Physical Rehabilitation Consult

We go beyond the normal vet exam and analyze your pet’s gait and assess strength, endurance, and flexibility. By assessing your animal’s movement in your home, we can make real-life improvements where your pet lives. You’ll receive a custom exercise program to help your animal build strength, endurance, and balance.

Physical Rehabilitation Consult

This is a limited preventative exam for dogs without current problems. We educate you on the common breed conditions, preventative care to increase your pet’s health span, and ways to maximize strength and endurance.

For healthy pets, we analyze the diet and provide recommendations to maximize performance and endurance. Senior animals and pets undergoing physical rehabilitation have unique dietary requirements and we make recommendations to maximize healing and strength.

Supplements can be a great addition to a healthy diet. But it’s important to be aware that the veterinary supplement market is very much “the Wild West.” Most supplements aren’t regulated, nor are they guaranteed to provide effective or safe ingredients. Bad supplements are a waste of money and may harm pets. We provide guidance for safe and effective pet supplements.

To receive this service, your pet must be under the care of a primary care, surgeon, and/or neurologist veterinarian.

If a pet is under the care and responsibility of a 501c3 nonprofit organization, let us know! With proper documentation, we are pleased to offer discounts as a way to give back and help these animals.

We work with pets who are not located in the Brandywine Valley. Please email us at [email protected] for more information

Your dog must be under the care of a primary care, surgeon, and/or neurologist veterinarian and must already have been diagnosed with an injury or condition.

For a telemedicine session, you’ll need to record and send a video of your dog performing a series of simple exercises to show you dog’s mobility and strength. From there, we create a customized exercise program that you can help your dog perform at home.

Click here for a breakdown of rehabilitation coverage by major pet insurance companies.

Services offered in Pennsylvania (most areas in Chester County, south west areas of Montgomery County), Delaware (northern areas of New Castle County), and Maryland (eastern and northern parts of Cecil County).

What to Expect

What Is Involved in a Rehabilitation Consult?

We will evaluate the gait and look for lameness and joint range of movement, as well as assess strength and muscle mass. We evaluate the animal’s entire medical history and look for improvements in diet, medications, and supplements. At the end of the consult, you will have a customized exercise program that you can use at home to help build strength and balance. Pain status will be evaluated and non-pharmaceutical pain management will be prescribed along with traditional pain medications.

After the initial consult, most animals continue with physical rehabilitation sessions weekly to monthly depending on their needs. These sessions include acupuncture, massage, joint mobilizations, stretching, therapeutic exercises, ASSISI technology, vibration plate, and LASER.

As a veterinarian, no referral is needed. A comprehensive health examination is included, and general health recommendations can be made upon request.

What Is Involved in a Rehabilitation Consult?
Telemedicine Custom Exercise Program

Telemedicine Custom Exercise Program

This service is for dogs not located in the Brandywine Valley. Your dog must be under the care of a primary care, surgeon, and/or neurologist veterinarian and must already have been diagnosed with an injury or condition.

You will be asked to record and submit your dog performing a series of simple exercises to help determine the level of their mobility and strength. From there, we deliver a customized exercise program for your dog that can be performed within your home.

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