About Us
Canine remedial massage is the manipulation of muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue. The therapy also aids the joints and bones in the dog’s body and can improve range of movement in these areas.
As therapists we have a strong understanding of the muscular and skeletal systems in the dog’s body, how these work and what they should feel like when they are functioning normally. This knowledge allows us to assess your dog and discover if they are feeling any discomfort, and then to manipulate the muscles and joints through massage and stretching to help ease any pain they might be experiencing and let your dog move more freely.
Canine Remedial Massage can also help with post-operative rehabilitation. After surgery involving muscles, bones and joints it is important to strengthen the problem area to prevent further injury and excessive strain, which could result in another problem, due to the dog over compensating for this injury. Healing Paws also tailor exercise programmes to help with rehabilitation from surgery and this, combined with massage, will significantly improve the speed at which your dog recovers.
The Benefits
Canine remedial massage and rehabilitation can help your dog in a variety of ways.
Many of its benefits are listed below:
- Positively influences the dog’s body to heal.
- Relaxes muscle spasm and releases trigger points (commonly known as knots)
- Improves circulation.
- Relieves tension, soreness, stiffness and tightness.
- Helps to relieve pain and soreness.
- Aids the removal of waste products in the body, such as lactic acid which causes pain after exercise.
- Myofascial release stretching techniques help to improve range of movement and flexibility in both muscles and joints.
- Increases ability to exercise.
- Improves posture.
- Improves gait and moving pattern.
- Reduces boisterous behaviour.
- Promotes relaxation.
- Reduces adhesions, scarring and swelling.
- Improves condition of skin and coat.
- Helps with depression and anxiety.
- Aids recovery from surgery and injury.
- Increases willingness to play and exercise.
- Can help older dogs with difficult areas of movement such as getting in and out of cars, up and down stairs etc…
They Loved It
We had some amazing experiences with our customers and their dogs:
Claire Lundie and Otis, the husky
I hadn’t noticed any problems with Otis before the treatments. He had no pain in any area but Lizzie found that he was very stiff in his front legs, hind legs and neck. He made a marked improvement after the first and second treatments and after switching to walking him on a harness (after Lizzie recommended it), he is much more flexible in his neck and front leg areas, but needs a bit more work on his back legs which are still stiff. In terms of his behaviour, I think the treatments have really helped to relax him and have made him a lot calmer and more manageable on his walks. He seems happier now too. I will definitely continue with the treatments with Lizzie, as she is very good and I trust her advice. I would recommend the therapy to other dog owners.
About Lizzie
LIZZIE
Owner & Head Trainer
and Behaviourist
Lizzie has grown up with dogs and considers all animals a passion in her life. Coming from a family with a strong background in dogs as both family pets and working dogs,
she considers dogs a huge influence in her life and the inspiration behind Healing Paws.
Being able to help animals is something Lizzie is very proud of and, after experiencing the pain of muscular and skeletal problems from her strong sporting background, feels it is important that people understand that animals feel and need the same treatment when it comes to injuries,
post-operative care and muscular and skeletal problems.
Lizzie started Healing Paws after studying at the Institute of Complementary Animal Therapies and completing her
diploma in Canine Remedial Massage. Since then Lizzie has become a member of the Association of Complementary Animal Therapies and is also a full member of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers.
Lizzie has two Parson Russell Terriers and has experience training for and competing in Flyball, as well as running Puppy and Dog Training classes, as part of Healing Paws – sister company Leading Paws.