Physiotherapy treatment falls under two main categories: Maintenance Treatment and Surgical Rehabilitation/ Treatment of an Injury. There are a range of conditions that physiotherapy can assist with, large animals are prone to suffering with slightly different conditions to smaller animals as listed below:
Horses
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Osteo Arthritis
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SI pain and joint dysfunction
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Kissing spines
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UFP - upward fixation of the patella
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Spavin
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Suspensory issues including PSD
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Tendonitis
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Reduced performance
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Postural imbalance
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Muscle tears
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Muscle imbalance
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Muscle atrophy
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Proprioceptive deficits
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Management of scar tissue
After spinal surgery /Before Physiotherapy
After 3 treatments
Rehabilitative Exercise
Hip Displasia + Hip replacement before and after 3 treatments
Conditions and injuries for Dogs and cats include postural and muscle imbalances, muscle tears, tendonitis, and improvement of scar tissue.
Post Surgical cases:
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Muscle atrophy
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Proprioceptive deficits
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Fractures
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Fragmented Coronoid Process (FCP)
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Hemilaminectomy
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Cruciate ligament rupture
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luxating Patella
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Joint surgeries
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Hip Replacement
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Femoral head and neck osteotomy
Degenerative and Neurological Diseases
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Osteo Arthritis
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Hip and elbow dysplasia
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Spondylosis
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Degenerative myelopathy
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IVDD - Disk disease
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FCE
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Wobblers
Management of congenital Diseases
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Hip dysplasia
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Elbow dysplasia
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Spondylosis
DOGS AND CATS