Rehabilitation and Medical Acupuncture

Are Now Available At Steele Creek Animal Hospital

Rehabilitation Therapy:

Indications:

• Post orthopedic or neurological surgeries: speeds healing, decreases some of the side effects from immobility post surgery, decreases pain and discomfort during healing, helps keep the patient strong during the healing process
• Arthritic / geriatric patients: builds strength and increases mobility, helps with pain management and weight control.
• Healthy patients: agility training, increase strength and endurance, weight management.

Treatment sessions are specially designed for the individual patient and disease process and may include any combination of the following that the doctor feels is most beneficial:

• Thermotherapy / Cryotherapy: the use of hot or cold to decrease pain and swelling and to increase stretch
• Electrical Stimulation: to help relieve acute and chronic pain and help strengthen individual muscle groups
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• Ultrasound: relieves pain, decreases muscle spasms and increases flexibility by heating deep tissue planes
• Medical Acupuncture: relieves acute or chronic pain and increases blood flow
• Stretching and range of motion exercises: decreases pain and healing times
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• Therapeutic Exercises: i.e. theraballs, sit to stands, slow leash walks, cavalletti rails, stair climbing, land treadmill, water treadmill, balancing exercises, standing exercises, pole weaving, etc
• Aqua Therapy: WATER TREADMILL – increases strength, endurance, range of motion and coordination, soothes sore muscles and joints, and improves balance
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• Tissue Massage: relaxation of the patient and the tissues and increases blood flow to damaged tissues