JP Veterinary Physiotherapy

05/02/2025

A maintenance session for Poppy today to ensure she is ready to come back into work after winter! After a massage and stretches she was sent off with an exercise plan and some de-stressed muscles 😴

Sessions like these are important to make sure after some down time our horses are able to come back into work safely and comfortably, avoiding injury and performing at their best 💪

24/01/2025

Get to know me!

As we are getting well into the new year now I thought I would do a post to introduce myself to new followers and clients 🙌🏻

🐾Name: Jessica (but call me Jess!)

🐾Age: 27

🐾Born and bred here in Plymouth!

🐾Started practicing: September 2021

🐾Pets: Mr Melvin 🐱 Spartacus 🐴

🐾Special interest: Canine Osteoarthritis

🐾Services offered: manual therapies (massage, mobilisation, fascial release, stretching), electrotherapies (Photizo, TENS), tailored rehabilitation and exercise plans

Meeting a variety of people and animals and being able to help them is the highlight of my job and I am so lucky to be able continue my little business year after year - if you think your animal could benefit from massage or physiotherapy don't be shy, send me a message!

07/08/2024

📌Out of office!📌

Just a notice that from tomorrow I will be out of office and not answering emails until the 16th, and will be taking appointments again from the 20th 🐶🐴

21/05/2024

Had a wonderful time updating my canine first aid qualification with the amazing Allwinds Dog First Aid and K9 Hydrotherapy Tavistock last Sunday. It's important as an animal professional to keep refreshed and updated on these skills to be able to use in emergencies but also provide advice to clients with. I would highly recommend to anyone from owners to professionals! 🐶

29/03/2024

Look at all those yawns 🥱

Yawning in horses can be a sign of relaxation as well as a release of muscle tension, it is one of the signs I look for that ensure what I am doing is working! Other signs can include lowering the head, licking and chewing, and closing the eyes 😴

30/11/2023

Smoothing out some lumps and bumps for a lovely boy today! Changes in the muscle and hair lie can be caused by muscular and fascial tightness, a spot of light massage and fascia release softened him right out 🐴

29/11/2023

13/10/2023

Bit starstruck! Got to meet the amazing Gillian Higgins at the Horses Inside Out demonstration in Totnes last night, such an incredible experience 🐎

Check out her page for an insight as to how our horses work and how we can help them and their movement!

09/10/2023

Monday motivation with Pebbles 💪🏻

Pebbles is a spunky little Jack Russell Terrier who is 12 weeks into her rehabilitation journey after 2 spinal surgeries, but she doesn't let that stop her! We are working on hindlimb proprioception and strength with the wobble cushion to keep her stable on her feet. With some determination (and a whole lot is peanut butter 🥜) she is making amazing progress! Go Pebbles!

25/09/2023

Pain management - Electrotherapies⚡️

In my physio toolbox I hold my Photizo infra-red light and TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines which have varying benefits within my practice.

Infra-red light uses photons and a gentle thermal effect to increase blood flow to the area and reduce pain in the patient, it is also shown to influence and encourage cell repair, making it useful for wound healing in the acute stages of injury.

TENS uses electrical current to reduce pain by blocking pain signals from firing, it is a more intense therapy than infra-red and is usually used for back pain in my equine clients. It creates a twitching motion in the muscle and creates a relaxant effect.