Back in March 2021, Donna chatted to Chris Furley MRCVS of The Henley Mobile Vet Service.ย As per usual, he asked him what he loves about physio and he gave a great answer!
Physio is I think probably a forgotten skill, because I think particularly animals recovering from surgery: where theyโve had surgery on a limb or a back bone or something like that, they often will suffer from muscle atrophy and you know โif you donโt use it, youโll lose it.โ And Iโve seen aย number of cases where animals have been off and had the most amazing bits of complex surgery and itโs all terribly wonderful when they come home, but 4 months later theyโre still lame because they havenโt been told how to use that limb properly and theyโre still hopping about. So I think physio, certainly in the experience Iโve had, itโs been useful helping animals recuperate and itโs also quite useful for animals that have arthritis: animals which have never had surgery but have arthritis and are in pain. Itโs useful to have physio to generally try and ease that tense musculature down the spine and down the hip area and so on. And that helps just to make life more comfortable for them.
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