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Physical Therapy for Animals
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Hydrotherapy
NEPTA installed a swimming pool specifically designed for dogs in 2003. However, due to the move to TN, Julie no longer has her own indoor pool. For the time being, she is not going to open a new facility with a pool. She has decided to focus her services on educating clients, hands-on, land-based work, and building the PT 4 Animals blog to serve as an active community of professionals, students, and pet owners who can help each other to help more dogs! Please sign up to be a follower and share your thoughts! http://pt4animals.blogspot.com/
Just for education purposes, here are some benefits of hydrotherapy/swimming:
Improves strength and endurance
Improves cardiovascular health
Improves ease of movement
Allows for excerise with no weight bearing stress on the joints
Speeds neurological recovery
Common conditions improved by hydrotherapy/swimming:
Orthopedic issues: hip dysplasia, cruciates, post-surgical
Neurological issues: paralysis, weakness, disc herniations, degenerative myelopathy, FCE, strokes, comas, etc.
Obesity
De-conditioned ("out-of-shape") pets
“Improving the lives of animals!“
Julie Stuart, MS, PT
Licensed Physical Therapist
Knoxville, TN
PT4animals@yahoo.com |