Hydrotherapy underwater treadmill helps canine patients to enable early return to mobility and improve muscle strength following limb, neck, back surgery or injury. Hydrotherapy is a low impact therapy in a reduced gravity environment that helps to improve range of motion in compromised joints. Hydro-treadmill therapy is also great for active and sports dogs to build and maintain athletic conditioning and weight management. Senior dogs with mobility conditions such as arthritis, and dogs who need to manage their weight also benefit from the outcomes of Underwater Treadmill Hydrotherapy.

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Hydrotherapy has great benefits for dogs from all walks of life. We know that most post-operation and neurologic patients have some degree of muscle atrophy or loss of strength due to their condition. Muscle atrophy also occurs secondary to osteoarthritis and, to a smaller degree, as a result of normal aging in senior dogs.

Walking on an underwater treadmill once a week or more can help patients with muscle atrophy improve strength and mobility because of the increased resistance to forward motion. More frequent sessions, as often as every other day, can help build strength even faster.