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Benefits of Massage

Clinical Canine Massage may help your Dog if you see any of the following

  • Changes in your Dogs' Activities of Daily Living e.g. issues jumping in/out of the car, on/off the sofa, difficulty going up/downstairs, reluctant on walks, depressed or grumpy

  • Rehabilitation of soft tissue injury and dysfunction e.g. Strains/Trigger Points

  • Lameness/Limping

  • Stiffness

  • Quicker recovery from operations/injury eg: Cruciate

  • Patients intolerant to NSAIDS

  • Signs of Ageing

  • Back/Neck/Shoulder Pain

  • Performance Issues eg: Agility, Obedience, Working

  • Chronic pain management for orthopaedic conditions e.g. Arthritis, Hip/Elbow Dysplasia

  • Neurological conditions

  • Disinterested in life

  • Twitching down back

  • Old before their time

  • Gait/Posture Irregularities eg: roaching/swayback

  • Nervous/Anxious/Touch Shy

  • Quivering of the skin

  • Nibbling at back end

  • Crying/Yelping in pain

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What do people typically see with their dog after a Clinical Canine Massage?

  • Better movement

  • Reduced stiffness

  • Significantly reduced pain levels

  • Resolution or significant reduction of lameness

  • A ‘younger’ dog

  • An improved mood

  • Happy to go on and enjoying walks again

  • Able to go up/downstairs,

  • Able to get in/out of car

  • Got their ‘zest’ back for life,

  • Coping better with Arthritis

  • Improved working/agility performance eg: not knocking poles, good contacts, and weave entry,

  • Better posture eg: no more swayback or roaching

  • More fluid, effortless gait

 

Clinical evidence-based research on the Lenton Method ® is published in the Vet Record, a peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of veterinary medicine, distributed to members of the British Veterinary Association as part of their membership, the research can be found here:

Effect of massage therapy on pain and quality of life in dogs: A cross sectional study - Riley - 2021 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library

What Does the Treatment Consist Of?

Initial consultation includes:

  • Full consultation covering the dog general lifestyle, diet, exercise, and reason for massage

  • Gait and Postural Analysis to assess for signs of pain and discomfort, stiffness, and gait irregularities.  

  • Palpation where we can feel for what is known as the 4 T’s Tenderness, Texture, Temperature and Tone. We can feel for injury, scarring, trigger points and muscle tone

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3 Clinical Massage Sessions, including Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Swedish Massage and Myofascial Release/Lenton Method® sessions over 3-5 weeks. We tailor each Massage to the individual needs of your dog.

Post Massage, we will explain what we have found and show you any areas of concern. We will provide you with aftercare advice to help you back up the treatment and care between sessions.

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Suffolk K9 Bodyworks is results driven. Results are usually seen in 1-3 sessions for responding dogs. Following these sessions we will send a full report direct to your Vet, so they are aware of what we have found.

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