FAQs

The treatments increase blood and lymph circulation, thereby stimulating the body's detoxification functions. They have analgesic effects, making them a great solution for dogs in temporary or chronic pain for whatever reason. They stimulate cellular oxygenation, strengthen the immune system, have a positive effect on sleep, and increase the production of happy hormones. Physiotherapy treatments can be used with great success for musculoskeletal disorders. 

Fascial manipulation using the Stecco method can address a variety of problems in dogs, including:

• Chronic Pain: Helps alleviate persistent pain by targeting fascial restrictions and imbalances.
• Musculoskeletal Issues: Improves conditions such as arthritis, tendonitis, and muscular strains by restoring proper fascial function and reducing tension.
• Post-Surgical Recovery: Aids in the rehabilitation process after surgery by enhancing tissue healing and mobility.
• Neurological Conditions: Improves motor function and reduces symptoms associated with neurological disorders by optimizing fascial network functionality.
• Injury Prevention: Enhances flexibility and balance, reducing the risk of future injuries.
• Mobility Issues: Improves overall movement and reduces stiffness, helping dogs with mobility challenges regain a more natural range of motion.

Physiotherapy helps to improve your dog's position sense (proprioceptive reflex), balance, muscles, and helps to develop new neural connections, which is extremely important for paralyzed dogs or dogs with intervertebral disc disease. After any surgery involving the musculoskeletal system, physiotherapy is strongly recommended (mandatory) for your dog to rehabilitate successfully. We strengthen the muscles, increase synovial fluid production, make the joints more flexible little by little, and retrain what the body has forgotten due to some loss of function, e.g., a torn anterior cruciate ligament, to name just one example of many.

Yes, they can often be combined with other treatments such as medication or surgery to achieve the best possible results for your dog. Your veterinarian will determine the most appropriate medication for your dog (if necessary). You will always have to consult with your trusted veterinarian about the medicine, drugs, and operations, since I don’t have the knowledge nor the right to recommend you about that.

Unless we are working together for your dog as a preventative measure, then by all means. I would like to ask you to come to me with a diagnosis from an orthopedic veterinarian so that I can set up the best possible treatment for you.

In the first instance, your own doctor can recommend a specialist to you. It is very important that I always need a specialist opinion if we are working on a particular problem!

I love all dogs, but I don't handle dogs that are known to be aggressive. I need my fingers for the rest of my life 🙂

I am far from being a trainer, but I try to solve everything with fear-free solutions. If your dog is insecure or fearful, I will not scold, threaten, or force anything on him. We go at the dog's pace with the sessions. If you have a “complicated dog,” you have to understand that we might need some sessions just to make the dog comfortable with me. I want them to enjoy the sessions.

All dogs with orthopedic or neurological problems, competition and show dogs, senior dogs, hobby dogs, puppies, and future competition dogs. With the one condition that they don't bite me on the buttocks and that I will have all my fingers intact by the end of the session. 🙂

If your dog has a fever, cancer, broken or cracked bones, an open wound or any skin condition, circulatory problems, is nursing or pregnant.

If you have an acute problem with your doggy, the first place to go is to see a doctor, an orthopedic specialist, or a vet specializing in rehabilitation. Alternative therapies and a physiotherapy check are never a substitute for a medical examination.