K9 Bodycare

About K9 Bodycare

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Canine therapy restores, maintains and enhances your dogs overall wellbeing.

A natural way to restore, maintain and enhance your Dog’s overall wellbeing. As well as aiding recovery, recuperation and rehabilitation, Canine Massage is an effective preventive measure at all stages of your dog’s life.

Canine Massage is an affordable treatment to help your dog maintain a happy and healthy lifestyle.

As a passionate life long animal lover, I provide a high quality professional service and compassionate care to all my clients.

The bond we have with our dogs begins the moment they come into our lives and never stops growing. We all want the best for our dogs and more and more people are turning to Canine Therapists who are professional trained, to complement veterinary treatment.

Canine Massage can be a real life changer in terms of improving mobility, pain management and over all quality of life.

Working with dogs of all ages, breeds and temperaments, from pets to sporting and working dogs in my studio in Carburton. The Studio provides a safe and nurturing environment for both dog’s and owners to relax, allowing me to really get to know and understand my clients.

Canine Massage Therapy is not and does not replace any veterinary care; it works in conjunction with your veterinarian to offer your dog the ultimate in healthcare.

"Your dog, their Body, their Health, their Wellbeing"

K9 Bodycare Therapy is located in Carburton, North Nottinghamshire and covers North Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas, South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Rehabilitation and reconditioning soft tissue injuries/issues and supporting Orthopaedic conditions that may be having a detrimental effect on your dog's mobility, behaviour, quality of life, activity levels, assists with pain management and used as preventative healthcare at all stages of your dogs life.

Massage targets the musculoskeletal, blood circulatory, lymphatic and nervous systems. Influencing the body’s natural healing process by encouraging fresh blood, nutrients, increasing oxygen and lymph flow around the body, and removal of waste products such as lactic acid and toxins.

BENEFITS OF CANINE MASSAGE THERAPY.

- Rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries
- Resolves or reduces soreness/stiffness.
- Improved range of motion, mobility and flexibility.
- Pain management for orthopaedic conditions by targeting areas of protective muscular splinting.
- Directly addresses the muscular issue rather than masks it.
- Reduces and remodels inhibiting scar tissue.
- Addresses the whole body and patterns of overcompensation.
- An excellent therapy for non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAID) intolerant dogs.
- Assesses and addresses the dog as an individual and each massage is bespoke to their individual needs.
- Reduces anxiety by decreasing sympathetic levels (stress, nervousness, anxiety) and inducing a parasympathetic response (relaxation).
- A dog who is engaging confidently with their surroundings.
- Rehabilitates muscular injuries i.E. Strains.
- Resolves or reduced lameness, limping and stiffness.
- Promotes relaxation.
- Decreases recovery time after injury or surgery.
- Return to normal activities of daily living.
- Age related disorders producing stiffness / soreness.
- Working closely with you and your dog to achieve the best results.

COMMON RESULTS OWNERS SEE IN THEIR DOGS.

- Resolution or reduction of lameness
- Moving freely
- Relieved stiffness and soreness
- A pain free dog
- Has their ‘zest’ for life back
- Improved mood
- More willing to be handled
- Able to use the stairs and get into the car
- Coping better with Orthopaedic issues i.E. Arthritis / Hip Dysplasia.
- Less anxious
- Enjoying walks again
- Faster recovery from injury or operation
- Improved sporting performance
- Just seems much younger

“Seeing the results your dog can feel. ”.
Canine Therapy brings everything together, from their bodies, to their minds, to their emotions.

What soft tissue issues may cause the problems you are seeing?

Strains - a tear to the muscle and the most common muscular injury; can occur at any age.

Trigger Points (Knots) - hyper irritable bands in the tissue tat cause localised and referred pain.

Myofascial Pain - A chronic pain disorder caused by connective tissue restrictions which surrounds nerves.

Overcompensation - Weight shifting from areas of injury or arthritis which create new areas of painful tension.

Protective Muscle Splinting: Commonly associated with the muscles having to work too hard due to canine orthopaedic issues like Hip or Elbow Dysplasia.

"Change the Muscle, Change the Posture.
Change the Posture, Change the Behaviour"

Whether you are looking for improved mobility or performance, main management, reduced stress and anxiety levels or an enhanced quality of life, preventative health care or maintenance treatments.

K9 Bodycare Canine Massage works closely with you to achieve the best results for your dog.

Jayne received her certification as Canine Massage Therapist Practitioner from the Canine Massage Therapy Centre and is part of the Canine Massage guild. Continually accessing and updating training to enable and promote the ver best in Canine Care.

Canine Massage is not and does not replace veterinary care, as a trained Canine Massage Therapist Jayne of K9 Bodycare works in conjunction with your veterinarian to offer your dog the ultimate in health care.