Rehabilitation Therapy
for Dogs
Five Stars Across All Born To Run Services For Over A Decade
Award Winning Rehabilitation & massage for dogs
“Rehabilitation therapy is widely recognised as a key facet of veterinary medicine to speed up post-op recovery. I’m professionally committed to using ethical, non-invasive practices to restore function and improve your dogs quality of life. The good news is that many insurance companies provide cover for treatments.”
Help your dog move and feel better, faster
Some of the most common conditions I work with
PLUS the tools I use to speed up recovery
Post-Op Recovery -♦- Lameness -♦- Osteoarthritis -♦- Hip Dysplasia -♦- Elbow Dysplasia -♦- Spondylosis -♦- OCD -♦- Cruciate Disease -♦- Luxating Patella -♦- Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) -♦- Tendonitis -♦- Medial Shoulder Instability -♦- Sciatica -♦- Soft Tissue Injury (Strains & Sprains) -♦- Myofascial Pain (often seen as twitchy skin on the back) -♦- CDRM -♦- Syringomyelia
Clinical Massage
Clinical Massage is drug-free and non-invasive. It involves me checking your dog’s muscles and soft tissue for injury and resolving tight, sore, restricted, soft tissue and muscle which can make even the activities, like getting up, walking, running, swimming, agility, flyball, or even toileting painful.
Exercise Prescription
Every dog is unique, and their rehabilitation plan should be too. I tailor prescriptive exercises depending on the stage of healing, breed and age, designed to improve strength, mobility, support recovery, and prevent re-injury. I guide you through every step, ensuring a safe and effective path to healing.
PEMF Therapy
PEMF therapy reduces pain and inflammation by using pulsed electromagnetic fields to stimulate cellular repair, enhance blood flow, and promote the body’s natural healing process. This non-invasive treatment supports faster recovery, improves tissue regeneration, and helps restore mobility and comfort.
TENS
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) uses low-voltage electrical currents to stimulate nerves and block pain signals from reaching the brain. It reduces pain and promotes the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers, by relieving muscle tension, improving circulation, and supporting healing.
nmes
NMES (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation) uses targeted electrical currents to stimulate muscle contraction. It helps strengthen weakened or atrophied muscles, improves blood flow, and enhances overall muscle function. NMES is particularly effective in restoring strength after surgery, injury, or periods of immobility.
Photobiomodulation
Photizo red light therapy is non invasive. It uses red and near infrared light to penetrate into the skin, where it stimulates the cells to rejuvenate and accelerate the body’s natural healing process, reducing swelling and inflammation, stimulating the immune system and relieving the pain caused by underlying health conditions.
kinesiology taping
Kinesiology taping is a specific technique used to support muscles, joints, and soft tissues without restricting movement. The tape gently lifts the skin, improves circulation, lymphatic drainage, reduces pain, swelling, and inflammation. It provides targeted support to weak or injured areas, and promotes proprioception.
magnessage
Magnessage is a specialised tool which uses targeted magnetic fields to relieve joint pain, arthritis, and muscle tension. It induces relaxation, promotes faster healing of injuries, reduces inflammation, and improves circulation, supporting recovery from conditions like sports injuries, wounds, or post-surgical discomfort.
Injury Detection
Soft Tissue Injury Detection requires time, patience, keen observation, injury experience and knowledge of clinical signs of common orthopaedic conditions. Advanced palpation, posture and gait analysis, helps uncover injuries affecting movement. Once pinpointed I build a targeted treatment plan to relieve pain, and restore function.
“A well thought out clinically reasoned rehabilitation plan reduces pain, swelling, and inflammation, normalises soft tissue, promotes new neural pathways, and better movement habits, speeding up healing, restoring function, and minimising injury risk.” Angela Day
Why work with me?
Recognised Expertise
As a multi-award-winning Dog Rehabilitation Specialist 2024/25, I bring recognised expertise to every case I handle. To add to that skillset I am a Canine Conditioning Coach and Clinical Massage Practitioner.
A Decade of experience
With over 10 years working in clinical practice, I have extensive experience in helping dogs recover from injuries and surgeries, as well as offering natural pain relief from chronic conditions like arthritis
Professional Membership
I am a proud member of IAAT (International Association of Animal Therapists) and IRVAP (Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists), ensuring the highest standards of professional care.
Core Values & Beliefs
Compassionate, honest, ethical, tailored, my approach is based on the ethos that every dog is unique and deserves to live a pain free life. I focus on your dog’s specific needs, to improve their quality of life.
Angela highlights some of her proudest achievements, including serving as Secretary of the Canine Massage Guild and contributing data to ground-breaking clinical trials on the efficacy of Canine Massage Therapy. The results of this research have been published in Vet Record, a peer-reviewed medical journal distributed by the British Veterinary Association. Access the Research.
A multi-award-winning professional, Angela has been recognised for her contributions to canine health as The Dog Rehabilitation Specialist 2024/2025, plus standing out from the crowd she received The coveted Small Business Award, personally presented to her by Dragons Den Entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis.
As an guest speaker, Angela has worked with Essex Police Dog Section, appeared at events such as Edition Dog Live, Suffolk Dog Day, and various breed and show clubs. She is a regular guest on podcasts, radio shows, and group events, sharing her expertise and is a featured writer for a breed magazine.
“Jessie suddenly developed a highly fatigable gait with all four legs affected.. followed by catastrophic muscle and weight loss over her whole body…
We were seriously considering having her put to sleep!”
In combination with diagnostics at Dick White Referrals, Angela worked in a very kind, gentle, and consistent way with Jessie.
We are very pleased to report, that our little dog’s health has been restored and that it is clearly sustainable.
Dr. Steve & Dr. Mandy Humphries & Jessie
So what about core conditioning?
Core muscles of the body protect the dogs vital organs including the spinal cord. It is critical for all dogs that these muscles are working effectively to also enable superficial muscles to stabilise and protect the joints and reduce the risk of injury.
Targeted exercise programs that are run under the watchful eye of a trained professional could potentially save you thousands. To find out more …….
FAQ’s
Can I book massage only?
Yes of course. As a Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner my advanced clinically proven skillset was learned over 2 years of training with the Canine Massage Therapy Centre.
however, if there is a tool I use which will help your dog I will use it at no extra charge to you
Are You A Canine Massage Guild Member?
Not anymore. I was for many years, in fact I was Secretary of the Guild for several of those. However, I wanted to take my clients further in their rehab journey, and so I trained as a Small Animal Rehab Specialist.
Although I retain my Clinical Massage skillset having trained over 2 years with Natalie Lenton of the Canine Massage Therapy Centre, it makes more sense for me to be a member of an association that encompasses my entire skillset rather than one specialism.
I am a fully paid-up member of IAAT (International Association of Animal Therapists) and IRVAP the (Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists).
My sport dog has an injury. Can you help?
Yes. Most often with a sport dog injury, identifying the injury is the challenge. I offer full assessment sessions for injury detection.
I will put together a plan for your dogs safe recovery and return to normal function.
How much does a treatment cost?
The initial consultation including treatment is £65 – and are around 1 hour and 15 mins and follow up treatments are £60 and last around 55 mins to an hour.
Do I need a consent form?
Yes consent is needed for treatment.
Remember you are consenting to treatment, your vet is confirming they are happy that it’s safe to go ahead. Here is a link to my consent form for you.
Can you help my dog after an operation?
Yes, as long as the vet agrees it will help. Rehabilitation therapy is scientifically proven to get dogs back on their feet and quicker after an operation than no rehab at all. Therapy can begin as early as the day after surgery.
Can you help my sportdog stay supple?
Yes. Clinical Massage keeps sport dogs muscles and soft tissue free, elastic and mobile.
But my absolute top tip if you want to take your dog to the next level is the 6 week Core Conditioning Program I run. You can find out more here
Can I claim on my insurance?
The good news is usually yes. But it depends on your policy. Treatments can either fall under vet fees or complementary therapies. It’s always best to check with your insurance company directly.
I can provide receipts and reports as necessary for you to file your claim to your insurance company.
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