MoveMore Veterinary Physiotherapy

25/04/2026

On Thursday I went back to the University of Nottingham vet school for a day of learning organised by IRVAP. Lectures on locomotion, spinal pathologies and fascia and how they relate to the vet physio were covered. We then spent several hours in the dissection lab discussing and exploring the structures beneath the skin of animals. It was an interesting and informative day and a great opportunity to exchange ideas with other vet physios.

15/04/2026

Thanks to Demi k9 personal trainer for sharing this link with me. It shows how much movement of the horses back there is when trotting and cantering. Physio can help keep the horses backs muscles working well.

24/12/2025

Wishing all my clients and their four legged friends a lovely Christmas and all the very best for 2026. Thank you so much for your support this year and for keeping me so busy. Enjoy your Christmas break if you’re having one. I have been enjoying spending some time out on our horses with my daughter.

03/12/2025

Very kind words said by Amie and it is lovely to see Misty looking so happy and relaxed!

18/10/2025

It was so good to be able to attend the IRVAP annual conference yesterday. There were very informative presentations from pain management in dogs to gait analysis for horses and lots of friendly people to have discussions with.

Here is a link to a recommended paper on a review of published literature for joint supplements for dogs which is often discussed in my sessions. It is interesting to see the Omega 3s do help with pain whilst glucosamine and chondroitin have no effect.

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/18/10384

31/07/2025

It's always good to have updates on how animals I have treated are getting on. This is the deerhound I saw last October when she was miserable and struggling to flex her neck. Isn't it lovely to see her out and about enjoying life? Her owner has carried on with the recommended exercises which don't take long but are good at engaging stabilising muscles which help animals remain comfortable.

14/07/2025

It was a pleasure to be part of the Cheshire Endurance Group inter regional team this weekend at the Cirencester. A huge team effort and lots of water kept the horses comfortable. They have to pass vettings and it was a credit to all team members that the vets were happy with all the horses metabolics throughout the day. The horse below ridden by her young rider won her class in fine style!

30/06/2025

Just look at these two enjoying life. I hope they lift your spirits like they do mine every time I see them. Physio has helped to make both dogs more comfortable and has reduced asymmetries in their movement. One had surgery following injuries caused by a car a year ago and the other was uncomfortable in 3 joints. They are just the cutest!

12/06/2025

The value of videos!

I always take before and after videos during my sessions and even though the editing and analysis takes time I believe it is worthwhile and enables me to provide the best overall results.

For me:
It provides an objective way that I can assess the results of my treatment. When I am doing the analysis I have the information of my hands on assessment, and how they responded to their treatment.

It provides an objective record of how the animal is progressing over a course of treatment.

Before I make a follow up visit I watch the videos of the previous session so I have a recent picture in my mind of how an animal was moving last time I saw them. It is well known that memories are easily distorted!

An animals movement is fast and it is easy to miss small deviations in gait so it enables me to slow down and watch as often as necessary.

There's a lot of information given to you in a session and I find videos a good way to remind you of the recommended exercises and the best way to carry them out.

For you:
They provide a record of how your pet is moving before and after physio so it is easy to see the changes.

It provides a reference on how to do the exercises, either with me demonstrating or you doing them under my instruction.

It is a good way for you to study your animals gait. It enables you to take your own videos to compare with the ones I have taken. This can help you decide if they would benefit from some more physio and we can get your them booked in!

08/06/2025

Here’s my soon to be 10 years old Golden Retriever. This terrain is fantastic for developing proprioception, flexibility and strength in dogs as long as they aren’t suffering from lameness or restrictions.

03/06/2025

This really was an excellent workshop and I too will use what I have learnt to help all of my clients get the very best from our sessions.

So some of the Beastly Thoughts Team partnered with Rachel Thurlow, of the wonderful MoveMore Veterinary Physiotherapy, to listen to Sue and Loren from the charity Samaritans give a talk on Active Listening.

Why were we there?

Because it’s not all about the dog!

Some of our owners, particularly those with reactive dogs, need a lot of help mentally and we want to be better at offering that help.

Sue, who is a Beastly Thoughts client through her beautiful Vizla Willow, and her bestie Loren have worked for the Samaritans for nearly twenty years.

They did a sterling job of making us think about how we approach people with their dog problems in terms of focus, language and support.

Thank you so much both for educating us a bit better and making us think about how to be active listeners.

And we all promise to try and be better with you the clients ❤️