WHAT IS REGENERATIVE MEDICINE?

When a pet sustains an injury or suffers from a disease, the body naturally kicks in and tries to heal the injured tissue or organ. Unfortunately, the body isn’t always successful on its own. This is where the fast-growing field of veterinary regenerative medicine steps in. The goal behind regenerative medicine is to use living cells to repair or replace tissue or organ function damaged by age, disease, injury, or congenital defect. In veterinary medicine, regenerative medicine introduces harvested mesenchymal stem cells to repair injured and worn-out tissue, reduce inflammation, promote the growth of blood vessels, serve as scaffolding for healing tissues, and demolish scar tissue to promote healthy tissue growth and development.

As your pet ages, it’s inevitable for their tissues and organs to start wearing down, making it more difficult to run, jump and play. While traditional treatments require invasive procedures or merely manage symptoms, stem cell therapies boost your dog’s natural healing abilities to alleviate the underlying injuries and diseases.

What conditions can hydrotherapy help treat?

Hydrotherapy is beneficial for:

• Post-operative recovery from orthopedic procedures

• Dogs with neurological conditions

• Managing painful osteoarthritis

• Dogs dealing with pain due to hip dysplasia

• Metabolic conditions such as Cushing’s and diabetes which can result in muscle atrophy

• Helping sporting dogs or overweight dogs stay in top physical shape

How does hydrotherapy work?

Hydrotherapy utilizes the buoyancy, resistance, viscosity, and hydrostatic pressure of water to help your dog work painful joints and limbs. By altering the water level your dog can swim weightlessly in the water, providing zero-impact exercise for your pooch. Or by reducing the water level so that your pup's feet touch the underwater treadmill, the water's buoyancy can allow your dog to gently 'run' on the treadmill without putting excess stress on their painful limbs.

The buoyancy provided by the water works to reduce the stress placed on your dog's limbs and joints, and allow your pup is able to take part in a fun exercise that can help speed their recovery from injury or just help them to lose weight.

Typically warm water is used to help loosen muscles and speed recovery for injured dogs, whereas colder water can be ideal for working dogs who will have a hard workout while in the water.