TREATMENTS ( THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Each session begins  with an overall evaluation of the horse: structural ,muscle and ligament,  training and equipment, and nutritional.  During the evaluation i decide what treatment modality would be most beneficial, it is usually a combination of several.  As the session progresses i determine what type of follow up is needed. I use a full circle approach which also includes nutrition, stretches, and specific rehabilitation and exercise programs.






STRUCTURAL ENERGY RELEASE.

Structural energy release is a technique used to allow the horse’s body to move into natural alignment with out any force.  This technique is done using specific body positioning, stretches, and various forms of muscle therapy.

This combination will always create a homeostasis in the horse’s body, encouraging the opening and structural releases.The goal of this technique is to open energy flow patterns within the horse’s body to allow the horse to function at his/her highest level

MYOTHERAPY

Myotherapy is the treatment of the muscle tissue using different modalities of physical therapy.  Physical therapy of the muscle tissue ranges from the use of massage, warm moist heat, cold therapy, laser, ultrasound, and often a combination of several of the above.

“The goal of Myotherapy is to prevent injury, treat an injury, and enhance performance or to rehabilitate. “

(Clinical equine anatomy and disorders of the horse, 1997)

 

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ACCUPRESSURE

“Acupressure replenishes and maintains the health of animals, using non-invasive touch techniques to move and balance the life force energy”.(Equine Acupressure, A working Manual 2001). Acupressure is similar to, and as effective as Acupuncture.  Instead of using needles, finger or hand pressure is used to stimulate specific points on the body of the horse.

The goal is to identify patterns of disharmony and return the horse’s body to a state of balance and heath. Ideally, this form of treatment is preventative, but it is extremely effective for acute and/or chronic issues.

Certified Equine Sport Physiotherapist 

 MASSAGE THERAPY

Equine massage requires communication between the fingers and hands of the practitioner and the muscles of the horse.  “No other physical therapy modality can instill the stimulation to the tissues that a hands on treatment will consummate.”(Clinical Equine Anatomy and Disorders, 1997)

 The benefits of massage therapy are increased blood flow to the tissues, increased lymphatic flow, release of muscle spasms, inhibition of scar tissue and release of endorphins.  All of these contribute to the healing of muscles and maintenance of a healthy equine athlete.  Additionally, massage therapy aids in the suppleness and willingness of specific movements we ask of the horse