Physio and associated rehabilitation
therapies
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Following injuries or operations, pain and scarring can reduce an
animal's ability to use it's limbs and muscles properly, and long term
mobility problems and stiffness can result.
Rehabilitation can help prevent this, assisting animals to regain
mobility. Acupuncture can be used together with massage, exercises and
other physical therapies (such as physiotherapy/ chiropracty) to
encourage proper mobility of healing tissues. Appropriate exercise
regimes are also important, and affected animals benefit from an
individual convalescent plan.
Animals that can benefit from such an approach include those that have
had:
- joint, limb or back injuries joint, limb or back surgery
- muscle sprains or other injuries
- poor saddling causing back problems
- poor farriery causing reduced mobility