Our services

Paws For Physio provides specialist physical therapy and rehabilitation services for dogs. Services include Lameness  Assessment, Pain management, Manual Therapy, Therapeutic exercise,  Aquatic therapy (pool),  Hydrotherapy (underwater treadmill), Massage therapy.

It is our goal is to improve the quality of life of dogs suffering from acute injuries, surgeries, or chronic ailments.   We see patients from all of the key specialty areas to include Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Neurology, Post operative, Sports and Working  arenas, Weight Management and Obesity as well as Pain Management.

This includes your pet with muscle, tendon and bone soft tissue injury.  Issues related to aging, such as arthritis of the knee, hip, spine shoulders and other areas which impact on function & mobility.

    • Canine musculoskeletal rehabilitation focuses on improving the health, function, and quality of life for dogs suffering from conditions affecting their bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissues. This often results in lameness or limping.

  • Understanding painful cues and developing sustainable alternatives to medication.

  • We provide geriatric rehabilitation to preserve optimal quality of life to your aging pet. We help your senior dogs improve their independence by restoring strength, mobility and comfort, so they can enjoy their Golden Years with as little pain as possible!

  • Care and exercises to promote healing after surgery.

  • Canine rehabilitation for neurological problems involves specialized therapies designed to help dogs recover or improve function after experiencing neurological issues such as spinal cord injuries, intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), strokes, or degenerative myelopathy. The goal is to enhance the quality of life, increase mobility, improve balance, and promote overall well-being.

  • Specialized plans to maintain a healthy weight through dietary advice and exercise

Our Comprehensive List of Rehabilitation Modalities

Offering Pain Management Alternative Therapies

Physical Therapy

Targeted exercises to strengthen muscles, improve flexibility, and enhance mobility. Motion also improves pain through endorphin release.

Manual Therapy and Joint Mobilization

A skilled, passive manual therapy treatment technique that specifically restores joint glides and mobility. Mobs. are useful for pain, swelling, muscle guarding and joint stiffness, joint position knowledge and weight bearing deficits.

Massage Therapy

ARelaxing massages are used to alleviate muscle tension and improve circulation. The techniques are useful useful when there is musculoskeletal pain.

Hydrotherapy

Water-based exercises reduce joint stress and provide resistance to build muscle strength.

Acupuncture and Dry Needling

Ancient Chinese medicine practices to stimulate healing and reduce pain through fine needle insertion at specific points. Dry needling addresses fascia and trigger points in areas related to pain and tightness.

Neuro Muscular Electrical Stimulation

Used for pain, swelling and to facilitate weaker muscles in both neurological and orthopedic cases. It is not TENS which uses currents primarily for pain management

Photobiomodulation

Also know as laser, cold laser or Low-level laser treatments, this treatment method reduces inflammation, accelerates healing, and provides significant pain relief.

Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy

An imbalance of electro muscular fields  in the body leads to illness and dysfunction. PEMF improves tissue and bone healing, stimulates collagen, proteoglycans. The end result is  decreased pain and inflammation

Therapeutic Exercises

Exercise is at the centre of it all. Specialist training in the application of exercise is essential to the success of any rehabilitation program. Customized exercise plans  rebuild strength, flexibility and enhance movement.

Common Problems that physiotherapy can aid

  • Tendonitis: supraspinatus, bicipital

  • Arthritis: hip dysplasia

  • Cruciate ligament injuries, knee

  • Carpal hyperextension

  • Elbow dysplasia

  • Tendonopathy: achilles,

  • Iliopsoas injury

  • Meniscal injuries

  • Adaptive shortening in muscles

What is Photobiomodulation Therapy for Dogs?

The use of lasers or Photobiomodulation, as it is now  referred, to improve health in dogs is not particularly new.  The advances in laser treatment come in the form of the use of relatively low-level lasers to stimulate tissues without doing damage as could occur with more powerful laser applications.

In a standard therapy session, laser therapy emerges as a remarkable tool with a potent influence on the overall health of the dog. This highly effective treatment requires only approximately 15 minutes per session, thereby facilitating the incorporation of complementary treatments to optimize the overall outcome.

Ready to book your consultation?

pawsforphysio@gmail.com
(876) 583-6837

11 A Braemar Avenue
Kingston 10, Jamaica