AMETT Alice McManus Equine Tactile Therapy in Lockwood South | Massage service

AMETT Alice McManus Equine Tactile Therapy

Locality: Lockwood South

Phone: +61 400 583 798

Address: P.O Box 80 3551 Lockwood South, VIC, Australia

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20.01.2022 Why do we stretch? * stretching increases flexibility, * stretching increases range of motion, * stretching increases blood flow to muscles, * and, stretching increases performance activity. ... After I finish massaging a horse I always like to perform some stretches. I strongly believe that stretching is your best friend with increasing your horses athleticism, performance and comfort. Stretching should only be performed when muscles have had a ‘warm up’ as stretching cold muscles increases the risk of injury. Stretching should only occur within the horses capabilities ... and never be forced. Here is a video of my favourite forelimb stretches. I generally hold the stretch for 30 seconds and repeat if necessary. See more

19.01.2022 Rehabilitation Project: I have been treating a horse who unfortunately sustained a significant hock injury back in November 2015. Because of the horse’s prolonged injury and being constantly contained in a small holding pen, there had been a considerable reduction in muscle mass. Due to overly compensating for his injury, this horse had grown progressively lame though his back, offside hind leg, and his injured inside hind leg. The length of his back arched into a C shap...e (from muscle spasms), thus effecting his entire body. I designed and implemented a rehabilitation program which included a treatment and exercise plan. The left Longissimus Dorsi, Latissimus Dorsi muscle and medial gluteal were hypersensitive and displayed intense pain. His right side showed pain as well and was chronically tense. Trigger points were located in right pectoral, lumbar, and gluteal. Treatments included: Relaxation Trigger Point Therapy Stretching Myo-Fascial Release Ultra Sound Therapy. After a long few months with daily treatments this horse is now back in full time work and showing no residual effects from his injury. (Figure 1 shows the deviation of the hip and the reluctance to bear weight on inside hind limb. Figure 2, we can see in recovery, that he is bearing full weight on the once affected limb.)

17.01.2022 The horses front legs suffer from a tremendous amount of pressure weather you’re a Racing Thoroughbred or a Western Pleasure horse. Here I am Stripping Elvis’s tendons. We strip the tendons to alleviate adhesions therefore increasing flexibility and overall comfort for the horse. The Superficial Tendon sits on top of the Deep Flexor Tendon... unfortunately this video can’t show you what I can feel... but I am actually separating the two tendons. This will improve Elvis’s reach of toe in the Pleasure and allow him move more freely in his Trail Patterns.

17.01.2022 Practising my massage skills on Flo. No complaints here!

16.01.2022 - Why Massage? When there is pain or injured joints, muscles, ligaments or tendons, the body automatically transfers into rescue mode, whereby muscles around the injury contract to act as a natural splint, in order to support and protect. Other muscles and joints adjust accordingly and work harder to try and carry the injury. From the moment these rescuers kick in, the body’s normal movement pattern alters in order to accommodate changes. This is a natural reaction f...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Here I am kneading Henry's triceps in a "Pre Work Massage" routine. The aim of the game is to massage the whole horse within 15 minutes using fast paced effleurage, cross fiber frictions and compressions. We warm the muscles to help prevent injury and enhance performance! It's a tiring routine for the practitioner but extremely beneficial for an athlete such as the horse.

14.01.2022 Was visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral yesterday and met these lovely mares. Couldn’t resist to give them a much deserved neck, shoulder and pectoral massage before we continued exploring Melbourne.

09.01.2022 Practical intensive week last week. Learnt some very cool techniques and met some amazing people. Doing what I love

03.01.2022 Had a fun day at Castlemaine Pony Club. My volunteer Rocky and I demonstrated the importance of massage and stretching. Thank you to members for welcoming me... An incredibly friendly club!