Hip Dysplasia

As soon as mobility changes are recognised.

• Pain management support
• Improve posture especially LS spine via square stands and weight shifting 
• Improve hip joint mobility
• Reduce cranial loading 
• Begin strengthening if pain under control
• Owner education on home environment and exercise management 

• Core strengthening to aid movement and spinal posture 
• Gluteal strengthening to aid hip extension 
• Reduce any hypertonicity of medial hindlimb musculature 
• Improve pelvic stability
• Functional exercises such as correct sit to stands, polework

• Maintain even muscle mass
• Reduce pain flare-ups 
• Adapt exercise programmes as disease progresses

• Encourage early limb use
• Pain management - cryotherapy, PEMFT
• Maintain hip range of motion - periarticular fibrosis required to stabilise the joint, but if joint not mobilised, hip and limb stride will be restricted long term causing lameness 
• Owner education on home management and exercise 

• Improve weight bearing via weight shifting, slow lead walking, polework 
• Restore muscle mass via weight shifting, polework, sit to stands 
• Normalise gait - to maximum extent 

• Progressive strengthening via advancing remedial exercise as required 
• Functional movement

Maximise limb function and minimise compensatory overload.

Cryotherapy, PEMFT, remedial exercise equipment. 

Bumble (THR) and Kyra or Isla or Flo

Every rehabilitation programme at Recharge Veterinary Physiotherapy is tailored to the individual patient. These rehabilitation phases are intended as a guide only and are adapted according to surgical recommendations, tissue healing, concurrent disease, patient temperament and owner goals. Close communication with the referring veterinary surgeon is maintained throughout rehabilitation to ensure the best possible outcome.