Even man's best friend needs therapy from time to time and that is exactly what the pooches in Englewood, Colorado are getting. A "growing trend" in nursing dogs back to health after injuries or surgeries is pool therapy! Take a look at this local news station's website and see a little video of Guster, a seven year old golden retriever, who is being nursed back to health with the help of his physical therapist and pool therapy.

"Last summer, this seven year old golden retriever lost the use of his hind legs to spinal chord infection. His owner was afraid she would have to put him down.

Guster's owner Tory Belsky says, "And just have to lie there and look at you that's not quality of life because even though they're wagging their tail, they're wondering, 'why?'"

But thanks to these workouts Guster is getting a second shot at life.

Physical therapist Marty Pease says, "He's just made such an improvement."

This is just a little story showing the broad reach of physical therapy. People from young to old benefit from physical therapy everyday and now even man's best friend is taking part in the benefits of the PT world. If only this was around when my childhood dog broke his leg as a puppy!

Article courtesy of RehabCare Student blog. RehabCare provides college recruiting for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Speech Language Pathologists.