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Post-op/ Ortho Rehab

Recovery after surgery or orthopedic injury is a process. Our rehabiliation programs are designed to reduce pain, restore mobility, rebuild strength, and safely guide your pet back to normal daily activities. 

Reducing Pain & Restoring Comfort

 Our goal during this phase is to reduce pain. Often times, your pup will not want to use that leg by holding it up or “skipping” at times. This also can cause secondary pain such as back pain from compensatory strategies in order to reduce weight bearing in the affected limb.

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Rebuilding Strength and Confidence

Muscle loss and weakness can occur quickly after surgery or injury. During this phase, we focus on rebuilding strength, improving mobility, and restoring proper movement patterns through progressive exercises and gait training. 

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Return to Daily Activities

 During this phase, we continue to build on our strengthening and doing more functional and high level activities. More emphasis on quality of movement and activities as well as building functional strength. Working towards returning to normal without setbacks. 

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Supporting Long-Term Success

At this stage, your pet has returned to regular daily activiteis with improved comfort, strength, and mobility. Our goal is to help pets safelty transition back to normal routines while minizing setbacks and supporting long-term mobility and function

Here to help!

Whether your pet is recovering from surgery or struggling with orthopedic pain or mobility changes, we are here to help guide their recovery safely and effectively. 

We work closely with your veterinarian and surgeon to follow post-operative guidelines while creating an individualized rehabilaition plan focused on reducing pain, improving mobility, rebuilding strength, and helping your pet return to the activities they love.

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Common conditions treated:

Cranial Cruciate Injuries (CCL) (surgical/conservative)

Luxating petelaa

Fracture recovery

Hip dysplasia

Arthritis

Tendon/soft issue injuries

Amputee rehabiliation

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Disclaimer:

All information on this website is intended for instruction and informational purposes only. The authors are not responsible for any harm or injury that may result. Significant injury risk is possible if you do not follow due diligence and seek suitable professional advice about your injury. No guarantees of specific results are expressly made or implied on this website. We do not practice veterinary medicine nor we diagnose, prescribe or administer medication.

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