Muscle Splinting is one of the most common chronic muscular disorders and significantly elevates your dog’s pain levels.

Protective muscle splinting is where the surrounding muscles attempt to take the strain of an affected joint or area of muscular issue. Due to the instability caused by the affected area, the surrounding muscles work harder to protect that area from further injury. However, this leads to shortening, tightening, and stiffening of these muscles, which leads to further wear and tear. This inevitably leads to the altering of normal muscular function and chronic pain.

At the same time the surrounding fascia begins to thicken and prevents the muscle fibres from functioning normally and this accrues trigger points.

Massage is a therapy that can directly address these areas of tension by releasing restrictive fascia, resolving trigger points, helping to return the muscles to normal function and ultimately reducing pain.