Massage Therapy for the Veterinary Nurse

Emily Ashdown | RC2023

40 minute video - Certificated at 1 hour of CPD

Massage has many benefits for our patients both in clinics and in the hospital but is an underused tool for the veterinary nurse.

This presentation will cover the basic principles of Massage Therapy, discussing what is within the scope of practice for the RVN and how best to introduce it into your nursing practices. In this session we will cover the following:

• Explanation of canine massage
• Benefits of Massage
• Contraindications
• Conditions / indications for massage
• Palpation assessment
• Different strokes/techniques
• Performing PROM
• Massage routine
• Observations during treatment

During the presentation, Emily will run through the many different aspects of how you can introduce Massage Therapy into your nursing practice. By the end of the lecture, and provide you with the knowledge to be able to:

• Understand the legalities around performing massage
• Identify patients that would benefit from treatment and any contraindications
• Understand how to perform basic techniques.