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Is hot and cold therapy safe for dogs with muscle injury?

30 Oct, 2018

While heat and cold therapies are generally perceived as effective and safe methods for relieving pain and assisting in healing musculoskeletal conditions in dogs, there is confusion about when to use them, the appropriate temperature, and the duration of the application.

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Can dogs get trigger points?

Do dogs get trigger points?

28 Sep, 2018

In humans, we can identify a trigger point (also referred to as a myofascial trigger point) by regionalised aching and more intense pain when we move or reposition ourselves. The onset of the aching and pain may be directly related to an acute injury, chronic condition or repetitive muscle overload.

As dogs can’t tell us if they have an aching muscle….

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