By  Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy I Want Your Job finds Torontonians who make a living doing exactly what they love to do, in any field, and for any salary, and asks them how they did it. Name: Tracy McKenzie Job: Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner Tracy McKenzie’s patients are always excited to see her. The veterinary technician and manager of Toronto’s Animal Rehabilitation Centre is […]

By Kate Allen Staff Reporter Published on Monday July 25, 2011 Stitches, a Dogo Argentino, works out in an aquatherapy tub after suffering the canine equivalent of an ACL tear.  (KATE ALLEN/TORONTO STAR) Maddie is getting on in years. She has arthritis. Her once sprightly gait has been reduced to a shuffle, and her neck is stiff. […]

Therapeutic exercises are designed to encourage affected limb use for those patients reluctant to use a limb post surgically. The principle objectives are to build muscle strength and increase the range of motion, facilitating the return to normal function for orthopedic/neurological conditions.