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Benefits

• Promotion of relaxation & the warmth of the water eases muscles
• Massaging-effect that warms & unwinds muscles, stimulates blood circulation & generally relaxes the dog before or after exercise
• Muscle strengthening, maintenance & restoration
• Intensify conditioning or boost weight loss
• Improve range of motion of affected joints
• Decreases load on weight bearing joints & arthritic joints
• Joint mobilisation
• Reduces swelling
• Enhance cardiovascular fitness & function after injury
• Provide stability and confidence while exercising
• Invigorating & healthy

Results

• Initiating an expansion of surface blood vessels & increasing the skin temperature, which can bring about a decrease in pain, muscle spasm, swelling & stiffness.
• Buoyancy decreases load on weight bearing joints, which allows easier movement, increased exercise promoting wider range of movement.
• Hydrostatic pressure applied by the water can assist in reducing swelling by causing blood fluid to move away from the affected area and increased with further exercise of the limb.
• The animal is able to move and make use of his muscles and joints in a way that would not be possible on land due to his poor balance and weight bearing issues due to the buoyancy
• Reduces gravity, diminishing concussive forces thereby reducing stress on joints
• Hydrostatic pressure promotes circulation and pain relief
• Resistance helps to aid muscle strengthening