Physiotherapy & Hydrotherapy
Physiotherapy and hydrotherapy play an essential role in supporting your dog’s physical comfort, mobility, pain management and long-term wellbeing. While each discipline has its own specialist focus, they work beautifully together to improve function, reduce discomfort and restore the body’s ability to move with confidence and ease.
Physiotherapy is a clinical, evidence-based discipline centred on the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of your dog’s musculoskeletal and neurological systems. Physiotherapists are experts in canine anatomical structure, biomechanics, gait, posture, soft tissue function and pain presentation. Their work is an integral part of your dog’s pain-management plan and may include manual therapy, myofascial release, stretching, strengthening programmes, rehabilitation exercises, laser therapy and adjunctive treatments such as acupuncture depending on their training.
Physiotherapy aims to identify areas of discomfort, asymmetry, weakness or compensation and address them with targeted, welfare-centred interventions. This helps reduce pain, improve movement quality, prevent further injury and enhance your dog’s overall quality of life.
Hydrotherapy complements physiotherapy by using controlled, warm water environments to support low-impact, high-benefit exercise. It is especially effective for building muscle strength, improving joint mobility, supporting postoperative recovery and aiding dogs with chronic pain or mobility challenges. The buoyancy of water reduces joint strain while allowing for safe, resistance-based conditioning.
Both physiotherapists and hydrotherapists work to create calm, positive and cooperative experiences for every dog. They build gentle, trusting relationships and ensure each session is free from stress, fear or tension. Their priority is not only the physical alignment and clinical wellbeing of your dog, but also their emotional comfort, confidence and enjoyment throughout treatment.
Together, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy provide a powerful, welfare-led approach to reducing pain, improving movement, supporting rehabilitation and enriching your dog’s wellbeing at every stage of life.