Acupuncture For The Sporting Dog

Keeping your dog fit and active - sports medicine not just for the athlete but for every young dog that does not want to be a couch potato

COURSE PROGRAMME:

8.30 -9.00 - Registration

9.00 - 10.00 - Diagnosing the sporting dog

10.00 - 11.00 - Muscle associated pain

11.00 - 11.30 - Coffee

11.30 - 12.30 - Practical

12.30 - 1.30 - Lunch

1.30 - 2.15 - Acupuncture and stress in the athlete

2.15 - 3.15 - Developing an exercise regime

3.15 - 3.30 - Coffee

3.30 - 4.30 - Common injuries and their management

4.30 - 5.00 - Case Discussion

COURSE LECTURER

Lowri Davies BVSc MRCVS Cert Vet Acup CCRP
Lowri Davies graduated from Bristol Veterinary School in 1992. Her interest in sports medicine and rehabilitation developed while working in specialist equine practice. In 2001 she gained her international veterinary acupuncture certificate. In 2004 Lowri undertook some further training in the United States and gained her Certificate in Canine Rehabilitation in 2005. She opened the first SMART Clinic (Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy) in 2004. When not at work, or lecturing in the U.K. and abroad, Lowri enjoys travelling preferably somewhere she can climb a mountain, ski down a mountain or ride across several mountains! Lowri is a member of the International  ssociation for the Study of Pain, The Royal Society of Medicine and the British Veterinary Orthopaedic  ssociation. She is also president of the British Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Association