Hydrotherapy
Benefits of Canine Hydrotherapy
Studies have shown that hydrotherapy has many benefits such a restoring and maintaining normal joint action, facilitating healing of injuries, decreasing pain, preventing atrophy, improving strength and relieving symptoms or arthritis. As a form of exercise, hydrotherapy can also facilitate weight loss and can be especially useful in dogs who are unable to or find it difficult to exercise normally.
Hydrotherapy is a recognised and important rehabilitation treatment for dogs and the occasional cat recovering from surgery or injury. Hydrotherapy provides non weight bearing exercise, which in turn minimises pressure on damaged/painful joints and muscles. Swimming is hard work and provides a cardiovascular workout, a five minute swim for a dog is the equivalent to a five mile run. Hydrotherapy has prov-en to be beneficial in the treatment of many conditions, including the following:
Hip and elbow dysplasia, arthritis, sprains, fractures & breaks
Cruciate ligament problems, OCD, CDRM
Pre and post operative muscles regeneration and maintenance
Muscle, ligament and tendon damage
Obesity & general fitness
As well as just being a sage and enjoyable for of exercise for healthy dogs.Swimming helps to exercise every muscle of the animal's body helping the regain fitness without the risk of injury.
Post surgical or injured pets must have their veterinarian's consent prior to beginning a regiment of hydrotherapy.
Studies have shown that hydrotherapy has many benefits such a restoring and maintaining normal joint action, facilitating healing of injuries, decreasing pain, preventing atrophy, improving strength and relieving symptoms or arthritis. As a form of exercise, hydrotherapy can also facilitate weight loss and can be especially useful in dogs who are unable to or find it difficult to exercise normally.
Hydrotherapy is a recognised and important rehabilitation treatment for dogs and the occasional cat recovering from surgery or injury. Hydrotherapy provides non weight bearing exercise, which in turn minimises pressure on damaged/painful joints and muscles. Swimming is hard work and provides a cardiovascular workout, a five minute swim for a dog is the equivalent to a five mile run. Hydrotherapy has prov-en to be beneficial in the treatment of many conditions, including the following:
Hip and elbow dysplasia, arthritis, sprains, fractures & breaks
Cruciate ligament problems, OCD, CDRM
Pre and post operative muscles regeneration and maintenance
Muscle, ligament and tendon damage
Obesity & general fitness
As well as just being a sage and enjoyable for of exercise for healthy dogs.Swimming helps to exercise every muscle of the animal's body helping the regain fitness without the risk of injury.
Post surgical or injured pets must have their veterinarian's consent prior to beginning a regiment of hydrotherapy.
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