Lana Charge

Lana Charge serves as a Lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), specifically within the Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She joined ARU in 2023 during a period of significant growth for the university's canine team, which moved into the newly renovated Turner Building, enhancing their specialist facilities for veterinary physiotherapy education.

Her educational qualifications include:

• MVeterinary Physiotherapy (MVetPhys) from Writtle University College
• PG Cert in Teaching and Learning from ARU
• Caninology Canine Bodyworker certification from Equinology
• Cat Friendly Veterinary Professional certification from the International Society of Feline Medicine
• Level 3 Certificate in Small Animal Hydrotherapy from ABC Awards

Charge specializes in veterinary physiotherapy with a particular focus on small animals, working breeds, and rescue dogs. Her research interests encompass several critical areas of animal rehabilitation:

• Working and sporting canines
• Canine behavior modification
• Feline rehabilitation techniques
• Preventative physiotherapy approaches
• Orthopaedic and neurological rehabilitation
• Small animal hydrotherapy applications

She offers research supervision in specialized areas including canine thermotherapy and treatment of intervertebral disc disease. Her teaching responsibilities include the MVetPhys Veterinary Physiotherapy program and the BSc (Hons) Canine Therapy course.

Professionally, Charge is a member of the Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Professionals (RAMP) and has received media attention through features on BBC Radio One and publications in local magazines. She maintains an active social media presence, particularly on TikTok, where she shares educational content about canine rehabilitation under the handle @recharge.vet.phys.

Alongside her academic role, she operates Recharge Veterinary Physiotherapy, providing clinical services across Essex and Hertfordshire. Her professional journey began in animal boarding and daycare, progressed through veterinary care assistance, and included establishing the first in-house physiotherapy clinic at a veterinary practice before working as a physiotherapist and hydrotherapist at Ipswich Veterinary Centre.