BodyRestore Animal Physiotherapy

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An Amazing team of Qualified professionals - Jade Walsh/DipAPhys/ Paige Norton Msc(NAVP)Purdee (NAVP)Hope
⭐ laser, ultrasound, PEMF, rehab plans⭐
💥HYDRO - COMING SOON 💥
Dog grooming Fresh Paws canine grooming -https://www.facebook.com/share/1Gvug7VsjJ/

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31/10/2025

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30/10/2025

🪑✨ A “sit” isn’t just a sit - it’s a window into spinal alignment, pelvic control, and limb loading.

This example isn’t a terrible sit, but it does show us some of the most common compensations we need to watch for:

🔍 Pelvis & Lumbar Spine:
Notice how the pelvis is tucked and the lumbar spine is rounded, pushing the tail base underneath the body. This posture opens the hip and hock joints but places increased pressure on the stifle - you can see that here with maximum stifle flexion while the hip and hock are slightly open. Dogs will often also externally rotate the hip to unload those joints.

💡 What we want instead: a straight spine from head to tail and a pelvic position that keeps the lumbosacral region neutral and stable. This distributes load evenly through the limb and core.

🦵 Limb Alignment:
Draw a line from the stifle to the floor - ideally, the stifle should sit in front of the toes. This position brings the full hind limb into maximum, functional flexion without collapsing posture.

🐾 Forelimb Weight Bearing:
Here, the weight is shifted backwards - you can see the forepaws drifting forward and the elbows slightly behind them. Ideally, the forepaws should remain directly under the elbows to keep weight distribution balanced and the thoracic sling engaged.

These small positional details matter. Over time, incorrect posture reinforces poor biomechanics, reduces core activation, and can contribute to repetitive strain - particularly at the lumbosacral junction, hip, and stifle.

📚 As described by Farr, Ramos & Otto (2020), foundational exercises like the Posture Sit and Posture Down are powerful tools for building core stability and proprioceptive memory of correct alignment. These postures don’t just teach dogs how to sit, they teach them how to move safely and efficiently

👉 Try observing your next patient’s sit with these markers in mind. Are they stacking their spine, pelvis, and limbs optimally? Or are they compensating - and telling you exactly where their weaknesses lie?

📆 Join us on 8 November at the Vet Rehab Summit, where experts like Anna Lee Sanders, Jana Gams , Arielle Markley and more help us take our movement based assessment and therapy to new heights!

📅 💜Availability November💜 📅📍We have a cosy shop in wilsden 🚗 home visits available Our services ⭐ Doggy MOT - checks fo...
29/10/2025

📅 💜Availability November💜 📅

📍We have a cosy shop in wilsden
🚗 home visits available

Our services

⭐ Doggy MOT - checks for any Muscular asymmetry, or muscle imbalance, Joint range of movement & gait analysis £25!
⭐Consultation
⭐Physiotherapy sessions £50
⭐ Relaxing muscular massage £40

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28/10/2025

💥Watch this space for an AMAZING team coming your way alongside Fresh Paws canine grooming We already have great people and more will be joining our team! We will also be providing an extra service for our pooches eek!! 💥🌊

📆 OPEN DAY date coming soon keep your eyes peeled! 👀

I want to give a special Thank you to everyone so far!
✅The girls in the shop for running the current ship solo !
✅ Lee Boocock for saving me on dismantling equipment and life/death disasters.
✅ 101construction for support throughout & creating my treadmill dream happen even in the lost difficult scenario. .walsh - father for answering my 100 calls per day 😅
✅ The specialists, plumbers, electrician, joiner for trying to understand my wants and needs when I don't understand most of them myself 😅
✅ My amazing partner for supporting my vision and continuous melt downs from been be.
✅ My marketing sign guru Nikkinakka who does all my work! How good does it look 😃
✅ My sister Fern Boocock for been the my OH when it comes to design and measurements because I can't measure 😅
✅ My mum for having my daughter whilst I run around like a headless chicken 🐔
✅ Girls who are joining the team helping paint!

Ok so Farmer Copleys this is pretty cute 🎃"May I suggest from a canine physio we add a little step Infront of the tall b...
28/10/2025

Ok so Farmer Copleys this is pretty cute 🎃
"May I suggest from a canine physio we add a little step Infront of the tall box stand please for older doggies, small doggies and injured doggies 😅😃"

Thank you love from the 🐶🐕

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27/10/2025

Who's ready for Halloween! 🎃🙀 Post us your Halloween pictures 👇📸

25/10/2025

🎃🐾 Halloween just got tail-waggingly adorable! I teamed up with some four-legged friends to bring you a video from our animal physio & dog grooming shop—check out the pups dressed to impress! 🐶🧙‍♀️

We work with all breeds and all ages, making every session friendly, fun, and tailored to your furry family member. 🐕🧡

Fancy a treat for your pet’s health and mobility? To book an appointment: 07792130053 📞

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Look at Jeff GO!! After a session with Purdee and some really useful tips! Jeff only went and got some snazzy Rosettes 🏆...
23/10/2025

Look at Jeff GO!! After a session with Purdee and some really useful tips! Jeff only went and got some snazzy Rosettes 🏆

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22/10/2025

🚨 Stairs add A LOT of stress to the canine body!!

In this sketch, we can see a large-breed dog descending relatively low, wide steps, and we can clearly see

🔎 The front weight-bearing paw is splayed and flattened, the carpus has dropped, and the thoracic sling is collapsing into a deep “V” at the cervicothoracic junction. All of this shows us just how much force is being transmitted through the limb - and that the limb and thoracic sling isn’t strong enough to support it!

📉 The lumbar spine is kyphotic, the pelvis is flexed and rotated, and the dog is rotating through the spine to achieve the high degrees of limb flexion required for stair descent. These are classic compensation patterns - and they are not what we want to see. Yet, this is how many dogs navigate stairs every single day in their homes.

💡 Research backs this up.
Two key studies demonstrate how stair navigation dramatically changes musculoskeletal demands compared with ramps or slopes:

👉Carr et al., 2013, Exercises in canine physical rehabilitation: Range of motion of the forelimb during stair and ramp ascent. Journal of Small Animal Practice 54(8):409–413.

👉Millard et al., 2010, Kinematic analysis of the pelvic limbs of healthy dogs during stair and decline slope walking. American Journal of Veterinary Research 71(7):734–740.

These studies show that stairs require significantly greater joint flexion and ROM - and therefore greater muscular effort - than incline walking. That increased demand can overload the thoracic sling, carpal stabilisers, lumbar spine, and cervicothoracic junction, especially in dogs with existing pathology or insufficient strength.

👩‍⚕️ How we help as Vetrehabbers:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES:
🚪Restrict access to stairs for vulnerable dogs - especially large-breed puppies, those with elbow or hip dysplasia, cruciate disease, IVDD, spondylosis, or LS stenosis.
2. EXERCISE
💪 Incorporate targeted strengthening and conditioning before dogs navigate stairs.
🏋️‍♂️ Teach correct technique and posture to reduce compensations and repetitive micro-trauma.

🦴And if this much load is being placed on a large dog, imagine what a small dog experiences as they jump up and down each step. Supervision, strength, and control are not optional - they’re essential for preventing injury.

📆 At the Vet Rehab Summit on 8 November, experts like Anna Lee Sanders, Jana Gams, and Arielle Pechette Markley will dive deep into how we prepare our patients for these real-world challenges - using movement itself as medicine.

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Wellington Street
Wilsden
BD150JQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+447792130053

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