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If your pet is struggling with health and mobility issues there may be services here that could help.

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Pet Therapies

Complementary Therapies we offer

Veterinary Rehabilitation & Pain Management

Helping your pet move comfortably, recover confidently and enjoy life.

At St Giles Animal Centre, we believe every animal deserves the opportunity to live an active, comfortable and pain-free life.

Whether your pet is recovering from surgery, managing arthritis, returning to exercise after injury, or simply slowing down with age, our therapy team provides personalised treatment plans designed around their individual needs.

Working closely together, Jack and Nicola combine their expertise to deliver a comprehensive rehabilitation service under veterinary guidance, ensuring your pet receives the highest standard of care.

Jack works with dogs, cats and other companion animals recovering from injury, surgery or long-term conditions, helping them regain strength, mobility and confidence.

Treatment may include:

* Post-operative rehabilitation

* Arthritis and chronic pain management

* Mobility and strengthening programmes

* Sports and performance conditioning

* Home exercise plans and owner support

“Seeing an animal regain confidence, comfort and mobility is one of the most rewarding parts of my job.”

Post surgery rehabilitation to encourage healing in animals with orthopaedic and neurological conditions.
Improve quality of life for animals with degenerative conditions and old age. Common conditions include arthritis and muscle spasms.
To enhance performance for competition horses and working dogs.
Maintenance treatments for active horses, dogs and cats.

Veterinary Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be particularly beneficial for:

* Arthritis and age-related stiffness

* Back and neck pain

* Chronic pain conditions

* Muscle injuries and recovery

* Supporting rehabilitation alongside physiotherapy

Nicola works closely with Jack to ensure every patient receives the most appropriate combination of therapies, providing a truly collaborative approach to rehabilitation.

Chronic pain management to increase mobility and is complementary to physiotherapy and medical modalities.
Help improve pet's comfort and wellbeing during their later years.
We also have great results in helping to increase mobility and performance in your animal athletes.
Can help with other medical conditions.

Our Approach

Every patient is unique.

We take the time to assess your pet, understand their lifestyle and develop a personalised treatment plan to meet their individual needs. Whether they are recovering from an operation, living with a chronic condition or looking to improve performance, our goal is always the same—to improve comfort, mobility and quality of life.

Together, physiotherapy and acupuncture can help to:

* Improve mobility and flexibility

* Reduce pain and inflammation

* Speed recovery after injury or surgery

* Build strength and muscle function

* Improve comfort in older pets

* Support sporting and working animals

* Enhance overall wellbeing and quality of life

Manual therapy

Physical treatment 'hands on' technique used to treat musculoskeletal pain, disability and help increase joint mobility.

Soft tissue release techniques

Active assessment of soft tissue and massage techniques including stretching and release of soft tissue to improve flexibility and muscle tone.

Phototherary (light therapy)

Phototherapy works at a superficial level therefore is most effective on the skin. Blue phototherapy is very effective at prohibiting bacterial proliferation. Red phototherapy works to aid wound repair, encouraging epithelial growth and healthy granulation.

Pulsed Electro-Magnectic Field Therpary (PEMF)

Pulsing magnetic fields affect the function of the cell and help restore the normal balance in a damaged cell. Unbalanced cells result in inflammation, therefore pulsing magnetic fields provide an anti-inflammatory effect. This effect is one of the main benefits of this therapy as inflammation can be very damaging to the tissues. Inflammation also causes pain. This, in turn, can lead to restricted movement, disuse, muscle atrophy (wastage), compensatory injury and many more complications.

Therapeutic ultrasound

Ultrasound therapy is the use of sound waves to treat soft tissue medical conditions. Ultrasound can increase blood flow and can be used to help reduce local swelling and chronic inflammation. Physiotherapists will often use ultrasound therapy to increase collagen synthesis and connective tissue healing.

Exercise programmes

Bespoke exercise programmes developed to help you get the best performance from your canine athlete.

Return to work programs (equine & canine)

After a period of time off, either due to health conditions or other reasons, your pet athlete may need a extra training techniques to get them back to full fitness. If this is something you need advice on please contact us.

Ground schooling programs (equine)

Ground schooling can be a very useful tool for horses to help improve on lots of really important areas such as confidence, strength and performance. We can put together a personalised programme to help increase your equine's skills and education.

Price plans

You can select from a range of Pet Physiotherapy Plans to suit your needs and your budget. To book your sessions please call the centre on: 01823 490433