Clinical Canine Massage Therapy
Clinical canine massage therapy will benefit younger, senior and sporting dogs and may help your dog if you have noticed any of the following:
- Limping/lameness
- Slowing down on walks
- Gait irregularities such as dropping a shoulder
- Posture irregularities such as a swayed or roached back
- Stiffness
- Ageing overnight
- Difficulties in getting up and down the stairs or in and out of vehicles
- Performance issues in sports (agility, canicross, sled dog racing, flyball, obedience or showing)
- Loss of appetite
- Finding it difficult to sleep
- Unwillingness to be groomed and petted
- Behavioural changes (withdrawn, aggressive)
- Orthopaedic conditions (arthritis, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia)
- Recovery from injuries such as muscle strains
- Recovery from operations such as cruciate ligament surgery and luxating patella
During one to three sessions with your dog, I aim to see the following improvements:
- Improved mobility
- Reduction in pain and soreness
- Improved flexibility
- The ability to enjoy longer walks
- Return to normal everyday activities such as climbing the stairs
- Improved gait and posture
- Improved performance in sporting dogs
- Resolved onr a reduction in limping/lameness
- Improved temperament
- Less fatigued
- Reduced inflammation
- Coping better with orthopaedic issues
- A younger, more active dog with a spring in his step!
Your dog will also benefit from a massage treatment in many ways that you can't see. As I take into consideration the whole of the body during a treatment I will also aim to:
- Soothe the skin
- Promote healing of skin sores and lesions
- Relieve stress, tension and anxiety by stimulating the nervous system
- Increase circulation which will aid to heal any injuries
- Increase the flow of white blood cells around the body assisting the immune system