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HYDROTHERAPY:

 

Hydrotherapy for dogs is not only is huge over seas, but it is starting to become a big deal in the states.

-Team K9 Fitness is a hydrotherapy fitness center for dogs in Illinois. Their facility not only includes a place for dogs to exercise but for the owners to exercise as well.

 

K9 fitness’ services for dogs include:

underwater treadmills

core strengthening

massage therapy

acupressure

aromatherapy

flower essences

reflexology

and Reiki which is a japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing.

 

The services for humans include:

treadmills

recumbent bicycles

aromatherapy

flower essences

reiki

reflexology

and education on how to massage, stretch, warm up and cool down the dog.

 

Hydrotherapy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases. Its use has been recorded in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and Japan. Egyptian royalty bathed in essential oils and flowers, Romans had communal public baths for their citizens. Hippocrates prescribed bathing in spring water for sickness, and the Chinese and Japanese often bathed in natural Hot Springs.

 

Today, hydrotherapy is used to treat musculoskeletal disorders which are disorders that affect muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves, or spinal cord injuries and in patients suffering burns, spasticity, stroke, or paralysis. It is also used to treat orthopedic and neurological conditions in dogs and horses and to improve fitness. Hydrotherapy relieves pain, swelling and stiffness, strengthens and maintains muscles, alleviates muscle spasms, increases range of motion in joints, improves the health of the heart and lungs, improves circulation, and increases tissue healing and speed of recovery.

 

 

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