Water treadmill therapy is primarily used in veterinary patients to improve muscle strength after limb, neck, or back surgery or injury and improve range of motion in compromised joints. It is also becoming more frequently used in working animals for athletic conditioning, weight management, and neurological conditions. Water treadmill therapy provides a reduced weight-bearing environment that increases functional use of a limb without significant weight loading and discomfort to a postsurgical joint or arthritic joint. Feel free to stop by for a quick tour or give us a call if you think your pet may benefit from water treadmill therapy!

Acupuncture is used by itself or in conjunction with Western medicine to treat many different problems, especially pain, and promote overall good health and well being in people and animals.

The wonderful feature of acupuncture is that it can be used preventatively to treat an imbalance or area of stagnation (low grade soreness) before it becomes a problem (i.e. clinical lameness) or causes your animal to be resistant to training. A trained practitioner uses acupuncture in conjunction with his or her western exam to detect and treat subtle imbalances. It is not only useful in the treatment of cases where lameness or a medical problem has been diagnosed and isolated to a specific area; but also in cases where there is not an obvious problem, but something “just doesn’t seem right”. Many owners use acupuncture as a routine part of training to try to prevent injuries.

It is important to keep in mind that some conditions may require traditional western medical therapies in conjunction with acupuncture treatment. The initial exam findings, clinical experience and response to previous or current acupuncture treatments will determine when your animal may benefit from acupuncture alone or in conjunction with a western medical treatment. If western medical therapy is employed to treat a specific condition, acupuncture is often used as an adjunctive therapy or as long term management.