Veterinary Physiotherapy

Canine

Based in our clinic in Tilley, Shropshire (SY4 5HE)

Equine

Offering services to Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales

About Katie

RVN, BSc (Hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy

From an early age Katie has been drawn to animals having various pets growing up. She had horses which she competed in county level showing, affiliated show jumping and affiliated dressage.

Her passion for caring for animals led her to qualify and register as a veterinary nurse in 2005. She spent some time underwriting pet insurance and qualified as a pilates instructor after having her children. She had a passion for teaching pilates having benefited from it herself after a significant back injury.

Combining her passion for animal welfare and rehabilitation she undertook and achieved a first class honours degree in veterinary physiotherapy. After qualifying Katie set up her practice, Innovetive Physiotherapy and has enjoyed working with owners and vets on a variety of cases.

Experience

  • Registered Veterinary Nurse

  • 1st Class BSc (Hons) Veterinary Physiotherapy

  • Member of IRVAP

  • In her practice Katie works with vets on a variety of cases including but not limited to: disabled dogs, post operative dogs, sports dog conditioning and in many cases utilises gait analysis to guide her treatment protocols.

    Out and about Katie works with vets to treat horses and donkeys for maintenance and rehabilitation. Katie is an FEI permitted equine therapist.

  • Katie teaches at Improve International (a global veterinary CPD provider) on a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation course for nurses.

    Katie is passionate about empowering owners with knowledge to reduce the risk of injury in dogs. She presented a webinar on preventative care in sporting dogs.

  • Katie has taken student physiotherapists on placement days to support the education of future veterinary physiotherapists and share knowledge she has gained in practice.

  • Katie feels very strongly that we must continue to contribute to scientific research to ensure we are using evidence-based approaches to animal care and rehabilitation. She intends to publish her own research that she completed using the zebris canidgait treadmill. This study looked into the affect of different restraint devices on ground reaction forces.

    Katie is happy to make the Zebris Canidgait treadmill available for research projects, please contact Katie for more information.