Whether your dog has sore muscles from play fighting, fetching, or is affected by a soft tissue injury, Bowen therapy is essential for improving their quality of life, our practitioner is able to attend to each dog’s exact and individual needs, creating a custom plan to alleviate pain and repair injured muscles through Bowen Therapy.

How do muscle problems develop?

Living an active lifestyle – as most dogs do – can cause significant strain and tears to overworked muscles and tissues. This is especially likely when your dog engages in sudden activities and repetitive behaviours, such as jumping, twisting and hard braking to fetch a ball, jumping out of a car or off a bed, and excessive running – all of which can place strain on their body parts.

When a body part is injured, it develops a dense scar tissue that can leave the body feeling stiff and affected by a lack of movement. Once scar tissue grows thick and firm, the affected muscle becomes shorter and weaker which causes pain and leaves the muscle prone to further injury. It also puts unnecessary tension on tendons which can result in chronic and very painful tendinitis. In addition, it has the potential to trap nerves which may lead to severe pain, atrophy, circulatory changes and numbness.