Neuroplasticity – how dogs recover from neuro issues

Nycky Edleston and Leanne Baker are qualified Chartered Physiotherapist and Veterinary Physiotherapists, a member of ACPAT, RAMP and the CSP.

Dogs, cats, Rabbits can all benefit from physio. Anything that is affecting their movement or an operation on leg or back is suitable for physiotherapy.

A relaxing treatment that depending on the settings I use: can relieve muscle tension and soreness, increase blood flow, improve soft tissue healing, relieve muscle spasm, help nerve repair and stimulate endorphin release.

If your horse has been out of work then visit my Injury Rehabilitation page to see how Physio rehab can really help the recovery and return back to work of your horse.

• massage • myofascial release • soft tissue mobilisation • acupressure • joint mobilisation • stretches • therapeutic exercise. Other therapies a physio uses include therapeutic equipment like pulsed magnetic therapy , low level laser light , muscle stimulation and TENS .

Proprioception is a combination of balance, joint position sense, and body awareness. Part of this is derived from sensory apparatus within the muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. When any of these areas are damaged, in pain or recovering from injury/surgery, the sensory apparatus are damaged and need proprioceptive stimulation to recover and do their job again. Physiotherapy treatment works to gain proprioception. Good proprioception leads to correct use of limb and body. Athletes benefit from fine tuning proprioception to help prevent injury.