White Oak Clinical Canine Massage is owned by Amy Piper, a Clinical Canine Massage Practitioner who is fully insured and is a Member of the Canine Massage Guild & the International Association of Animal Therapists. 
For Results You Can See & Your Dog Can Feel
White Oak Clinical Canine Massage specialises in canine health & wellbeing via the promotion of lasting muscle & joint health in dogs by maintaining or rehabilitating your dogs muscles, tendons, and fascia to improve: 
*Joint Health & Function
* Comfort Levels
* Mobility
* Behaviour
* General Health & Wellbeing
* Sport & Working Performance
* Quality of Life
Conducted in a confidential, empathic, and professional manner, this affordable complementary therapy focuses on your dog’s needs, comfort, and achievable outcomes as my top priorities.
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Bones do not move on their own. Joints can only move back and forth by way of muscle, tendons, and ligaments acting as a type of push & pulley system. If there is a muscular issue, this will affect the relevant joint's ability to move & function properly, which also includes weight bearing. Over time, this can create localised joint disease and will lead to overcompensation across the whole body, which creates its own issues in other muscles and joints. Surprisingly, soft tissue injuries can often be a silent culprit for many musculoskeletal issues including musculoskeletal pain, compromised joint health, intermittent lameness, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Soft tissue injury can also exacerbate underlying orthopaedic conditions, and cause debilitating musculoskeletal pain. ​

If a dog is already suffering with a particular joint disease such as arthritis, dysplasia, or spondylosis (to name a few), the muscles connected with that joint will become dysfunctional, causing more pain, reducing joint movement further, increasing risk of significant trauma to the joint or muscle, and reducing joint function, which you may see as limping, lameness, stiffness, chronic worsening discomfort, slowing down, unable to engage in regular daily activities (climbing stairs, jumping on/off furniture, not wanting to play), reducing exercise levels, change in behaviour (reclusive, snapping, pulling on lead more, anxiety, etc..), & posture or gait  changes. 
If you are only treating the joint & not the connecting muscles, you are only treating half the problem. 

However, through dynamic, strong, yet caring and safe manipulative massage, myofascial release, and gentle stretch techniques,
White Oak Clinical Canine Massage has, and continues to help dogs suffering from a wide variety of presenting conditions and symptoms, as well as maintaining general muscular and joint wellbeing in dogs without symptoms or issues. 

If you are not sure, or would like to know whether your dog is showing signs of pain, please feel free to download the ‘5 Principles of Pain’ Assessment Chart here, to assess.
This invaluable tool was created by Natalie Lenton, founder of the Canine Massage Therapy Centre and Canine Massage Guild. 

​White Oak Clinical Canine Massage works to resolve or reduce these ‘5 Principles of Pain’ by rehabilitating muscles and soft tissues back to optimal health and purpose, therefore supporting optimal joint function and longevity.

In other areas, Clinical Canine Massage promotes blood and lymph circulation, relaxation, and provides a supporting role in chronic orthopaedic pain management by addressing areas of overcompensation and rehabilitating soft tissue that are associated with the affected joints.  

Testimonials

Bella now is much less stiff when she rises in the morning. Both her gait and posture have improved. Bella appears to stand taller and has freer limb movement when out walking. We will be back!
Trish and Bella, 5-year-old British Bulldog
After 3 clinical massage therapy sessions, Jack now has more flexibility. When out walking with his dog friends, Jack is now more happily engaged in socialisation and play and can keep up with his larger dog playmates.
Michelle and Jack, 5-year-old Beagle
Amy is amazing. She has a real understanding of dogs and puts them at ease. Inca now has more energy and joy when out walking. Her right hind is positioned better in posture and gait, with an improved stride length in trot and canter. 
Raye and Inca, 2-year-old working Black Labrador

TECHNIQUES

I use a blend of Traditional Massage, Lenton Method® Myofascial Release, Facilitated Stretch, & Cranial Sacral Therapy to:
  • Restore and Maintain Muscle Health, Tone, Flexibility, and Function
  • Resolve Muscle Injury and Associated Pain 
  • Rehabilitate Restrictive Scar Tissue
  • Reduce Stiffness
  • Resolve/Reduce Lameness/Limping
  • Reduce Inflammation and Oedema
  • Resolve Myofascial Pain 
  • ​​Promote Joint Mobility and Health
  • Aid or Enhance Sport and Working Performance
  • Improve Your Dog’s Engagement with Owner’s, On Walks, or With Other Dogs
  • Provide Support of Neurological Conditions  
  • Provide Natural Chronic Pain Management and Support of Orthopaedic Conditions
  • Reduce Anxiety or Behavioural Issues
  • Improve Quality of Life & Joint Longevity
After massage treatment, I provide a homecare plan which is individually tailored to meet the needs of your dog, with an emphasis on care, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the musculoskeletal system (muscles & joints). 
  
I aim to see results and improved comfort levels in your dog in just 1 - 3 sessions.

Code of Practice

As part of my ethical code of practice, I adhere to the Veterinary Act and the Exemptions Order 2015.
This means that I work with prior veterinary approval. Approval is requested from your vet either from myself or client, before we begin clinical canine massage therapy. This ensures the highest practice in welfare and training safety standards for your dog.

​I am also able to offer detailed veterinary reports based on my assessment findings of your dog’s presenting muscular, gait, posture, and passive joint range of movement.

As I am a member of the Canine Massage Guild, if you have an insurance policy, you may be covered for Clinical Canine Massage Therapy as part of your policy agreement.  

Please contact Amy at White Oak Clinical Canine Massage on 07951 679180 or email [email protected] to discuss your dog, or to book an appointment.