Physical Rehabilitation: A Pathway to Healing for Your Pet
At Beach Cities Veterinary Hospital, we are proud to offer physical rehabilitation services to help pets regain mobility, strength, and comfort. This innovative service is tailored to each pet’s unique needs to improve their quality of life and deepen the bond between pets and their families.
Physical rehabilitation bridges the gap between traditional medical or surgical treatments and long-term mobility and strength. This service benefits both pets and their owners in many ways:
- Improved Mobility: Regain lost mobility and strength.
- Pain Management: Reduce pain and discomfort.
- Enhanced Quality of Life: Improve your pet's overall well-being.
- Faster Recovery: Accelerate healing and return to normal activity.
- Preventive Care: Maintain your pet's health and performance.
When to Consider Physical Rehabilitation
Physical rehabilitation can benefit pets with a variety of conditions.
- Post-Operative Recovery: Support recovery after orthopedic or abdominal surgeries, especially in performance or geriatric animals.
- Osteoarthritis: Focus on maintaining comfort, strength, and mobility for improved quality of life.
- Neurologic Conditions: Support pets with a variety of conditions, including intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), degenerative myelopathy, and Wobbler’s Disease.
- Geriatric Patients: Help aging pets maintain or improve strength and mobility, even without a specific diagnosis.
- Performance Animals: Support injury recovery or enhance conditioning to prevent injuries in active pets.
Physical Rehabilitation Tailored to Your Pet’s Needs
Physical rehabilitation is a specialized therapy designed to help pets recover from injuries, surgeries, or chronic conditions. Our skilled veterinary team at Beach Cities Veterinary Hospital will create a personalized treatment plan tailored to your pet's specific needs.
Physical rehabilitation involves a comprehensive, individualized approach to enhance your pet’s mobility and overall well-being. Each treatment plan begins with a thorough, nose-to-tail examination. This helps your veterinarian address areas of concern while identifying other potential issues that may affect your pet’s recovery or comfort.
Available Treatment Plans
Treatment plans may include a combination of the following therapies:
- Manual therapies: Massage, joint mobilization, and range-of-motion exercises.
- Electrical stimulation: Stimulates muscles and relieves pain.
- Therapeutic exercises: Strengthen and stabilize joints and muscles.
- Gait training: Helps pets relearn or improve their ability to walk.
- Pain management: Tailored strategies to alleviate discomfort.
- Hydrotherapy: [Coming Soon!] Reduces joint stress for pets by utilizing water buoyancy.
During an initial consultation, your veterinarian will evaluate your pet’s condition, conduct any necessary diagnostic tests, and develop a tailored rehabilitation plan. Your involvement in this process will be essential, as we collaborate to help your pet achieve optimal recovery.
If you believe that physical rehabilitation could benefit your pet, we encourage you to schedule a consultation with our team today. Together, we’ll help your pet move toward a healthier, happier future.