Dr. Ingeborg Hein – Tierarzt und Tierphysiotherapie

About Dr. Ingeborg Hein – Tierarzt und Tierphysiotherapie

Dr. Ingeborg Hein is a vet in Baden specialising in chiropractic, acupuncture and physiotherapy for dogs, cats and horses. The practice at Rotes Kreuz Gasse 1 has its own underwater treadmill; she treats horses on site.

According to the website, the approach is holistic veterinary medicine: after a detailed case history, each animal gets its own therapy plan. The methods can be combined with conventional veterinary treatment; they do not replace it.

What she works with

• Chiropractic: blocked vertebrae are released with a short, quick impulse of the hand. According to the practice, this can be suitable for animals that are reluctant to climb stairs, show pain when lifted or are lame for no clear reason.
• Acupuncture: needles at specific points, mainly in pain therapy. For sensitive animals such as cats she uses a point laser instead of a needle (laser puncture).
• Gold acupuncture: tiny gold implants (2 to 4 millimetres) are placed at acupuncture points under light anaesthesia, similar to microchipping. Beforehand there is an examination with gait analysis and X-ray findings. It is intended for dogs with chronic joint pain, for example with hip dysplasia or arthrosis.
• Physiotherapy: massage, fascia techniques, lymphatic drainage, laser, electro and magnetic field therapy, taping and movement exercises, for example after an operation or with disc problems.
• Underwater treadmill: the dog walks onto the dry belt at floor level, then the tank is slowly filled. The water carries part of the weight and takes the strain off the joints. For dogs that are sensitive to noise, the pump has a quiet mode.
• Craniosacral work: a gentle manual technique on the skull, spine and sacrum intended to release tension. The website itself states that there is not yet a sound scientific explanation for the underlying rhythm.

Which animals

At the practice she treats dogs and cats; the underwater treadmill is for dogs. On request she will also come to your home; in that case she also charges travel time and the official mileage allowance. She looks after horses in Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria.

Who she is

Ingeborg Hein studied veterinary medicine in Vienna and gained her doctorate there. Until 2011 she researched and taught at the Vetmeduni Wien on pathogens in food. Her additional qualifications range from veterinary acupuncture according to Western and Chinese teaching to veterinary chiropractic and shockwave therapy.

Appointments

Surgery hours are Monday and Wednesday from 10:30 to 20 h and Friday from 10:30 to 17 h; appointments are by phone on 0699 19 56 56 20. If you cannot keep an appointment, the practice asks you to cancel it 24 hours in advance. The website does not mention an emergency service.

Getting there

The entrance is at Kanalgasse 16. Parking spaces number 1, 2, 3 and 26 are reserved for clients.

Automatically translated from German.

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