Services
Physiotherapy Care for Your Horse
Equine physiotherapy sessions last approx 1 hour and includes taking a detailed history of your horse and any current issues you have. Then an assessment is done of your horse standing and moving in walk and trot aswell as on the lunge if needed. This is followed by a physical examination of the whole body assessing both skeletal movement, muscle coverage/ topline, basic neurological assessment and palpating soft tissues such as tendons and muscle for any tension or pain.
Once assessed then a treatment plan can be formulated. This can include manual therapy such as massage or joint mobilisation, exercises such as stretches or stability exercises and electrotherapies such as laser, ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic therapy.
Following the session you will receive a copy of your report by email including any exercises or rehabilitation plan. If issues were found such as poor saddle fit or lameness then you will be advised to seek out the relevant professionals and copies of report can be sent on request. A follow up plan will also be discussed to see when your horse should be checked again- typically every 3-4 months for routine physiotherapy and more frequent for rehab cases.
Physiotherapy Care for Your Dog
Canine physiotherapy sessions typically last 1 hour and include taking a detailed history of your dog and any current issues you have. Then an assessment is done of your dog standing and moving. This is followed by a physical examination of the whole body assessing both skeletal movement, muscle coverage, basic neurological assessment and palpating soft tissues such as tendons and muscle for any tension or pain.
Once assessed then a treatment plan can be formulated. This can include manual therapy such as massage or joint mobilisation, exercises such as stretches or stability exercises and electrotherapies such as laser, ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic therapy.
Following the session you will receive a copy of your report by email including any exercises or rehabilitation plan. If issues were found such as lameness then you will be advised to speak to your vet for an assessment before continuing physiotherapy unless already diagnosed in which case consent will be required from your vet before starting physiotherapy.
Physiotherapy Care for You
After 6 years working in the NHS in various sectors such as respiratory, neurology, musculoskeletal and orthopaedics I have the knowledge and skills to treat a variety of conditions. Focus is mainly specialising in horse rider physiotherapy looking at rider symmetry and conditions that can affect you as a rider and which can negatively impact your horse. Horses are very good at compensating and a unlevel rider can create an unloved horse. While many therapists can assess and treat the horse, ACPAT physiotherapists are equipped with the skills and knowledge to treat both horse and rider!
Reasons you may require a physiotherapy assessment include:
Sitting to one side
One stirrup longer than the other
Horse struggles to bend one way
Pain when riding
Excessive hand movement
Tipping forwards
Horse has muscle wastage or always sore one side
