The Veterinary Rehabilitation Podcast

In this episode, Megan chats to Kelly about taking a less traditional path into canine rehabilitation. With a background in Zoology and a Master's degree, Kelly has continued to expand her knowledge through further study in canine fitness, exercise physiology and rehabilitation.

They talk about building credibility in the industry, working alongside vets, knowing when to refer, and the challenges of finding your place in vet rehab without a traditional veterinary or physiotherapy background.

Kelly also shares how she balances running her own practice with teaching biology and building a career that fits around her life, skills and interests.

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In this episode, Megan chats with Emily Hall about her journey into veterinary rehabilitation and the experiences that shaped the way she approaches her work. Emily shares how her dog Kalina's journey, from amputation to rehabilitation, inspired her to become a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist.

They discuss the challenges Emily faced throughout her career, the changes and pivots she made along the way, and how working in a zoo and marine-animal setting at Coral World Ocean Park gave her a new perspective on veterinary medicine. Emily shares how these experiences, along with her return to small-animal practice, helped her develop a deeper understanding of what it means to support the physical and emotional wellbeing of the animals in her care.

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In this episode, Megan chats with Melissa about one of the most important—and often challenging—aspects of running a successful veterinary rehabilitation practice: knowing what to charge for your services.

They discuss the many factors that should be considered when setting your fees, including your skills, experience, overhead costs, and the value you provide to your clients. Melissa shares practical advice on pricing your services sustainably and explains why it is so important for new graduates to set their fees correctly from the start. Charging too little early on can make it difficult to increase your prices later and may impact the long-term success of your business.

This conversation is packed with valuable insights for vet rehabbers looking to build a profitable, sustainable practice while confidently charging what they are worth.

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In this episode, Tara and I chat about the evolution of her clinic and the business decisions that helped it grow. She shares how operating as a rehabilitation-only clinic was not economically viable in the long term, leading her to expand her services to include general veterinary offerings.

Tara discusses the remarkable growth of the practice, from a team of 8 employees to 28, and from a 4,000 m² facility to a 16,000 m² purpose-built clinic. She also shares the thought process behind designing the new facility from the perspectives of the patient, client, and staff experience, and how this has helped reduce stress, improve workflow, and create a better environment for everyone who walks through the doors.

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Tethered Cord Syndrome is becoming an increasingly discussed topic within canine rehabilitation—but what exactly is it, how does it occur, and what does it look like clinically?

Join Ané Lloyd and Dr Rachel Lampe as they explore the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and current understanding of Tethered Cord Syndrome in dogs. They discuss the challenges of recognising these patients, what rehabilitation professionals should be looking for, and the questions that still remain unanswered.

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In this episode, Megan explores how AI can help veterinary rehabilitation professionals save time on administrative tasks such as SOAP notes, client follow-ups, referral reports, and onboarding emails.

She also explains the difference between using AI as a tool to complete tasks faster and using AI agents that can perform tasks automatically without your input. Learn how AI can help you streamline your workflow, improve efficiency, and spend more time focusing on your patients.

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In this episode, Megan chats with Danyel from Walking Paws Rehab about her journey as a business owner and how she has successfully scaled her practice through the use of effective systems and processes.

Danyel shares valuable insights into building a sustainable business, creating systems that support growth, and finding ways to work more efficiently as a practice expands. This conversation is packed with practical advice for veterinary rehabilitation professionals looking to streamline their operations, improve their client experience, and create a business that can grow without becoming overwhelming.

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In this episode, we're unpacking a recent study by Ramos et al. (2025) exploring how progressively unstable surfaces influence postural control and muscle activation in dogs. While the findings confirm that instability increases spinal movement, what's more interesting is how muscle activation changes - not simply increases. Instead, we see a redistribution of effort, with greater abdominal activation and reduced contribution from some larger, more superficial muscles.

Clinically, this raises important questions. These exercises were all static, meaning they primarily challenge stabilisers - not the muscles responsible for movement. So how often are we matching our exercise selection to the actual function of the muscles we want to target? And how can we better integrate instability with dynamic tasks to make our rehab more functionally relevant?

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Dr Andrew Armitage from Greenside Referrals in the UK joined Ané for a Facebook Live where they discussed the adverse events associated with the use of Librela. In the live session, Andy shared a short presentation that includes radiographs and descriptions of the bony changes he sees in some of the dogs that experience adverse events from the use of Librela. He explains that we typically see one of two patterns - rapidly progressive joint destruction, which can occur within 2 treatments; and insidious periarticular mineralisation syndrome, which typically develops over a longer period of use. This has a few different presentations, with the strangest being popcorn mineralisation and stegosaurus exostosis... The full recording with the presentation is available in the Onlinepethealth members' libraries or on our YouTube Channel. For the podcast, we have removed the presentation and are instead sharing the discussion, questions, and conversation with Andy and the community.

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In this episode, Ané Lloyd is joined by Ceola for Part 2 of a discussion on building confidence as a veterinary rehabilitation therapist.

Ceola, a veterinary physiotherapist, university lecturer, anatomy enthusiast, and mentor to vet rehab therapists, shares her own journey of struggling with confidence as a new graduate. Together, Ané and Ceola discuss practical strategies that helped them develop confidence in their clinical skills, communication, and decision-making.

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