For Veterinary Surgeons
Specialist Referral Services
Physiotherapy
The Physiotherapy service is run by Helen Fentem-Jones
"Physiotherapy uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and
restore physical, psychological and social well-being". At Dick
White Referrals we aim to offer a physiotherapy service that is
progressively dynamic, patient-centred and always aimed at
continued excellence and development of knowledge and skills in the
veterinary physiotherapy field. We provide an in-patient service,
working in close collaboration with the clinical specialities to
improve follow-up and adjunctive care. We also offer an out-patient
service both for the follow-up of discharged patients and initial
assessments from referring veterinary surgeons. At all times, we
maintain close communication with the referring clinician.
Physiotherapy can assist and compliment traditional treatment
strategies employed by the veterinary surgeon in a number of
different specialities including;
- Neurology: post operative neurosurgical cases, or cases of
degenerative mylopathy
- Medicine: maintenance of function during acute medical
illness
- Orthopaedics: post operative femoral head and neck excision or
following repair of traumatic fracture injury
- Critical Care: management of the recumbent patient
prophylactically treating potential secondary complications with
the musculoskeletal or respiratory systems
- Care of the elderly patient, eg chronic osteoarthritis
- Analgesia: acute and chronic pain management.
Our full time chartered physiotherapist is a Category A
registered ACPAT member, and is happy to share her expert advice
and skills for both in-patient and out-patient clients.
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