Meadowside Clinical Canine Massage

07/10/2025

My most favourite subject !
Releasing fascia is probably the most important release I do, it produces amazing results

🔤 F is for Fascia 🧠💪

It’s not just wrapping ; it’s a sensory powerhouse. Fascia helps muscles glide, protects organs, and talks to the nervous system.

Tight fascia = tight dog. Release it and watch them move.

01/10/2025

BOOM! It's the 1st day of 'Canine Muscular Health Awareness Month' and if you are a dog owner, guardian or canine professional then you are going to want to be involved! Why? because we are going to be sharing loads of information, free talks and masterclasses that can help you understand how the muscle issues that are ignored, under evaluated and misunderstood are the missing piece of the canine healthcare puzzle! Empower yourself and become the advocate for your dogs healthcare because MUSCLE MATTERS!

Please LIKE AND FOLLOW OUR PAGE and check back tomorrow for the first dates for our free talks and masterclasses!!

Thank you for supporting this free, not for profit campaign. Why are we doing it? Because we are as crazy about dogs as you are and want the best for their health so they can live longer, happier lives.

It's as simple as that.

06/03/2025

Good luck to Jo and Blade at Crufts today in the South West Obedience League competing in C the highest class.
Blade was lame 6 weeks ago so we worked hard to get him fit for today
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 I’ll be watching and cheering you on xx

07/06/2024

06/06/2024

Myrtle and I have spent the last two days doing CPD. We learnt lots of new techniques that I can’t wait to use in my treatments.
Myrtle was very patient with me, but it wasn’t all work, she found an old rugby ball and had a great time in the breaks

28/05/2024

Had a cancellation so massaging my own dogs. I love the calm tranquility of watching the birds outside with the flowers. And look at Jingle queuing up for her massage

05/03/2024

Love this, walking the dogs in the forest is soo good for a healthy dog, but be careful with the arthritic dogs

12/11/2023

Interesting reading, wrong footwear and slippery floors, now we know how our dogs are feeling

Today I wore my new Muckboots to walk the dogs. You might be thinking ‘who cares’, but hear me out!

I’ve been slipping and sliding around in my old Muckboots, the weather has changed, it’s rained here and all our walks are so muddy and slippery at the moment. This has resulted in my hips hurting. I know that what I’ve been doing is tensing up when I walk on muddy ground, I’m protecting myself from potential slips by holding myself differently, my glutes are in a constant state of hypertonicity and this impacts my hip flexors, resulting in my sore hips.

So why am I telling you this?
It made me think about those dogs who live their lives on slippery floors. Dogs are digitgrade animals, this means essentially that they walk on fingertips and toes rather than our flat feet, they are able to grab the ground as they walk allowing for speed and stability, have a look at slow-motion videos of greyhounds running, you can see them digging in and almost grabbing the ground as they run. I’m sure you will have noticed how well they manage on slippery ground, digging in with their claws.
Now imagine what would happen if you stepped onto a slippery surface whilst standing on your toes, you would be unable to grip, your toes would tense up, followed by your calves, then your hips, do you see where I’m going with this? My hips feel much better today after one walk with my new boots (they’re the ones on the top), I wasn’t slipping around and now my muscles are able to relax and their resting tone is soft, this means I’m far less likely to suffer from muscular injury as my muscles are not held in a permanent state of tension.

Dogs who live on slippery flooring suffer from far more muscular injuries than dogs who don’t. You can remedy this by putting down non-slip mats on hard floors, especially in areas where your dog is more likely to slip such as by the front and back door and by the sofa or bed. Or consider carpet if you’re redecorating. Your dog will thank you!

18/07/2023

If you use a ball launcher please read

07/06/2023

I went back to school for some CPD yesterday on Manual Lymphatic Drainage. This is a technique to relieve excess fluid or oedema in post op cases. It’s also great for dogs who struggle for settle for massage.

I took Jingle along for the first time and she was amazing! At only 18 months old she settle beautifully and really enjoyed the experience

26/05/2023