Amber-Jane Mason

Amber-Jane is a qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist with an Integrated Master’s degree in this subject. She is a Lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy at ARU Writtle and this is her main area of expertise.

Amber-Jane also achieved her Level 3 and 4 qualifications in Canine Hydrotherapy and the combination of these qualifications and her Veterinary Physiotherapy degree has allowed her to take on the role of Canine Clinic Coordinator in the ARU Canine Rehabilitation Clinic.

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Background

Amber-Jane's passion has always been animals and she strived to work within the animal welfare industry. Science-based subjects have been a strong interest of hers, and therefore veterinary physiotherapy became the perfect career option for her. She then discovered that she found teaching others about this subject incredibly rewarding and this led her to begin her career as a Lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy.

Since qualifying with an Integrated Master’s in Veterinary Physiotherapy, Amber-Jane has worked in practice with both horses and dogs, and feels that she has gained good industry knowledge that she has been able to bring to her role of Lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy at ARU in Writtle. This industry knowledge has proven to be very valuable, as she is now part of the final-year Veterinary Physiotherapy lecturing team, who help to prepare the students for their careers following university.

This experience, along with her Level 3 and 4 Canine Hydrotherapy qualifications, enabled her to join the ARU Canine Rehabilitation Clinic, where she works as a Canine Clinic Coordinator. As part of this role, she teaches the Integrated Master’s Veterinary Physiotherapy students in their clinical rotation sessions and also contributes to the teaching of the Level 3 and 4 Canine Hydrotherapy qualifications, alongside treating canine patients.

Research interests

• Equine and canine biomechanics
• Equine saddles and their effects on biomechanics (specifically saddle fit issues)
• Canine hydrotherapy
• Equine and canine rehabilitation

Areas of research supervision

Amber-Jane has previously supervised the following projects:

• The Effects Kinesiology Taping has on Equine Locomotion – A Systematic Review
• Do Underwater Treadmills improve limb Kinematics in Canines with Hindlimb Osteoarthritis?
• A Systematic Review on the Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Osteoarthritis in the Canine

Teaching

• IMSc Veterinary Physiotherapy
• BSc Animal Therapy
• Level 3 Canine Hydrotherapy
• Level 4 Advanced Canine Underwater Treadmill

Qualifications

• Integrated Master’s in Veterinary Physiotherapy, Writtle University College
• Level 3 Canine Hydrotherapy, Writtle University College
• Level 4 Canine Hydrotherapy, Writtle University College

Memberships, editorial boards

The Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP)