Healing and rejuvenating your pet to their full potential

What is Physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy aims to reduce pain, increase muscle mass and improve gait patterns through the means of manual therapy (massage and stretching), electrotherapy and devising a suitable, remedial exercise programme for your pet.

Physiotherapeutic intervention is highly recommended for:

• Muscular soreness
• Osteoarthritis
• Gait abnormalities
• Muscle wastage
• Neurological conditions
• Joint disorders (e.g. hip dysplasia)
• Post-operatively
• Geriatric patients
• Management advice

Massage is one physiotherapeutic technique which is highly beneficial for maintaining correct muscular tone, mass and increasing blood circulation. Massage is best performed in a quiet safe environment where the animal can relax – tutorials can be given at the surgery or alternatively, home visits are available.

Physiotherapy appointments and Prices

Physiotherapy 1st Assessment
A 1 hour appointment studying the static and dynamic movement of your pet, followed by muscular palpation, assessing the ease of joint movement and devising a suitable remedial exercise programme.

Physiotherapy Follow-up appointment
30 minute appointment to check how your pet is progressing, along with dynamic assessment, muscular palpation and altering your exercise programme accordingly.

4 Physiotherapy sessions (4 for the price of 3 – advanced booking only):
This includes a Physiotherapy 1st assessment (1 hr appointment) and 3 further Physiotherapy follow-up appointments.

Home Physiotherapy appointments are also available – please enquire for pricing.

Massage Home visit
A 30 minute home visit, performing massage and demonstrating techniques for owners to carry on with at a regular basis.

What is Laser Therapy?

Class IV Laser Therapy is a drug-free surgery-free technique used for acute and chronic conditions to:

• Reduce pain
• Reduce swelling
• Reduce inflammation
• And accelerate healing

Laser Therapy is safe, pain-free and fast treatment taking between 2-7 minutes to perform. Typically patients will exhibit improvements after 3-5 treatment sessions.

Laser Therapy is often used in conjunction with physiotherapy and is beneficial for condition such as:

• Osteoarthritis
• Tendon/Ligament injuries
• Muscular soreness
• Post operative wound healing
• Sprains, strains and fractures
• Hip dysplasia

Laser Therapy sessions may be required for your pet a the physiotherapist’s discretion.

How do I book an appointment?

Booking an appointment is easy and can be made by the referring veterinary surgeon or pet owner.

Physiotherapists work on a veterinary referral basis only. It is a legal requirement to have veterinary consent before a Veterinary Physiotherapist can assess and treat your pet.

If you are currently already a client of Eagle Vets, this can be sorted in-house, otherwise, veterinary referral forms are available at our reception.

Tel: 01843 825999

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Email: info@eaglevets.co.uk