Physical Rehabilitation for Pets in Huntington, NY
Helping Pets Regain Strength, Comfort and Confidence
At Gold Coast Center for Veterinary Care in Huntington, our physical rehabilitation team helps pets recover, regain strength and improve their quality of life, whether they’re healing from surgery, managing a chronic condition or simply slowing down with age.
Much like in humans, movement plays a vital role in healing pets. Our rehabilitation team uses targeted therapies to restore function, reduce pain and improve comfort. From advanced techniques to gentle hands-on care, our goal is to support your pet’s physical and emotional well-being every step of the way.
Physical Therapy Can Benefit Pets with Many Conditions:
Physical rehabilitation can help with a wide range of medical and mobility issues for dogs, cats, and other pets, including:
- Post-surgical recovery (ACL, patella luxation, spinal surgery, FHO, fractures)
- IVDD
- Soft tissue injuries
- Stroke
- Degenerative myelopathy
- Hip and elbow dysplasia
- Arthritis and age-related mobility changes
- Gait abnormalities and muscle weakness
- Pain reduction
- Weight loss and conditioning programs
- Athletic conditioning and performance enhancement
- Increasing range of motion
- Building strength
Pet Rehabilitation Program Options and Therapies Available in Huntington
Every pet’s path to recovery is different. Our rehabilitation team offers a range of evidence-based therapies designed to reduce pain, restore mobility and support long-term strength and function, with each program tailored to your pet’s specific condition and goals.
Home Exercise Programs (HEP)
Our certified practitioners create personalized, at-home exercise plans and provide hands-on instruction to help you confidently support your pet’s recovery in your home between visits.
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Pets recovering while staying overnight in our care benefit from daily, individualized therapy sessions with our Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner. These sessions are designed to support healing and comfort, giving you peace of mind throughout their stay.
Outpatient Rehabilitation
Our outpatient program offers a wide variety of options to help our patients build muscle, promote proper weight-bearing, improve balance and coordination, and overall, improve quality of life.
Massage Therapy
Hands-on muscle work promotes circulation, reduces pain and improves comfort.
Cryotherapy
Using cold packs can reduce pain and inflammation.
Heat Therapy
Using moist heat packs to manage chronic inflammation, stiffness and pain. Heat therapy is commonly applied before therapeutic exercises or stretching activities to loosen and relax muscles and increase circulation.
Strength and Balance Tools
Exercises incorporating specialized equipment like exercise balls, rocker boards and wobble boards to enhance coordination and proprioception.
Therapeutic Exercise
Manual therapies targeting specific muscles, nerves and other structures to help restore function. These exercises can help increase balance, proprioception, range of motion, muscle mass, muscle strength, promote weight bearing and establish normal gait patterns.
Therapeutic Laser Therapy
Using light energy to encourage wound healing, reduce post-trauma swelling, alleviate arthritis pain and spark long-lasting pain relief by stimulating the release of your pet’s own painkilling chemicals.
Therapeutic Ultrasound
Using sound waves to increase circulation, break up scar tissue, improve tissue flexibility and reduce pain.
Underwater Treadmill Therapy
Low-impact, high-benefit therapy using water resistance and buoyancy to support joint health and rebuild muscle without added strain. The warm water in our treadmill allows patients to walk comfortably with decreased pressure on their joints. The heated water also helps reduce stiffness. Water resistance aids in increasing muscle mass, muscle strength, circulation, cardiovascular endurance, range of motion and weight bearing on the affected limb(s).
Weight Loss Support
Excess weight can hinder recovery and cause long-term health issues. Our 30-day in-house program includes customized diet and exercise plans to support safe, sustainable weight loss.
Fitness & Conditioning
We offer structured programs to build cardiac endurance, strength and agility—ideal for athletic pets or those needing mental and physical stimulation.
Wheelchair and Adaptive Devices
We provide professional fitting and support for wheelchairs (“carts”), orthopedic braces and adaptive devices that promote stability, mobility and comfort.
Please call to make an appointment with our Gold Coast Center for Veterinary Care Rehabilitation Team: 631-923-2530.
Is this an emergency?
Gold Coast is a specialty and referral center open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-4pm. For emergencies at any hour, West Hills Animal Hospital is on the same campus.