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Physiotherapy and Arthritis Management

Two Additional Services!

We are pleased to tell you about two additional services offered by The Charlesworth Veterinary Surgery.

Physiotherapy

We are so proud of the excellent standard of care we provide for our animal patients requiring physical therapies and treatments for osteoarthritis. Arthritis is a very painful, debilitating condition that sadly many animals can develop; but working together we can put a plan in action for your lovely pets in order to control their pain and improve their health and fitness. Please do bring them in for an assessment, the sooner we see them the more successful the outcome but its never too late to try something. We are determined that all our companion animals should live their lives as pain free as possible.

“Sam could no longer jump up anywhere and he was miserable around the house rather than taking interest as he had in the past. He then started to get concerned about simple small height jumps. He had to give some serious assessment as to whether or not he could make it over the 100mm high thresholds into the house and whether or not he felt agile enough to make it upstairs.

Five months later, Sam can now do most things he used to do a few years ago, like jumping up on to the sofa. That’s a height of 420mm (16½”), far higher than the 100mm threshold he worried about back in May. His whole demeanour has reverted back to his younger days. Almost puppy like sometimes.

Taking him for that first check-up was one of the best things we could have done for him but thanks to the advice and help given by the Charlesworth Vets staff he’s a lot happier dog nowadays.”

 “Jess visited the vet's with lameness to her back legs. After a discussion we agreed to give physio a go. As Jess is 13 and already tried aqua-therapy we thought it would help. She has had an intense programme which we continued at home. The staff are knowledgeable and patient. Jess is very nervous about the vets and shows stress under treatment however she has been shown nothing but respect and love by both Peg and Rachel. She’s now lost weight and has a spring in her step again.”

Please click on the link https://drive.google.com/open?id=16HXb7cvV9UEwoKOJSD4JJ7tXcxyUftkOA7evX8kNvaAto view the brochure for the clinic. If you think you dog might benefit then please initially make an appointment with the vet for assessment.

Laser Therapy

We tested a therapeutic laser for 3 weeks starting at the beginning of 2018. During the trial period over 40 dogs, mostly with chronic arthritic pain, were treated with the laser. The results were clear - around 70% of the patients quality of life, mobility and pain scores had improved by the end of the trial. These figures, plus the many phone calls after the trial ended from pleased owners asking us when we were buying a laser, convinced us to invest in this new technology.

We now use the laser every for many different patients - this therapy stimulates cell regeneration and blood flow, reducing pain, inflammation and swelling; so in addition to its use for treating injury and arthritis we also use it on surgical and post dental extraction sites, as it really does speed the healing process. 

Please do get in touch if you would like to know more about this wonderful therapy. We find our animal friends usually don't mind the treatments and many even enjoy the warm massage. Give it a try and see if it helps your lovely pet.