5 Steps to choosing your dog and horse's fitness exercises
What do I need to know before creating a fitness plan for my pet? You’ve heard you should have a fitness plan for your pet but you’re not...
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Zoe MSc Veterinary Physiotherapist @Fit-Pet Physio
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"Helping dedicated active dog owners to optimise their dogs health and fitness so that they can live a long and happy life"
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Jan 18, 20213 min read
Can Horse's Have vet Physio?
Can horse's have vet physio? And should they? YES and YES! I’m a firm believer that all pets should receive regular vet and vet physio...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 12, 20214 min read
The Cure for Back Pain
Can we cure back pain and can Veterinary Physiotherapy help? So the short answer is yes! But if you’d like to know more about the causes...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Hindlimb Muscles
So we’ve had a look at the major muscle groups of the hindlimbs the gluteals, hamstrings and the quads. Now it’s time to take a look at...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Where are the Quads?
So we’ve had a look at the Gluteals and the Hamstrings now we’re going to take a look at the Quadriceps muscle the last big muscle group...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
5 Reason Why Anxiety isn't just a Behavioural Issue
Anxiety leads to muscle tension causing pain Injury risk is increased due to changes in posture and muscle tension If pain or tension...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
How to Become an Animal vet Physio
So many of you have asked how I got into veterinary physiotherapy, well here goes… I was always that kid who was nagging their parents...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20216 min read
Why you and your Horse need a Core Fitness Program
Part 1: Why you and your horse need a core conditioning programme Horse riding is a partnership. While horses are big animals, you have...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
What to do when your pet has to rest.
After injury controlled exercise is used to get pets moving again without causing further injury. This is especially important in the...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
What is Weight Shifting?
Weight shifting is a remedial exercise used in both dogs and horses to improve even weight bearing on all limbs, increase core strength...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
H-Wave What it Does and Why it Works.
H- wave is used to aid in the healing of muscles, nerves and tendons as well as in the reduction of pain and oedema by mimicking the...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
What is Laser Therapy used for?
Laser is most commonly used to reduce pain at trigger points by altering endogenous opioid production in the same way that morphine works...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Why do We Use Cold Therapy?
Cold therapy is used to reduce blood flow- vasoconstrict, therefore, is useful for reducing heat and swelling in an area this is often...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
What Can Heat Therapy be Used For?
Heat is used to relieve muscle spasm, tension and areas of pain similar to how we would use laser therapy but heat can also be used...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Why do we use Ultrasound?
US is most commonly used in cases of tendon and ligament injury as well as muscle strains and fibrotic myopathy. US is suited to...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Why do we Use NMES?
NMES is used to reduce atrophy (decreased muscle), increase neurological signals- stimulating muscle movement, muscle strength, ROM and...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and Why you Need it.
PEMF is a form of magnetic therapy that generates a low-level electromagnetic field. This aids in re-establishing cellular voltage, as...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20211 min read
What's a TENS Machine?
TENS also known as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is used to reduce pain by stimulating the opioid mechanism in the same way...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Should you Stretch your Pets?
As we all know stretching is an important part of our warm-up and cool-down routines as humans to prevent muscle tension known as delayed...
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Fit-Pet Physio
Jan 11, 20214 min read
Is my Pet in Pain?
Often the signs of chronic pain can be overlooked as bad behaviour, old age or even personality traits. This is especially true for...
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