Solutions for Vets

By: Active Pet Rehabilitation

 

 

Focused on current best practice in companion animal rehabilitation, Active Pet Rehabilitation can provide your practice with a professional, independent service. Giving your patients improved quality of life, your clients continuity of care, and you peace of mind.

 

Rehabilitation therapies for your clients’ pets needn’t be cost prohibitive. Many cases can be managed with initial advice and telephone updates.

Patients will only be seen on veterinary referral. It is up to the vet whether there is a letter, email, or telephone conversation to start the process.

Putting pets first means a diagnosis provided with information on current medication, results of any current x-rays and/or further diagnostic tests will ensure that the most benefit can be achieved from rehabilitation techniques.

If owner circumstances limit the amount of diagnostic work-up before rehabilitation referral, therapies available may have to be restricted to avoid the possibility of inappropriate treatments.

 

Services provided for veterinary practices by Active Pet Rehabilitation include:

• FREE telephone advice on rehabilitation therapies for specific cases.
• FREE Practice CPD talks available on the benefits of rehabilitation and basic techniques that can be used in practice.
• Client evenings or clinics.

 

Post operative cases which benefit from rehabilitation therapies include:

• Excision Arthroplasty following legge perthes disease, hip dysplasia or trauma
• Cruciate repair surgery using all techniques
• Growth Deformities (or post trauma cases) with external fixation
• Joint fracture cases, where stability and mobility are paramount
• Spinal cases, surgical and non-surgical

 

The earlier rehabilitation techniques are used, the better the success rate for surgery.

 

Other conditions suitable for pre-habilitation and rehabilitation therapies include:

• Osteo-arthritis
• Hip/Elbow dysplasia
• Neurological conditions including spinal disease, degenerative myelopathy, nerve injury
• Tendon Injuries, i.e. contractures, ruptures
• Large open wounds
• Gait abnormalities and lameness

 

Common rehabilitation techniques used:

• Massage
• Acupressure
• Passive and active exercise plans- individually designed for each patient
• Hydrotherapy
• Aqua-treadmill

 

Electrical therapies used, when appropriate, include:

• Phototherapy Laser
• Neuro-muscular stimulation
• Ultrasound
• Pulsed Electro-magnetic Field Therapy

 

Some practices who already use Active Pet Rehabilitation for their patients include:

• Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital
• Rivergum Referrals
• Subiaco Veterinary Hospital
• Swanbourne Veterinary Hospital
• Larkhill Veterinary Hospital
• Wanneroo Veterinary Hospital

 

We genuinely value each and every referral you send to us. If we haven't been in touch lately, please don't put it down to indifference on our behalf. Give Carmel a call & remind us you're out there!