Williston Park Animal Hospital
Providing holistic, integrative veterinary medicine in Nassau County Long Island
Pet Physical Therapy
Services offered:
- Massage & Manual Therapy
- Fitness for Performance Dogs
- Cryotherapy
- Orthotics Fittings & Wheelchairs
- Weight Loss Programs
- Joint injections & PRP (coming soon)
- Shockwave Therapy (coming soon)
Underwater Treadmill / Hydrotherapy
We offer the only canine underwater treadmill in Nassau County Long Island! We love using hydrotherapy as it helps pets to recovery faster from surgery and injuries. Its benefits include using the benefits of water. Water resistance helps to increase muscle strength and help improve range of movement. The warmth of the water can relax muscle and ease joint pain. The bouyancy of the water will help support your pet’s weight as they heal from surgery or their injury.
Land Treadmill
The land treadmill can be used for hill walking to help your pet strengthen their muscles and also to increase range of motion. It can also be used to help your pet’s athletic performance and training.
Fit Paws equipment
We have the Fitpaws line of equipment including the cavalleti’s, wobble board, discs and bones. This equipment is used to help your pet regain strength in the injured limb and supporting limbs; and also to develop core strength which benefits the entire body. There are many exercises which can be performed with this equipment to benefit the injured pet as well as to strengthen the canine athlete.
TENS/NMES
We have a TENS unit (transcutatneous electrical nerve stimulation) which helps for pain relief after injuries and surgery. We also have NMES or neuromuscular electrostimulation which can help with muscle atrophy and regaining muscle strength especially in patients with paralized limbs.
Customized Therapy plan
Our veterinarian will do a complete evaluation of your pet and will come up with a customized physical therapy plan for your pet. This plan will include several modalities and exercises to reduce pain and inflammation, and help to build muscle and improve range of motion. Our goal is to get your pet back into top shape!
Therapeutic Ultrasound
Used for pain relief and to reduce inflammation. This modality helps to warm the tissue, increase circulation and help with healing.
Acupuncture for Pets
Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific acupoints along the skin of the body involving various methods such as the application of heat, pressure, or laser or penetration of thin needles. It is a form of complementary and alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Chinese medicine TCVM. Acupuncture can treat a range of conditions, though is most commonly used for pain relief.
Cold Laser Therapy
At Williston Park Animal Hospital we offer Class IV Laser therapy to help your pet heal without drugs or surgery. Laser therapy is scientifically proven to reduce inflammation and pain for both acute and chronic conditions by utilizing the body’s own healing powers.
What type of conditions can be treated?
- Dental conditions: Periodontal Disease, Gingivitis, tooth extraction & post dental cleaning
- Infections: ear infections, bladder infections
- Inflammatory Conditions: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Joint Pain & Lameness conditions: Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease & Hip dysplasia
- Orthopedic injuries: Sprains, Strains, Tendonitis & Fractures
- Skin Conditions: hot spots, lick granulomas, acne, allergies
- Surgical Conditions: Helps post-Surgical Healing & provides pain relief
- Wounds: cuts, bites & lacerations
Massage & manual therapy
We perform massage and stretching for your pet to ease tight muscles and help with trigger points.
Fitness for performance & show dogs
(AKC obedience, Agility, conformation, etc)
Our vet is experienced training and showing in akc obedience, agility and conformation and we can help your dog regain strength for top performance.
Cryotherapy / Heat Therapy
We use heat and cold therapy to minimize inflammation and maximize range of motion and comfort for your pet.
Orthotics fittings & Wheelchairs
We do custom fittings for orthopedic braces for pets with torn ligaments and special needs.
If your pet needs to be fitted for a wheelchair we do custom fittings to ensure your pet great fit and newfound freedom. We work with companies including Hero Brace, Orthopets and Eddie’s Wheels
Weight loss programs
We will form a custom plan to help your pet lose weight and regain an active & healthy lifestyle.
Online Services
Pet Wellness App
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Online Pharmacy
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