Meet Maddie
14 year old Labrador/Collie cross
Presenting condition
- Stiffness and occasional limping due to arthritis in hips
Mobility when first treated
- Very tense and slow moving
Initial therapy
- Gentle massage along her tight spinal and thigh muscles
- Massage along shoulders and chest which had been over-compensating for her imbalance
- Energy work over her hips
- Education & advice on active exercises to help strengthen her thigh muscles
Suggestions for home included :
- Foam mattresses below their bed when she jumps on and off
- Foam mattress at the bottom of the stairs which has a bigger step
- Helping her in and out of the car
- Steps to improve access in and out of garden
- Walking a Figure of Eight when out to rebalance her gait
Ongoing therapy
- Has been treated for 30 minutes every week since October 2015 with maintenance therapy. She now waits at the window each week for my arrival.
