Treatments
Prior to any treatment and after taking your horses history, a thorough assessment is carried out, including gait analysis. This will ensure that your horse receives the most appropriate treatment and rehabilitation programme, with therapeutic machine hire available for longer treatment periods if required.
Your Healthy Horse physiotherapist has been trained to use a variety of techniques, some of which include:
Manipulation
Mobilisation
Soft Tissue Release
Massage
Kinesiology Taping
Trigger Point Therapy
Myofascial Release
Positional Release
Electrotherapy
Electrotherapy
Where applicable, various electrotherapy modalities could also be used during treatment:
Therapeutic Ultrasound
Laser Therapy
NMES Therapy
TENS
PEMF Therapy
Phototherapy
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation and remedial exercise is an essential part of your horse's treatment, aiming to achieve lasting results and injury prevention.
As an accomplished rider, trainer and horsewoman, your Healthy Horse physiotherapist is well equipped to advise, discuss and develop with you a suitable rehabilitation and remedial exercise plan for your horse.
To achieve the best possible outcome for your horse, we communicate with other professionals, and if required, will enlist their input, encompassing a true team approach.
Common Conditions
Some of the issues that can benefit from physiotherapy include:
Soft Tissue Trauma & Proud Flesh
Neck & Back Issues
Compensatory Problems
Muscle Atrophy
Joint Dysfunction Including Arthritis
Tendon & Ligament Strain
Chronic Pain & Inflammation
Behavioural Issues Relating To Back Pain
General Stiffness
Gait Abnormalities
General Well Being
Competition Preparation
Elderly Horse Care
Rehabilitation Post-Surgery
Nerve injuries
Poor performance
