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Lana Charge
MVetPhys, CCBW, Cat Friendly Professional
Essex📍
RAMP accredited✅
Specialising in small animal post operative /injury rehabilitation🐕🐈‍⬛
Meeting both physical and mental needs for happy pets❤️
Veterinary experience🩺🐶
Lecturer at ARU👩‍🎓 Accredited by the National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP) and the Register of Musculoskeletal Animal Practitioners (RAMP), assuring the highest standards of physiotherapy.

22/05/2026

Things I’ve ACTUALLY heard as an animal physiotherapist - and what I said in response.

Is there anything you want to ask me? Pop it in the comments and I’ll get back to you!

20/05/2026

12 week cruciate rehab progress - with no surgery!

When lovely Tilly suffered a complete rupture to her cruciate ligament, surgery wasn’t an option due to her age and heart condition.

Instead, her owner opted for a course of physiotherapy treatment alongside pain relief. Tilly’s physio programme has included laser therapy, soft tissue work and progressive rehab exercise.

Tilly’s fabulous owner has followed her home exercise plan to the letter and you can see the huge difference it has made to Tilly’s mobility.

Tilly has returned to her sassy self and is back to harassing her owners for biscuits, getting zoomies and throwing her toys around!❤️

If your dog has an injury and you want to explore treatment options, pop us a DM today🐾

17/05/2026

Something new for RVP 🐾

We’ve officially launched a blog section on our website!

We’ll be using it to share more in-depth advice, education, rehab tips, mobility support, and behind-the-scenes insight into how we work with our patients.

Our first two blogs are now live:
📖 Building confidence at the vet practice
📖 What makes us different at RVP

Perfect if you enjoy learning a little more about your pet’s health, movement, and wellbeing, and the reasoning behind what we do.

We’re really excited to keep growing this section with useful, practical content for owners 🐶🐱🐴

You can find the new blog section via our website or this Link:
https://rechargeveterinaryphysiotherapy.co.uk/blog

15/05/2026

Harrie has been receiving treatment for his back Osteoarthritis since October, going from sessions every 2 weeks to just once a month.

With laser therapy, massage, targeted exercises, and a dedicated owner sticking to his rehab plan, he’s made amazing improvements.

Our main focus has been building some muscle through his topline and hindquarters, and as you can see outlined he has made huge improvements here!

12/05/2026

🎨🐴 Painted Horse Demo🐴🎨

We are thinking about running a fun and interactive painted horse session looking at equine anatomy, biomechanics and movement in action, with physiotherapists Lana and Aimee from

We’ll cover:
• Key muscles and what they do
• How posture and compensation patterns develop
• Groundwork exercises to show how different muscles are activated during movement
• Watching anatomy come to life in real time on the painted horse

A relaxed, educational session ideal for horse owners, riders and anyone interested in equine performance, rehab and biomechanics.

💷 £35 per person
📍Only 16 spaces available within 2 groups to keep it small and interactive

The session will take place at Fairy Hall Animal Feeds, Rayne, Braintree

Before we confirm a date, we’d love to see who would be interested - vote in the poll below 👇

(Image created by AI and not anatomically accurate! Join our session to discover why😉)

10/05/2026

A couple of weeks ago we asked you which leg Nellie was lame on - and you guessed pretty much every leg. So we thought it was time to clear it up!

And yes, every photo I have of Nellie is her conked out on the floor after her session🥰🐾

Follow us for more tips on spotting lameness!

08/05/2026

Most people know carrot stretches are “good”… but not many actually know why.

Different stretches activate different muscles.
The further back your horse reaches, the more core engagement you get, especially through the abdominal muscles and lumbosacral area.

But interestingly, they don’t strongly activate the main topline muscles. So while they are a great tool for mobility, body awareness, and core activation, they are not really “topline strengthening” exercises on their own.

Like most things in rehab and conditioning—it’s about knowing the purpose behind the exercise.

Save this for the next time you do your carrot stretches.

07/05/2026

Too pretty not to post💜🐾

We have loved visiting the bluebells this year! Pop your bluebell walk pics below, we’d love to see them📸

03/05/2026

“How long will it take?”

It’s one of the most common questions we get and the honest answer is… it depends.

A recent injury will often settle more quickly.
But long-standing issues are different and take time to unravel.

When something has been going on for a while, the body adapts.
Muscles weaken.
Other areas start to compensate.
Movement patterns change.

So we’re not just treating the original problem, we’re working through everything that’s built up around it and that takes time.

How can you make progress quicker?

By following your customised rehab plan, doing the exercises, and staying consistent, makes a huge difference to how quickly we see progress.

It doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent.

30/04/2026

How do we diagnose and treat canine hip dysplasia?

Listen to find out!

26/04/2026

The weather’s finally picked up… so naturally, we head out for longer rides ☀️🐎

Trail rides.
Sponsored rides.
Longer hacks than we’ve done in months.

And your horse might feel great - fresh, forward, keen to go.

But after a quieter winter, their body often isn’t conditioned for that sudden increase in workload.

It’s not usually the ride itself that causes the problem…
It’s the jump from “not much” ➡️ “a lot, quite quickly.”

That’s when we start to see:
Stiffness a day or two later
Subtle changes in behaviour
A horse that suddenly feels a bit “off”

Because muscles fatigue, joints take more strain, and soft tissues are asked to do more than they’re ready for.

So how can you better prepare your horse?

Build up gradually.
Increase distance and intensity over time.
And pay attention to how your horse feels after the ride, not just during it.

Enjoy the sunshine - but make sure their body is ready for it too 💛

Save this as a reminder as the longer rides start creeping back in.

Address

Braintree

Telephone

+447511806412

Website

http://www.rechargeveterinaryphysiotherapy.co.uk/

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