physiotherapy
Osteoarthritis
Kissing spine
Patella locking
Tendon injuries
Ligament injuries
Cervical malformation
Performance issues
Sacroiliac dysfunction
Wobblers