Hydrotherapy for ACL

Here is a hydrotherapy session for a dog with bilaterally ruptured ACL’s. The patient is doing exceptionally well and goes swimming regularly for 2 sessions every week. The second surgery is still to take place, and the dog is out performing what anyone thought she would be capable of doing! The controlled swimming sessions and working of her hind limbs in various forms of movements, has undoubtedly increased her functional range of movement. The patient’s pyschological state of mind is happier than you can imagine and her physical state is also functioning at its optimum given her current circumstances.

There is something to be said about a dog who is happy given a very trying circumstance. All that we can do to support them in these situations is going to come back 100 times better! Try hydrotherapy for your best friend if they are sore, injured, or in need of some energy release or confidence building. This is one of the most highly recommended rehabilitation techniques for all canines.

In Chapter one in my E-book, “The Ultimate Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy Guide for Dogs,” I explain all about hydrotherapy for dogs. I talk about how I utilized this method of treatment when my own dogs ruptured their cruciate ligaments. I explain how successful their treatment was and the protocol I followed. I have no regrets and only praise for this.