Core conditioning isn’t just a buzzword

It’s key to building stability, strength and better functional movement. The deep stabilising muscles need purposeful activation, and hydrotherapy can provide the perfect environment to train them progressively and safely. Whether you're working with rehab cases or canine athletes, understanding how to apply core conditioning in the water can make a big difference. Because sometimes… you simply don’t know what you’re missing until someone shows you

But like they say you don’t know what you don’t know, until you do….

Instructor(s)

Felicity Parris

My name is Felicity Parris and I am a Chartered and Veterinary Physiotherapist and Level 4 Canine Hydrotherapist. I have a passion for supporting other small animal therapists to develop their rehab skills, grow their businesses and become the best small animal therapist they can be! I have been working within small animal practice for over 15years and am the founder of The Canine Rehab Co and SVPS Education an educational company which delivers a number of CPD courses for animal therapists world wide.

What will the webinar cover?

During the session, we’ll review key principles of canine conditioning and fitness, How you can add in basic core conditioning strengthening exercises into your hydro sessions as well as understanding contraindications to exercises for specific cases and we will develop a fitness program for a case scenario so that you will come away with ideas and plans to build straight into practice

  • Key Principles of Canine Conditioning and Fitness

  • How to add in basic Core Conditioning Exercises into your hydrotherapy sessions

  • Understanding Contraindications to Exercises For Specific Cases

  • The Importance of Postural Alignment in The Balanced Dog

  • Review of the Deep Stabilising Muscle Anatomy of the Canine Skeletal System

Arm yourself with knowledge

To create exercises that specifically target the deep stabilising muscles of the canine skeletal system to build strength from the inside out!