Services

Rehabilitation Evaluation: Each patient is thoroughly evaluated during an in-depth, two hour examination. The exam consists of:

The exam findings, combined with a detailed history, lead to a diagnosis and appropriate written treatment plan. All successful rehabilitation plans rely on dedicated owners teaming with our skilled staff.

Rehab Plan: A detailed written plan goes home with every pet. The plan includes recommendations for further diagnostics, in clinic treatments, medications, and supplements. A home rehab program is included with detailed instructions on how to perform the recommended massage, stretching, passive range of motion, and therapeutic exercises.

Healing Cold Laser Therapy: Laser Treatment

Frequency Specific Low Level Laser Therapy (FSLLLT), or more simply called healing cold laser therapy, is a high-tech therapy used to treat nerve, bone, joint and muscle problems such as arthritis, back problems, ligament injuries, and other painful conditions. By utilizing cool red laser light for biostimulation of tissue, cold laser therapy promotes healing, relieves pain, boosts immune response, reduces swelling and improves circulation.

To your pet, this means a more comfortable, pain-free life in which they are better able to participate in normal activities such as climbing stairs, running and playing. In a painless session, lasting no longer than a few minutes, the laser light is applied to your pet twice daily for the first 3 days, then once daily for the next 3 days. After the first 6 days, the laser light is applied twice weekly for 2 weeks, for a grand total of 13 doses. The doses do not have to be applied on consecutive days. Pets that are pregnant or have a pacemaker should not receive laser therapy. Healing Cold Laser Therapy is very safe, with the only known side effects being a deep sense of relaxation that may cause drowsiness. Please click on the link below for more information on how Healing Cold Laser Therapy can help your pet!

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V.O.M (Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation) : This is a non-surgical approach to spinal diseases, pain and lameness in animals. It uses a hand-held spinal adjusting device to treat neurological interferences along the spine. It turns on switches that have been VOM

turned off by injuries or pain.

Most pets will receive five treatments over a span of 2 1/2 months. Each treatment takes about 5 minutes to apply. X-rays of the spine will be taken prior to starting therapy to insure there are no broken bones or tumors. Sedation will be provided to keep pets comfortable and relaxed during the X-rays and the first VOM treatment. The next four treatments do not require sedation and will be performed during a brief exam.

This therapy can benefit most of the common pet species: dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, birds, lizards, snakes, turtles (and horses too!). This therapy is completely safe, fast and effective.

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Hydrotherapy: Our state of the art underwater treadmill uses the resistance of water to provide an excellent workout for the muscles, heart, lungs, and mind while protecting the bones and joints by using the buoyancy of water to greatly reduce the concussive forces of walking. The warm water relaxes pets, provides pain relief and reduces swelling.

Osteopathy: is a treatment in which the veterinarian uses his/her hands to gently manipulate the patient's bones, joints, organs and blood vessels. The goal is to free-up problematic restrictions thus allowing the body to heal itself. This holistic, drug-free treatment not only improves the existing symptoms but also promotes long-term health and well-being. Osteopathy uses several non-invasive manual techniques including functional indirect technique, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation and others. These techniques are used widely by osteopathic doctors and physical therapists to treat their human patients. Veterinary medicine is just beginning to embrace osteopathy and recognize its tremendous potential in pet health care.

Manual therapy: Joint mobilizations, Passive Range of Motion (PROM), massage and acupressure are applied. This is a “healing touch” which helps to improve joint nutrition, improve flexibility, alleviates pain and swelling.

Therapeutic Exercises: These are exercises prescribed to achieve specific goals such as strengthening, improving balance or flexibility. An individualized, home exercise plan will be prescribed. Some technically demanding therapeutic exercises need to be performed under the watchful eye of a trained, knowledgeable assistant and will be performed at West Hills Animal Hospital. Theraballs, resistance bands, wobble boards, and cavaletti poles are all examples of therapeutic exercise equipment.

Weight loss and conditioning program: This program is designed for those pets in need of weight loss or for the highly trained canine athlete who needs further conditioning, endurance training or strengthening. The cornerstone of this program is hydrotherapy.