Massage
Canine Massage is a clinical therapy used to support and resolve issues in your dog’s muscoskeletal system. It is said to:
- Improve mobility
- Improve the ability to exercise
- Improve weight bearing on all four limbs
- Be an effective form of pain management
- Improve gait
- Improve flexibility and muscle tone
- Reduce chronic pain associated with conditions such as Osteoarthritis and Hip Dysplasia
- Reduce boisterous behaviour and promote relaxation
- Relieve stress, anxiety and depression
- Reduce post surgery recovery times i.e.: cruciate ligament surgery
Canine Massage is a clinical therapy used to support and resolve issues in your dog’s muscoskeletal system. It is said to:
- Improve mobility
- Improve the ability to exercise
- Improve weight bearing on all four limbs
- Be an effective form of pain management
- Improve gait
- Improve flexibility and muscle tone
- Reduce chronic pain associated with conditions such as Osteoarthritis and Hip Dysplasia
- Reduce boisterous behaviour and promote relaxation
- Relieve stress, anxiety and depression
- Reduce post surgery recovery times i.e.: cruciate ligament surgery
Canine Massage Practitioners:
Association of Complementary Animal Therapies: http://www.theacat.co.uk/index.php
Institute for Complementary Animal Therapies: http://www.theicat.co.uk/
Canine Massage Therapy Centre - Treatment, Training and Courses(Worcestershire):
http://www.k9-massage.co.uk/
Philippa Short (Berkshire): http://animalfriend.co.uk/canine-massage
Emma Roberts (Berkshire): http://www.iahp.com/backlady/
Sue Lewellyn: (Cornwall and Devon): Email: canine-remedies@hotmail.co.uk
Mobile: 07814-839317
Gill Schweizer (Kent): http://www.holisticanimalhealing.co.uk/
Shastra Raven (Norfolk): http://ravenherbals.co.uk/
Roxilyn Canine Therapy Centre (Nottinghamshire): Roxilyn Canine Therapy Centre
K9 Rehabilitation (Oxfordshire): http://www.k9rehabilitation.co.uk/
Liz Harris (Yorkshire): http://www.lizharris.co.uk/animal_therapy/index.php
Canine Massage Clinic (Scotland): http://www.k9massageclinic.co.uk/
Or to find a practitioner near you go to: http://www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/
USA
International Association of Animal Massage & Bodywork / Association of Canine Water Therapy
http://www.iaamb.org/home.php
All of my dogs love to be massaged – it’s an age-old tradition to rub the body to relieve tension and pain. Touch is so important for human babies and for puppies.
Taking your dog to see a clinical canine massage therapist is highly recommended.
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