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Animal Rehabilitation Centre based in Great Abington, Cambridgeshire.
🐾 Hydrotherapy
🐾 Mobility Sessions
🐾 Laser Therapy
🐾 Fear Free Sessions
🐾 Eductional Content

Canine Rehab Therapist and Fear Free Professional 🤓

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04/06/2026

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Hyperextension is an important consideration in canine hydrotherapy and it’s something good therapists should always thi...
01/06/2026

Hyperextension is an important consideration in canine hydrotherapy and it’s something good therapists should always think about.

One concern sometimes raised about swimming is that it may encourage excessive joint movement or “uncontrolled” extension.

But interestingly, research examining underwater treadmill gait has also demonstrated increased joint extension and altered limb kinematics compared with normal land locomotion.

In underwater treadmills, dogs move in a repetitive sagittal plane stepping pattern against a moving belt. Depending on water height, speed, posture and fatigue, this may contribute to increased extension demands through the limbs.

Swimming, when properly supported and supervised, allows dogs to generate active voluntary movement patterns with buoyancy assisted control and dynamic muscular stabilisation.

This is why assessment and exercise selection matter so much.

Neither swimming nor treadmill work is automatically “safe” or “unsafe.”

The key question is:
➡️ Is this exercise appropriate for this dog, at this stage of rehabilitation, with this clinical goal?

Well managed hydrotherapy should always be:
✔️ purposeful
✔️ progressive
✔️ monitored
✔️ individually adapted

That applies whether a dog is in a treadmill or a pool.
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References:
Bliss et al. (2022) Limbs kinematics of dogs exercising at different water levels on the underwater treadmill
Bertocci et al. (2017)
Millis & Levine – Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

One of the biggest misconceptions about canine swimming is that it’s simply “free movement” without control.Good hydroth...
28/05/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about canine swimming is that it’s simply “free movement” without control.

Good hydrotherapy swimming should never be uncontrolled.

A skilled hydrotherapist is constantly monitoring:
• posture
• fatigue
• symmetry
• limb use
• spinal movement
• buoyancy support
• pacing and intensity

When appropriately guided, swimming creates active, voluntary propulsion using coordinated muscle chains throughout the body.

This includes significant engagement of the hip and pelvic musculature, including:
✔️ gluteus medius
✔️ superficial and deep gluteals
✔️ biceps femoris
✔️ semitendinosus
✔️ semimembranosus
✔️ tensor fasciae latae
✔️ quadriceps group
✔️ iliopsoas

These muscles contribute to propulsion, hip extension, stabilisation and limb recovery during the swim cycle.

In underwater treadmill work, movement is more controlled and repetitive, which can be very useful for gait retraining. However, treadmill walking may recruit a more limited range of dynamic pelvic movement compared with swimming propulsion.

This is why different hydrotherapy modalities can serve different rehabilitation goals.

Swimming is not “less clinical” when done correctly it is skilled, progressive rehabilitation requiring careful assessment and handling throughout.
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References:
Millis & Levine – Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
Levine et al. – canine aquatic therapy research
Hodgson et al. (2023) Veterinary Medicine and Science

27/05/2026

After today’s hydrotherapy session, I tried out the new Puddle Pups absorbing chamois towel and I’m genuinely impressed! Soft, super absorbent, easy to use, and it made drying off so much quicker and easier. It worked brilliantly and has officially replaced my old towel already As a canine rehab therapist, finding products that are practical and actually work makes all the difference!
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27/05/2026

Finn’s rehab journey 💙

Finn is a 7 year old Labrador diagnosed with lumbar spondylosis, nerve compression, and arthritis in his right shoulder.

Although he has only been coming for around a month, his owners are already starting to notice positive changes.

Finn currently does short controlled swims alongside massage therapy to help reduce tension through his lumbar muscles, improve comfort, and gently build strength without placing unnecessary strain on his joints.

It’s still early days, but he’s already making some lovely progress 🐾
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Laser therapy doesn’t look dramatic.No splashing. No movement. No obvious “exercise.”And yet it can change everything....
25/05/2026

Laser therapy doesn’t look dramatic.

No splashing.
No movement.
No obvious “exercise.”

And yet it can change everything.

At a cellular level, laser therapy works by:

🔴 increasing mitochondrial activity
🔴 boosting ATP production
🔴 improving circulation

Which means:

✔ faster tissue repair
✔ reduced inflammation
✔ decreased pain signalling

But here’s where it gets really interesting:

When pain reduces, movement improves.
When movement improves, confidence returns.
When confidence returns, behaviour shifts.

So while laser therapy might look passive…

It’s often the thing that allows everything else to work better.

Especially for:
– chronic pain cases
– post operative healing
– highly sensitive or reactive dogs

Because sometimes, before we ask a dog to move…

We need to make sure it feels safe enough to try.

And that starts at the cellular level.
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One month today until we get married 🤍I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of my lovely clients...
24/05/2026

One month today until we get married 🤍

I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of my lovely clients for being so patient, supportive and understanding during the wedding planning chaos over the last few months.

I know at times my attention may have shifted slightly and things may have felt a little more all over the place than usual, but I’m so grateful for everyone’s kindness and support through it all.

The last few weeks especially have been a little challenging with Jack adjusting jobs, us sharing one car, and generally trying to juggle everything life has thrown at us recently so every bit of flexibility, understanding and kindness has meant more than you probably realise.

I honestly appreciate every single one of you so much. Thank you for sticking by me through all of the busy, stressful and exciting moments 🤍

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22/05/2026

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21/05/2026

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West Lodge, Linton Road, Great Abington
Cambridge
CB216BS

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