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VetVine Client Care
Patterning And Water Therapy
Integrative Care & Pain Management
This question was submitted by a participant in a past webinar on the topic of Water Therapy:
Question: Is there an issue with not having resistance to forward pushing and the leg just being moved backward in programming normal gaiting patterns?
Comment submitted by a participant:
In my experience, I have acutally treaded some dogs backwards in short intervals of time not only for proprioception, but also for strengthening of the hamstrings, or for them to do an active stretch.
Comment by Deirdre Chiaramonte, DVM, DACVIM, CCRT, CVA:
I would concur with that comment. You just need to be creative, and using this tool to tread the patient backwards can add much more to your treatment.