Vault Physiotherapy

18/02/2026

⭐️ I have 1 more slot left at Nedlo Agility - open to members and non members ⭐️

Let me know if you want to book in ☎️

18/02/2026

She has rehabbed nicely since last year and her owners have worked so hard! Good luck for heading to Crufts and having some fun.

17/02/2026

Good luck to the lovely Mabel who has been seen for some tweaks leading up to crufts in a few weeks.
She is feeling great after we made some changes in her conditioning programme. Exercises need to reviewed appropriately and regularly because they are only as useful as they are progressive. If exercises are kept the same overload can’t happen and we can find gaps in their progress which will need filling.

Have fun Mabel and Sue!

13/02/2026

We’ve teamed up with to trial some samples for our patients this weekend. My dog Alby has been using their Peptide + gastro friendly food for a while now and I’ve been so impressed with it. Gut friendly and he loves it. His 💩 is also so much better! We have gone through a lot of different foods with the support of our vet but I heard about c.i food by recommendation of a patient and I’m very grateful we heard about it!

Sunday patients it’s going to be your lucky day 📣 🌟

11/02/2026

I had a the pleasure of seeing Julie last week who unfortunately sustained a traumatic neck of femur fracture 🦴 7months ago resulting in a total hip replacement.

She has always been a-bit of a force to reckon with, she has high expectations and historically has been physically fit, including weekly Pilates. She’s basically the perfect physio patient.

In Pilates this week her teacher pointed out she couldn’t do an ‘Oyster’/ ‘clam’. Julie said there was no pain but she just physically couldn’t do it, understandably this was upsetting for Julie because to her this is a simple exercise she’s done for years!

Despite Julie thinking this is a simple exercise i think this is actually quite a difficult exercise. It heavily loads the glut medius and more specifically the tendon. It requires joint rotation through range meaning you also need flexibility to do this exercise. It’s not an exercise I prescribe regularly but this was a personal goal and important for Julie’s mental health and grappling with the concept she’s not YET as strong as she once was.

I stupidly didn’t get a video of her before we started but imagine someone who couldn’t get a gap between their knees when trying to do an Oyster. What we then did was start to actively engage the muscles via a warm up, this included work in 4 point kneeling.

Then we moved into an Oyster position but with lumbar support for feedback (we used the foot stool). We used a Pilates ball and practiced the exercise again, this time instead of expecting the muscles to work from outer to inner range, the ball allowed Julie to work from mid to inner range. This meant her gluts were still being loaded but less was being asked of them.

After 2-3minutes of muscle activation doing this with the ball, I took the ball away. Julie was then able to do a full Oyster/Clam through range. We have kept the lumbar support for the moment.

This is about understanding how to regress and progress exercises. It might be progressions in muscle strength involve increasing reps or load, in this case we changed the length the muscle had to work at.

Well done Julie!

09/02/2026

After getting stuck in mud Luna sustained a traumatic knee injury needing complex stabilisation surgery under the care of

She has come back to clinic today now 7 weeks looking comfortable and confident in her weight bearing.

We’ve taken her rehab very slowly due to her complexity and so far I’m pretty pleased with her progress! Hats off to the owners who have been so dedicated.

She will be starting hydro this week with

Go Luna 👏

18/01/2026

A successful Sunday clinic today in Warsash at Richmond Hydro. A range of patients but all working hard and progressing well on their rehabilitation plans.

17/01/2026

The ageing gracefully Moss.

Poles can be a great exercise for a number of reasons but I always say to people it has to be specific to the needs of the dog. It’s about understanding why you are doing the exercise. Moss started poles this week and save to say she’s abit quite sure just yet.

She is also having hydro with Sophie

16/01/2026

Graham ⭐️

12/01/2026

31/12/2025

Happy new year everyone!!

What a wonderful year 2025 has been. Gained patients, unfortunately lost patients 🌈, discharged ones and made new friends.

I know some of you might want to put 2025 behind you whether it’s loss or getting over the trauma of your animal going through injury rehabilitation or post surgery. No matter what 2026 has in store we will always be here to help you, support you and advocate for you and your animal if you need it.

Happy new year and here’s to an even better 2026.

#2026

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you have a lovely time with your family and animals.

Thinking of those without their loved ones this year 🐾 🌈 forever in our hearts.

Lots of love and wishes to you and thankyou for letting me look after you and your dogs for another year.