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Dog massage therapy uses strategic, often intense pressure to manipulate the soft tissues of the body, so it’s a good idea to have your dog seen by a certified dog massage therapist. A certified canine massage therapist is trained and understands the dog’s anatomy and how much pressure is needed and safe, to give positive results for your dog.

Reasons Massage Can Benefit Your Dog

·       Anxiety: Hands-on contact of massage can help reduce stress in dogs who suffer from anxiety related conditions.

·       Arthritis: Gentle rubbing and kneading can increase circulation to sore muscles and joints. The pressure of massage causes tissues to contract and increases local blood flow.

·       Pre-Activity: As like human athletes, dogs, can benefit from a pre-workout warm-up. Massage stimulates circulation; increases blood supply to joints, muscles and nerves and can help prevent injury and post-workout soreness.

·       Post-Activity: Age, over exertion, too much inactivity, and prior injuries can all cause post-exercise stiffness and pain. Massage can assist in alleviating some of this discomfort.

·       Surgical Recover: Improving circulation of the blood, bringing nutrients and tissue healing factors that speed up recovery, allowing the injury to heal. Reducing adhesions, allowing the recovered limb to have greater range of motion and less chances of arthritis and pain.

·       Elderly Pets: Maintaining range of motion, improve function with less pain, reducing the need for medications, helping seniors stay healthy and fit.

There are many massage techniques that can be used to improve your dog’s health. An example of common massage techniques used in canine massage include; effleurage (light/deep strokes), kneading, tapping, freestyle, etc.

There are various ways to apply massage techniques according to why your dog requires massage. A certified canine massage therapist will always begin the massage treatment with techniques that promote calmness and stress relief, so your dog can relax and accept the massage treatment.

It is important that the massage treatment does not begin in the area where the dog is experiencing discomfort, but gradually as the dog starts to relax and feel more comfortable with the massage, the therapist can slowly work this area into the massage.

A Certified Canine Massage Therapist will have you complete an intake form allowing them to be well informed of your dog’s reason for massage, so that they can apply the correct delivery method of the appropriate massage techniques for the benefit of your dog’s overall health and well-being.