Airbridges Veterinary Physiotherapy

Airbridges Veterinary Physiotherapy My name is Yvonne, I'm a fully qualified & insured level 7 Veterinary Physiotherapist IRVAP

Mr Reuben waiting patiently for me to finish setting up! Reuben has treatment to help manage the symptoms of lumbar spin...
29/05/2026

Mr Reuben waiting patiently for me to finish setting up! Reuben has treatment to help manage the symptoms of lumbar spinal osteoarthritis (lower back), he also has degenerative joint changes in his left knee.

Reuben often has myofascial trigger points over his lower back, trigger points are commonly known as knots! Trigger points are tender and often reocur with chronic conditions, but treating them as part of a maintenance plan allows more mobility to be restored as well as significantly reducing the referred pain. This can help older dogs to maintain and even improve their muscle mass and tone for longer.

14/05/2026

The swing and stance phase being demonstrated beautifully by Betty.

The stance phase: On leaving the ground Betty's elbow and wrist joints flex to lift the paw. Whilst the paw is offloading, the body is propelled forward Into the swing phase.

The swing phase: Betty's paw has left the ground and the limb is moved forward into protraction, the elbow and wrist joints extend creating the forward stride (you will be able to see Betty's toes lift up slightly when her elbow and wrist are in full extension). The limb then moves backwards and down before making contact with the ground 🐕

Jet the greyhound showing his handsomeness off in the sunshine after his Physiotherapy session.Jet has maintenance sessi...
30/04/2026

Jet the greyhound showing his handsomeness off in the sunshine after his Physiotherapy session.

Jet has maintenance sessions consisting of a combination of phototherapy, soft tissue mobilisation and passive and active stretches along with pole work sessions. Jet started having physiotherapy due to lameness caused by a painful corn on his pad. As with any lameness extra strain is put on the rest of the body.In Jets case the corn caused him to overcompensate and become tight in different areas of his body.

🐕Overcompensation is when the rest of the body takes on extra work/weight to compromise for a lameness. For example a right forelimb lameness can cause overcompensatory weight shifting onto the left forelimb and opposite hindlimb causing compensatory tightness. This is why Veterinary Physiotherapists treat the whole animal and not just the problem area.

23/04/2026

Fun in the sunshine with handsome chap Johan the Hovawart.Johan has fitness sessions to help keep his musculature in top form.Today Johan has been working on slow and collective movements as well as learning some new warm up routines. Well done Johan 🐕

🐕 Did you know that dynamic warmups (active movements) can help prepare the muscles for work by increasing blood flow and flexibility which can help to prevent injury. Some of Johan's warm up exercises include leg weaves, figures of eights, side steps and sit to stand transitions.

Gorgeous girl Rosie the labrador had a go with the agility ladder today after her treatment. You can really see how this...
16/04/2026

Gorgeous girl Rosie the labrador had a go with the agility ladder today after her treatment. You can really see how this works well as a proprioceptive aid.

What is proprioception? Proprioception is the awareness of limb placement without the need to visually rely on where to place a limb. This explains why Rosie can look forward whilst walking rather than looking down at every step to avoid standing on the ladder. Proprioceptive exercises help with balance and coordination as well as being a great active range of motion exercise for muscles and joints. Roise is doing some great balanced weight shifting here and really flexing and extending those joints, well done Rosie 🐕

I learnt today that dogs can see white poles better than red or orange ones against grass, as orange often appears as a shade of brown! 🐕

12/04/2026

Here is Lily the beautiful Briard showing us how quick she is to learn. Lily is new to using the balance pods, to begin with Lily gets a tasty reward for any paw placement or touch. She soon worked out how to feel for the pod without even looking. Well done Lily 🐕

Lily's has regular maintenance sessions which are targeted at managing her hip dysplasia and areas of overcompensation. As a Veterinary Physiotherapist I treat the whole animal not just the problem area 🐕

Happy Easter to everyone from my pals Simba & Rambo. Rambo thinks there are some strange looking easter bunnies around 🐰...
05/04/2026

Happy Easter to everyone from my pals Simba & Rambo. Rambo thinks there are some strange looking easter bunnies around 🐰🐕

I am happy to announce that I am now level 3 qualified in Canine First Aid 🐕
30/03/2026

I am happy to announce that I am now level 3 qualified in Canine First Aid 🐕

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