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Back In Motion Equine Therapy

Locality: Moorooduc, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 418 858 061

Address: Coolart Rd 3933 Moorooduc, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 Absolutely love this mare and her wonderful owner

18.01.2022 Sharing again.. As my clients know-I ALWAYS refer to vets & ask new clients when the horse was last seen by a vet-Why? Well let’s talk pain.... Pain stems from activation of the nervous system causing uncomfortable sensations. Following injury, pain in the short term is a positive thing as it keeps the horse safe and helps to reduce further injury. Long term pain, however, is detrimental to the horse.... WHY? Pain alters movement patterns. The brain finds a way to keep moving to avoid stressing & re-injuring the area. Let’s not forget that horses are prey animals & are pretty darn good at getting around even when injured. The deeper muscles are primarily for joint stability & superficial muscles are for movement. If we have pain & dysfunction of the neuro-motor system, the superficial muscles will take on both roles of movement and stability & that’s when we start to see further alterations in movement patterns, atrophy throughout different muscle groups & further injury. An example would be if you have a horse with a lower suspensory injury, it would not be uncommon for a higher limb muscle atrophy & over development in other areas to compensate. You cannot start to address the atrophy without looking at the root cause. Which takes me back to why I will refer you to a vet-no it’s not that I don’t know what I’m doing, in fact it’s the opposite-You cannot start to treat & rehab the horse if there is acute pain present! Once pain is under control & treated, normal movement pattern does not automatically return on its own-and that is where I come in.... Let’s talk back pain quickly-in a study that looked at 805 horses it demonstrated that 74% of horses that presented with back pain are actually lame. And in 32% of horse presenting with lameness, there is also back pain (Landman et al, 2004). Therefore-the vet is required to diagnose & treat the lameness & pain BEFORE I can come in & start the muscle work, stabilization & strengthening exercises. Often when a horse is bilaterally lame-many of the untrained eye will not pick it up as lame & label the horse as ‘stiff.’ You cannot redevelop the correct neuromotor pathways & regain normal movement in the presence of pain and lameness.

17.01.2022 With the hope of competitions on the horizon again.a friendly reminder to current clients to be prepared and book ahead. I am rarely available for last min appts and I don’t want you to miss out. I also absolutely hate to say that I sadly cannot take on new clients over the next month and it will be on a case by case basis for the rest of the year. There is only one of me and I’m already running around like crazy before we have opened up. I want to be at my best for every ap...pointment-so please be patient. Thanks again as always for the amazing support and for allowing me to be part of the team -I feel like the luckiest person around to have such wonderful clients and horses to work with

13.01.2022 Walk poles part two- under saddle Following on from yesterday’s post-we now ride over the raised walk poles. Again-the aim is to keep the horse calm and lookin...g down at the poles. I like to have a lighter seat to help encourage the back to lift. As you can see in the video (in comments)- he touches the first couple of poles but with a light half halt he is able to slow and correct for the remainder of the grid. The benefit of using potties as pole holders is they often just rock a bit if lightly touched so have a bit of give. Great exercise for rehab and warm up-it’s a great way to keep your horse focused.

13.01.2022 Get educated about NPA

11.01.2022 Dear Toffee taking in all her exercises

05.01.2022 Trigger point Tuesday TPs are knots in the muscles. These ‘knots’ occur when muscle fibres or the fascia underneath tense and tighten. TPs are either active or latent. Active TPs are painful even without touch, latent are only painful when touched. Tight muscles and TPs can be extremely painful and can reduce the range of motion of affected joint/limb. This in turn will affect the horse’s performance. ... Common causes of TPs * stress and tension * Repetitive activities * Injuries and weakness * Poor posture * Lack of fitness/strength and over work * Incorrect training Muscles move body parts by contracting and then relaxing. If there is constant tension or TPs in a muscle it will recruit surrounding muscles to assist with movements. Sometimes these muscles are not as well designed to perform that function and therefore put the horse at great risk of injury over a greater area. Horses are athletes and working them can cause tight, fatigued muscles-this is not new information! The issue is how we manage the tight muscles after we do intensive work. Proper warm up, conditioning exercises, cool down and stretching as well as a balenced diet all assist with maintaining muscle health. By undertaking regular body work and ‘ironing’ out these knots the horse is better able to perform, maintain correct posture, increase strength and less likely to have muscle related injuries. top pic core concepts

02.01.2022 #internationalwomensday shoutout to all my badass gal pals killing it out there!! I love that in equestrian men and women compete together on equal terms!