There are many different treatment techniques that may be employed by the small animal physiotherapist, which may include a combination of land and water-based therapies, such as:
Therapeutic handling techniques
Electrophysical therapies
Proprioceptive rehabilitation
Manual and massage therapies
Movement therapies
Behaviour modification enrichment techniques
Aquatic therapies and hydrotherapy.

Water based physiotherapy utilises the unique physical properties of warm water, together with skilled therapeutic handling techniques, specialised equipment, manual movement and proprioceptively enriched techniques to improve movement and function on land.Pool water is maintained at 32 degrees Celsius, which is of great benefit therapeutically, as it results in vasodilation, increasing blood flow, assisting in relief of muscle tension and improving cardiorespiratory output.

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine suggests acupuncture enhances blood circulation, nervous system stimulation and the release of anti-inflammatory and pain relieving hormones.
It involves the insertion of needles into specific points on the body tissue where nerve bundles and blood vessels come together.
These collection of nervous and vascular tissue are termed acupuncture points, which course over all aspects of the bodies surface on meridians (energy channels). Each acupuncture point has specific actions when stimulated.