Essex Rivers Clinical Canine Massage

Essex Rivers Clinical Canine Massage Treating dogs of all ages from pets to show dogs, working dogs and canine athletes. Getting results

Hello my name is Lisa Stilwell and I run Essex Rivers Clinical Canine Massage. I work with dogs of all ages, from pets to show dogs, working dogs and canine athletes. I help to rehabilitate soft tissue injuries commonly seen as lameness and also support common orthopaedic conditions such as Hip Dysplasia and Spondylosis. Clinical Canine Massage can also be beneficial for dogs who require chronic pain management for long term conditions such as Arthritis. I have trained for 2 years with The Canine Massage Therapy Centre and use 4 disciplines of massage. These are:
• Swedish Massage
• Sports Massage
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Myofascial Release, both indirect and the Lenton Method® of direct Myofascial Release

I have undertaken additional training in:
• Facilitated Stretching
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage, this is a highly specialised and gentle massage technique which encourages the natural drainage and flow of Lymph.
• Ventral Aspect Techniques
• Advanced Deep Tissue Massage
• Veterinary Osteoarthritis – Blue Paw Accreditation
• Licensed Canine Conditioning Coach

In addition to running Essex Rivers Clinical Canine Massage, I am Clinical Trials Coordinator for the Canine Massage Guild. I have spent 3 years working with the University of Wi******er on the first ever study into the efficacy of Clinical Canine Massage, specifically the Lenton Method™. In June 2021 the research paper that I had the privilege of co-authoring was published in the Vet Record, distributed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA). https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.586
I have written articles for Animal Therapy Magazine, Edition Dog Magazine and Canine Massage Guild blogs. I am a Canine Massage Therapy Centre Licensed Workshop Instructor, I run the following 1 day workshops where you can learn to massage your own dog:
Beginners Guide to Canine Massage
Pre & Post Event Warm-up & Cool Down
Please visit my website for more information.

27/11/2025
What a lovely surprise Tia 😍🥰🤩 You were very clever going to the kitchen to fetch that for me 💕It was lovely to see you ...
27/11/2025

What a lovely surprise Tia 😍🥰🤩 You were very clever going to the kitchen to fetch that for me 💕It was lovely to see you Tia for a maintenance massage today, you are always a pleasure to work with 💖🥰

I received some lovely feed back after 12 year old Moss’s 2nd treatment last week“Thought you would like to know how Mos...
27/11/2025

I received some lovely feed back after 12 year old Moss’s 2nd treatment last week

“Thought you would like to know how Moss was on my walk this morning.
Massive improvement 👏. Back to being out ahead and I only went past if he was sniffing all of the walk. Happy little lad x”

I hope you continue to improve Moss, it was lovely to see you today 💙 I will look forward to seeing you again next month 🥰

The very lovely It was lovely Brynn and Birdie came in this evening for their regular Clinical Canine Massage 🥰🥰 This li...
26/11/2025

The very lovely It was lovely Brynn and Birdie came in this evening for their regular Clinical Canine Massage 🥰🥰 This little family really look out for each other and it’s lovely to see the bond between them 💖💙 See you next month 🥰

I saw 2 year old Rusty for his third appointment this evening 🥰 Rusty has been very tolerant of treatment and such a goo...
26/11/2025

I saw 2 year old Rusty for his third appointment this evening 🥰 Rusty has been very tolerant of treatment and such a good boy throughout but some issues are not resolving so I have recommended that returns to his Vet for further investigation. Good luck lovely boy, I will look forward to hearing how you get on 💙

It was great to see Milo for a maintenance massage earlier 💙 Thank you for being such a good boy Milo and I will look fo...
26/11/2025

It was great to see Milo for a maintenance massage earlier 💙 Thank you for being such a good boy Milo and I will look forward to seeing you again next month 🥰💙

It was great to see 15 year old Dexter for his maintenance massage this evening . Well done lovely boy you are always a ...
24/11/2025

It was great to see 15 year old Dexter for his maintenance massage this evening . Well done lovely boy you are always a pleasure to work with 🥰 see you next month 💫🤩💙

I went to see lovely Alfie earlier for his maintenance massage 💙 After an bed shredding incident he settled down for a m...
24/11/2025

I went to see lovely Alfie earlier for his maintenance massage 💙 After an bed shredding incident he settled down for a more chilled ending 🤣 Thank you Alfie, that was eventful, see you in a few weeks 🥰

It was lovely to see young Tayto for a massage earlier 🥰 💙 Well done Tayto for being such a good boy, see you next month...
22/11/2025

It was lovely to see young Tayto for a massage earlier 🥰 💙 Well done Tayto for being such a good boy, see you next month xx

My dogs are loving this weather 🥶🥶🥶 They want to be out all day with zero concerns about me getting cold 😫
20/11/2025

My dogs are loving this weather 🥶🥶🥶 They want to be out all day with zero concerns about me getting cold 😫

It was lovely to see Roxie for her regular maintenance massage this morning 💖 As always Roxie you were a pleasure to wor...
20/11/2025

It was lovely to see Roxie for her regular maintenance massage this morning 💖 As always Roxie you were a pleasure to work with and I will look forward to seeing you next month 🥰

I saw lovely Rusty for his second appointment this evening. He has some very restricted fascia and has been a little sta...
19/11/2025

I saw lovely Rusty for his second appointment this evening. He has some very restricted fascia and has been a little star allowing me to work on the sore areas ⭐️💫 Well done Rusty, I know that was far from comfortable but hopefully things will be a bit better when I see you next week 🩵🥰

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South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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