What conditions can be treated?

Myotherapy can benefit most dogs but is particularly beneficial for older dogs or those recovering from surgery or injury. 

Improvements to your dog’s mobility, activity levels, and pain management are often seen in just three treatments. It can be especially effective in providing pain relief for:

• elderly dogs
• soft tissue injuries
• pre/post-operative
• puppy development 
• kneecap instability
• reluctance to be active
• muscle tension
• lameness (especially when the cause is unknown)
• repetitive strain injuries
• whiplash
• compensatory issues from injuries old and new
• enhancing the health and performance of working and sporting dogs

Using specialised massage techniques and rehabilitative exercises, myotherapy is an effective management programme for treating orthopaedic conditions and any associated compensatory issues including:

• spondylitis
• hip dysplasia
• cruciate issues
• elbow dysplasia
• OCD (osteochondritis dissecans)
• CDM (canine degenerative myelopathy)
• osteoarthritis – especially in dogs intolerant to anti-inflammatory drugs

Your dog may benefit from a treatment if you notice any of the following:

a change in posture including:

• how they carry their tail
• a change in neck size
• arching their back
• a change in their overall body shape
• how they carry their head

a change in behaviour including: 

• an inability to settle
• not wanting to play
• being grumpy or snapping 
• groaning when they sit down or stand up
• excessive chewing or licking parts of their body
• struggling to go to the toilet or adopting a strange position

a change in the way they move:

• appears stiff
• appears lame
• has lameness that is hard to diagnose
• has had a trauma or injury, even if in the past
• suffers from a condition such as osteoarthritis