Redanimo Dogs Muscle Therapy
Canine muscle therapy at Redanimodogs is the use of physical and neuromuscular techniques. These can identify and resolve muscular and soft tissue restrictions, injuries and also support dogs with orthopaedic conditions.
With my professional training in Human and canine advanced sport massage, dogs can benefit from the most modern approach to musculo-skeletal rehabilitation. Redanimodogs canine muscle therapy includes remedial and strengthening exercises and stretches.
A muscle therapy treatment can help with recovery, in the same ways as human Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy.
- Identify and assist with all soft tissue injury
- Pre and post operative support
- Relief for secondary effects of hip or elbow dysplasia, OA, cruiciate and patella issues
- Support and advice for conditioning the developing puppy, and the veteran dog
- Treatments for stiffness, soreness and soft tissue tensions and pain
- Address restricted or compromised moement though scar tissue or adhesions
- Work with latest techniques including Fasical release, trigger point therapy and neuromuscular releases
- Improve performance, improve posture and coordination, maintain fitness, flexibility and range of motion
Your dog’s welfare and comfort is at the heart of the treatment plan, and we would discuss the aims and goals of the treatments before and during the sessions. I usually suggest 3 sessions, sometimes fewer are needed, and naturally some conditions require more.
Sessions are normally spaced around 2 weeks apart depending upon what is found at the first treatment. They are an hour minimum and consist of physical muscle therapy and usually some Canine Conditioning Academy ® exercises, which you are encouraged to do between sessions.
Canine Services
- One to one canine SMRT. Includes written case notes for your vet.
- Talks and demonstrations for your group or club. Includes Puppy Exercise, Pre and Post Event warm up and cool down.
- Canine Conditioning Academy ® talks and demonstrations
- Kennel visits. Travel to your premises for multiple muscle therapy sessions.
- Referrals to other canine therapy practitioners.
- Full professional insurance is held. Associate member of IRVAP. The Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists
Contact: Roz Davies on 07958 656 119
Roz.Davies@redanimodogs.co.uk or Roz@canineconditioningacademy.co.uk
Vet Consent
Questionnaire
About your treatment
A Vet Consent Form will be required prior to treatments and this will be emailed to you when you make an appointment. Clients normally email or drop the paperwork to their vet. I write a Vet Report either after session 1 or more normally after session 3 to put with your dog’s case notes to keep the Vet updated on the muscular findings.
Veterinary consent for treatments is required by law to comply with the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and the Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 2015.
I also like to have a completed background questionnaire prior to an initial session. The full case history is important to ensure your dog is suitable for muscle therapy. This means we can minimise time taken on background and form filling and maximise time for the treatment.
Worcestershire, and I travel to your location. Fees including travel will be discussed when an appointment is made.
Contact Roz Davies on 07958 656 119
Roz.Davies@redanimodogs.co.uk or Roz@canineconditioningacademy.co.uk
- Prior to your appointment if your dog becomes ill through sickness, infection, cuts/abrasions/rashes, or upset stomach please discuss with Roz – as it likely that it is appropriate to postpone
- Only moderate exercise 3 hours before treatment.
- Allow 3 hours or more between feeding and treatment, pre and post.
- A plentiful supply of clean fresh water pre and post treatment.
- After treatment your dog may feel very tired, and may want to relieve themselves frequently. Post treatment your dog may get cold, even on a warm day, so you can wrap them in a blanket. Not all dogs experience this, but the majority of dogs will be ‘processing’ the treatment and their body adjusting, physically and chemically.
- Light exercise for 2 days after treatment, and then over next 2 days return to normal levels – unless other advice has been given.
- We will talk to you before treatment about what you can expect during the treatment, and discuss your dog’s particular needs.
- If your dog is having other treatments please leave 3 days between treatments. Some conditions are contra indicated for physical therapy.
Signs your dog may benefit from muscle therapy
Orthopaedic condition and conditions that the Vet has diagnosed may be being treated using surgery or pain management, and these too can be supported by canine muscle therapy.
If your dog has soft tissue or muscular and skeletal issues they can affect the way they are feeling or behaving.
- Lameness / loss of weight bearing
- Stiffness getting up / down
- Uneven gait, hopping, stumbling
- Can’t seem to settle, or rest
- Change of shape, looking bigger at the front or weaker at the back
- Can’t stand still, or square
- Pain or soreness
- General slowness
- Depressed or lethargic
- Loss of fun or unsociable
- Refusing walks
- Moody/doesn’t like to be touched
- Grump with other dogs
- Anxious or stressed
- Poor concentration
- Change in appetite
- Personality change
- Work rate drops
- Performance is inconsistent
- Knocking down jumps
- Sniffing ability reduced
- Avoidance or messing around
- Exits the course, track or field
- Refusing commands
- Unable to hold a ‘sit’
- Slower times, slower to respond
Jo Miligrew
Barkbusters London