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Rehabilitation Referrals
Siobhan is available for appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other Friday.
This service includes:
Acupuncture - The use of very fine needles to stimulate nerves and the central nervous
system to achieve pain relief and relaxation of muscle spasm. Acupuncture can assist with
post surgical recovery, arthritis, traumatic injuries, chronic lameness, paralysis/paresis,
neurological cases, back pain, neck pain, muscle spasm and lick granulomas
Pain management - In addition to advice on pharmaceuticals we use acupuncture, laser,
hydrotherapy and physiotherapy to achieve additional pain relief
Physiotherapy - The use of physical therapies such as hot and cold therapy, massage,
passive and active exercises to relieve pain, increase joint range of motion and improve
strength and function
Therapeutic laser or low intensity light therapy (LILT) - LILT is particularly useful for pain relief,
to aid with physical rehabilitation, and to encourage wound healing. Lasers can be utilised in
photodynamic therapy, which is the use of photosensitisers and light of a specific wavelength
to treat cancer
Hydrotherapy/underwater treadmill - At Earlswood Rehabilitation Clinic we have Northern
Ireland's first underwater treadmill, which provides advanced hydrotherapy. The benefits are
pain relief, improved muscle strength and endurance, cardiovascular fitness, reduced oedema
and swelling and increased joint range of motion. Most painful orthopaedic problems will
benefit from hydrotherapy
For more information on any of these services please contact Earlswood (see below) or, contact
Siobhan directly, on 07799420537.
For more information:
Telephone: 028 90471361
Fax: 028 90657030
Email: [email protected]
193 Belmont Road
Belfast
BT4 2AE
www.earlswoodvets.com