From a young age Emily Austin has been passionate about the health & happiness of horses & dogs. Austin Veterinary Physiotherapy is dedicated to enhancing the physical and mental well-being to all animals we treat to help improve their quality of life.
Emily is also a qualified human sports massage therapist that specialises in sporting injury and performance working especially hard to improve horse and rider combinations.
Emily also offers Winback radiofrequency to both horses and humans.
BC's hons degree in Veterinary physiotherapy
Level 6 qualified & fully insured practitioner
NVQ human sports massage therapist
Level 3 Small animal hydrotherapist
Radiofrequency Therapist
Like any athlete regular quality care is vital to help enhance performance, promote comfort and reduce the risk of strain and injury.
Physiotherapy is the treatment of injury, conditions and / or deformity by using holistic treatment methods such as massage, electrotherapies and remedial exercise to help overall improve an animals quality of life.
Much like Human physiotherapy any animal can benefit from Veterinary physiotherapy. This can range from golden oldies needing extra help to perform daily tasks. Family pets and animals recovering from injury or working animals that are competing who need performance enhancement.
Routine treatments can help reduce the risk of injury and increase performance and help to overall optimise animal welfare.
All About Veterinary Consent
As per the Veterinary Surgeons Exemptions Order 2015, physiotherapeutic treatment of a pre-existing conditions require consent from a veterinary surgeon before treatment can take place
If your animal has an existing pathology, please contact me. So that I can contact the vet for consent.
Under new regulations (RCVS, Section 19.24, November 2020), Physiotherapy for the purpose of maintenance in healthy animals does not require consent by a veterinary surgeon.
Emily Austin is a proud member of the IRVAP. A regulated awarding body of Veterinary Physiotherapists which ensures that all members are suitably qualified and maintain the correct insurance for public liability. Additionally all members adhere keeping up to date with there skills and knowledge through regular CPD.