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What are the benefits of physical rehabilitation for my companion animal?

April 26, 2017Animal Benefits companion physical rehabilitation

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What are the benefits of physical rehabilitation for my companion animal?

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Physical rehabilitation can help: • Patients become mobile after a severe orthopedic or neurologic injury • Patients safely use a painful limb after an injury or surgery • Improve and prolong the quality of life of geriatric and arthritic patients • Achieve weight loss in overweight and obese animals • Manage acute and chronic pain • Increase the fitness of athletic animals and working dogs • Provide ambulatory assistance to patients who need ambulation carts, orthotic devices, or prostheses.