Hydrotherapy treatment offers many benefits that enable your pet to live a prolonged and healthy life; they include:

• Provide a low-impact exercise
• Strengthen muscle tone
• Improve mobility
• Enhance/maintain cardiovascular fitness
• Increase fitness and stamina levels
• Manage and lose weight
• Reduce pain after injury or surgery
• Speed-up recovery time after injury or surgery
• Ease pressure on painful joints
• Prevent further injuries

Studies have shown that use of Underwater Hydrotherapy Treadmills can enable injured & post operative animals to start their rehabilitation treatment much sooner, as early as 2 weeks Post Op' depending on the individual case.

 

Both of our treadmills have been successfully used for canine rehabilitation for both fore & hindlimb injuries as well as spinal and neurological conditions. Cruciate Ligament repair being the most frequent injury we rehabilitate.

Unlike swimming the underwater treadmill avoids the risk of limb over extension and sudden uncontrolled movement which may cause severe problems to a weak joint and soft tissue.

 

UNCONTROLLED POOL SWIMMING WITHIN THE FIRST 6 WEEKS POST-OP CAN RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF YOUR PET REINJURING ITSELF OR PUTTING TOO MUCH STRESS ON AN ALREADY WEAK JOINT.