Blue Mountains Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney, Australia | Pet service

Blue Mountains Animal Rehabilitation Centre

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 491 671 767

Address: 455 Great Western Highway 2776 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.bluemountainsanimalrehabcentre.com/

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22.01.2022 Handsome boy Ted during his underwater treadmill session today. Ted comes to see us for hydrotherapy and laser to help manage some forelimb issues. These can be especially difficult to treat due to the fact that dogs carry approximately 2/3 of their weight on the front limbs. Thanks to the buoyancy of the water we can give them some relief and help improve their range of movement, decreasing lameness and pain. Good job Ted!

20.01.2022 Lovely Uri sporting his new @helpemup harness! They are great for giving an extra helping hand and increased support, particularly over the hind limbs. Suitable for all shapes and sizes and great for supporting dogs with osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, spinal or neurological conditions.

18.01.2022 Thanks so much to Lucie for her lovely review from our time working together in the UK. Lucie and Pixie are absolute superstars from TeamGB agility and are Crufts winners to boot! "Jennie is an extremely knowledgeable and effective hydrotherapist who initially treated our older dogs to help maintain condition and support arthritis. Jennie also worked in partnership with our Physiotherapist and Vet in conditioning and maintaining fitness for our competing agility dogs. Jennie was brilliant and we couldn't have achieved the results we did without her support and her individual treatment plans (for Crufts, Olympia and Championship classes). Her sports dog knowledge, coupled with her lovely kind approach really created a sense of teamwork in achieving our agility goals. We highly recommend her services!"

17.01.2022 Always lovely to see the spaniel gang Fly & Kiwi girls

16.01.2022 Lovely Pepper having a great session in the underwater treadmill today! Hydrotherapy is helping to manage her osteoarthritis and keep her active

16.01.2022 We definitely need one of these snuggly drying coats today! I wish they came in people sizes! Check out beautiful Charlie in her fab Hunter green coat

16.01.2022 Swimming vs underwater treadmill. We get asked a lot about why we only use an underwater treadmill for our hydrotherapy patients. Swimming is great general cardio exercise but from a rehab perspective it can be challenging. Dogs MUST wear a floatation aid in a rehab setting and in some patients this generally leads to them just floating and not using limbs effectively (I'm talking about you Golden Retrievers!). The flip side is that many dogs will be anxious or panic causing ...them to drop their hindlimbs deep in the water and hyper extend their necks. At best this is not good exercise and at worst can cause strain/injury. The most important reason for us though is that in most cases we want to improve how the dog is moving and their gait pattern, weight bearing, balance and proprioception and this can really only be achieved by actually walking. The underwater treadmill allows us to modify the speed and water depth to the tiniest degree and to manually assist patients with their gait pattern and range of motion. The results speak for themselves! Happier patients and better results See more

15.01.2022 Lovely Pickles having a great session in the underwater treadmill yesterday. Pickles comes to see us for fitness and conditioning work. She is now trotting at several different water levels to work on different muscle groups and areas of the body. Great work!

15.01.2022 Lovely Brandi & Lexi in for their monthly hydro to keep them trim and help manage a little bit of stiffness. Such sweet sisters!

15.01.2022 Happy hydro buddies this morning!

11.01.2022 Beautiful Storm is almost at the end of her rehabilitation following cruciate surgery. She is an absolute sweetheart and despite being a Labrador she prefers cuddles to treats when she's in the treadmill! Go Storm

09.01.2022 Sophie having a great session in the underwater treadmill. Have a look at the stifle (knee) movement at the end. This flexion (bend) in the limb is encouraged with the reduced water level and the resistance applied to the lower limb. This increases the range of movement, reducing stiffness and pain and builds muscle in specific areas.

05.01.2022 Tools of the trade....Sometimes simple things can be extremely useful. A standard tape measure or a Gullick measuring tape can be used to take muscle mass measurements of the limbs. We do this during our initial assessments and at various points during treatment programmes. This can tell us a lot about how a patient is using each limb and may highlight areas where they may be compensating. We can then make sure that patients are making progress by repeating these measurements which can tell us an awful lot!

03.01.2022 Lileth relaxing after a fantastic session today. She's really found her stride again and loves all the fuss!

02.01.2022 Brandy looking soooo cosy after her hard work in the underwater treadmill beautiful #ruffandtumbledogcoats in Heather

01.01.2022 Hydrotherapy comes from the Greek term and simply means 'water-therapy'. What this means in practice is exercises carried out in warm water, usually at a temperature of between 29 and 30 degrees. Why warm water? Warm water helps to relieve inflammation and pain, reduce swelling and encourage blood flow to muscles and tissue. Exercises in cold water such as creeks or the beach can cause muscles to become stiff and spasm reducing the benefits gained by being in the water and ...in some cases can make things like osteoarthritis worse. Hydrotherapy in a professional centre usually uses either an underwater treadmill or pool and provides steady controlled exercise. This can be hugely beneficial for conditions such as osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, recovery from surgery or injury for cruciate or patellas as well as spinal and neurological disease. A good programme should help to improve the patient's quality of life and may reduce the need for pain relief and anti inflammatory medications. See more