Exercise Rehabilitation

Physical rehabilitation for animals is a quickly evolving therapy that shows that animals, just like people, can benefit from targeted exercise programs and other therapeutic modalities to decrease pain, improve fitness, and restore functioning and mobility. Animal rehabilitation is built on the same principles as physiotherapy for humans, which are to restore, maintain, and maximise strength, function, movement, and overall well-being. Physical rehabilitation emphasises on examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and physical interventions. Additionally, it values the relationships between the animal, owner, veterinarian, and other animal health care providers. 

Physical rehabilitation comprises many different modalities such as massage and stretching, laser therapy, nerve and muscle stimulation, physical exercises, EMS, TENS, acupuncture, water therapy and much more. It is a much-needed service for pets who are recovering from major surgery or an injury, but it also helps pets maintain or regain their strength and mobility and lose excess weight. At Canine Freedom and Mobility, we’re passionate about offering physical rehabilitation to animals because we know how important mobility and freedom is for our pets. 

Like us humans, our pets are not immune to the traumas of degenerative disease, injury, or a congenital defect. With physical rehabilitation, we’re able to give pets and their owners the chance of returning to a normal, happy life. 

Therapeutic laser, also known as Photobiomodulation, is a therapy in which a light source is placed near or in contact with the skin, allowing the light energy, also known as photons, to penetrate tissue where it interacts with the body’s cells resulting in photophysical and photochemical changes that lead to alterations at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels of the body. Light induces a complex chain of physiological reactions in diseased and damaged tissues to accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration, increase circulation, reduce chronic and acute inflammation, reduce acute and chronic pain and help restore normal cellular function. 

Therapeutic laser can be used for conditions such as, pain, inflammation, soft tissue trauma, wound healing, bone healing, otitis, abscesses, bacterial/fungal infections, pyoderma, urinary tract disorders, arthritis, IVDD, neurological/orthopaedic disorders and many more. Whilst performing therapeutic laser for these conditions, it is imperative that optimal technique and energy levels are used to maximise the absorption into the targeted tissues.

Canine/Feline Massage & Manual Therapy

Massage therapy for our animals, includes different therapeutic techniques such as effleurage, petrissage, fascial and trigger point release. These massage techniques are used to relax and soothe the tissues, increase circulation and improve lymphatic drainage, and can also break up adhesions and knots in the muscles, all of which can help to increase comfort and flexibility.