Animal rehabilitation and sports medicine help to increase function and mobility of joints and muscles. Rehabilitation is the practice of restoring pets musculoskeletal and nervous system function after severe injury, and sports medicine is the treatment of sports related joint injuries using non-surgical techniques. There are many conditions treated at VSC which require rehabilitation to restore function.
The ultimate goal of animal rehabilitation is to improve quality of life and decrease pain. Not only can rehabilitation reduce pain, but it can also enhance recovery from injury, surgery, chronic conditions, degenerative diseases, age related diseases, and obesity.