PASSIVE THERAPIES
Laser Therapy
- Accelerates tissue repair and cell growth, and speeds wound healing
- Reduces fibrous tissue formation
- Reduces inflammation and reduces pain
- Increases circulation, and increases metabolic activity
- Improves nerve function
- Useful for treatment of arthritic joints, post surgery, for wound healing and treatment of lick granulomas.
- Laser can penetrate up to 6cm but can not penetrate through bone.
Therapeutic Ultrasound
- Works similarly to Laser Therapy but with sound energy instead of light energy
- Relaxes tight or spasming muscles
- Assists with stretching muscles, ligaments, and tendons through heat therapy
- US head must come in direct contact with skin so area being treated must be shaved
Whole Body Vibrational Therapy (VibroGym)
- Propriceptive training method that slightly destabilizes the user in a controlled way
- Forces the body to regain its balance, automatically causing muscular contraction
- Helps stimulate blood circulation, warm the muscles and support the body's recovery
ACTIVE THERAPIES
Resistance Pool
- Helps with proprioception in neurologic cases
- Helps increase range of motion of the shoulders and elbows
- Helps strengthen the forelimbs and chest muscles
Underwater Treadmill (UWT)
- Used to exercise animals while reducing the stress on the joints
- Warm water helps increase circulation and loosens muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
- Different heights of the water change the amount of weight the pet carries and can also change the gait
- of the animal and help with range of motion.
- ~With the water at about hip level the pet will be walking at about 1/3 it's normal body weight.
- By decreasing the water level you add weight and help to build up muscle.
- Useful for pets who have recently had orthopedic surgery, who have osteoarthritis, who are unable to
- carry their entire body weight on the limbs, or for weight loss.
- Forces the pet to walk at a controlled, steady speed in one direction without the distractions of the outdoors
Offering Quality Care at Our Pet Rehabilitation Center in Clifton, NJ
If you want to find out more about services at our pet rehabilitation center, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at (973) 509-5225. We would be happy to set you up with an appointment or answer any questions you may have about our pet rehabilitation center or other aspects of our facility. Please get in touch today.
Therapeutic
Acupuncture
• Only licensed veterinarians are qualified to practice veterinary acupuncture
• Physiological effects include pain relief, promotion of tissue healing, and anti-inflammatory effects
• Acupuncture can be effective with musculoskeletal problems including muscle soreness, back pain, osteoarthritis, and degenerative joint disease.
• With neurological disorders such as seizures, intervertebral disc disease, laryngeal hemiplegia, and facial and radial nerve paralysis
Manual Therapy Interventions
• Massage techniques – soft tissue mobilization, trigger point therapy
• Passive range of motion, reduces pain, stiffness and swelling
• Therapeutic stretching to improve muscle flexibility
• Joint mobilization to reduce joint restriction
• Neuro-facilitation techniques – muscle tapping, stroking