Rehabilitation - FUSION VETERINARY ORTHOPEDICS

Rehabilitation Therapy

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Promoting Quick & Effective Healing

Veterinary Rehabilitation is a fun and exciting area of practice that continues to emerge and evolve. It is a very common area of practice in humans. In fact, physical therapy is considered the standard of care following most all orthopedic conditions (both operative and non-operative).

Therefore, a way to look at it, would be to consider rehabilitation an extension of the post-operative care or as the treatment priority for non-operative conditions.

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The reason behind rehab is easy: it helps alter the healing process to speed up tissue healing and allow for more complete tissue healing. In patients that have undergone surgery, rehabilitation not only helps facilitate healing, but allows for an outlet of energy during the exercise restriction period. In addition, rehabilitation will help keep the tissues healthy and flexible to minimize re-injury or soft tissue strains once your pet goes back to normal activity.

Every patient is different and our rehabilitation department at Fusion Veterinary Orthopedics takes a patient-specific approach to each case.

Why Rehabilitation?

Home Exercise Plan (HEP)

This is to augment the formalized rehabilitation program. Specific exercises will be provided to you to perform at home in-between rehabilitation sessions. The goal of the HEP is to allow your pet to continue to progress and build strength throughout the healing process.

Manual Therapies

This may include things such as cold/warm packing, passive range of motion, stretching, and massage. This occurs early and continues throughout the healing process.

Therapeutic Exercises

This is a great way to engage and begin the active phases of rehabilitation. Exercises are performed under the guidance of our rehabilitation team to improve balance, muscular fatigue, and build core strength.

Therapeutic Modalities

Available modalities that can be used to assist in the formalized rehabilitation program are therapeutic ultrasound, electrical stimulation, extracorporeal shockwave (sound) therapy (ECSWT), photo biomodulation (laser therapy), and underwater treadmill therapy.

Our Recommendations

At Fusion Veterinary Orthopedics, we recommend physical rehabilitation beginning 2 weeks after surgery for most conditions, or immediately to 1 week after some non-operative conditions.

Rehabilitation will involve once to twice weekly formal rehabilitation sessions along with at home exercises.

Our Recommendations

At Fusion Veterinary Orthopedics, we recommend physical rehabilitation beginning 2 weeks after surgery for most conditions, or immediately to 1 week after some non-operative conditions.

Rehabilitation will involve once to twice weekly formal rehabilitation sessions along with at home exercises.