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HYDROTHERAPY – AQUA
PAWS PLUS UNDERWATER TREADMILL
Our Aqua Paws Plus heated underwater treadmill is a leap forward in
technology available at Erina Heights Vet Hospital under veterinary
supervision to treat a range of:
1. orthopaedic conditions (post
surgery, rehabilitation, arthritis and injury);
2. neurologic;
geriatric; degenerative and metabolic (example obesity).
This therapy is unique – Your dog will feel encouraged to
exercise painful limb(s) in a controlled indoor environment:
• Relative buoyancy in heated water
• Water height is adjusted to suit individual dogs
• Range of motion of all joints is increased by 30% compared to
walking on dry land
• Treadmill movement encourages the dog to walk
• A gentle 'graded' mode of rehabilitation
• Activity level is precisely controlled by speed and water depth
• Muscle mass is restored more quickly compared to other forms of
exercise
• Different muscle groups are activated in hydrotherapy compared to
gravity based exercises
In short – dogs will use a painful limb in the underwater
treadmill that they won't use outside!
Specific conditions which benefit greatly from underwater
treadmill therapy include:
• Arthritis –
read more @ Arthritis
• Cruciate ligament disease (partial/full ruptures),
post surgical rehab
read more
@ Cruciate Ligament Disease
• Obesity –
read more @ Obesity in Pets
• Elbow dysplasia and hip dysplasia –
read more @ PennHIP Certification
• Intervertebral disc disease and paralysis paresis
• Degenerative myelopathy
• Fibrocartilaginous embolism
• Pelvic fractures – both surgically and conservatively treated |
