We have an all encompassing integrative approach to assessment and treatment of each horse. Integration of osteopathy, orthopaedics, neurophysiatrics, sports medicine, and physical rehabilitation provides the most effective treatment resulting in optimal recovery from injury and peak performance for competition.
Hydrotherapy treatments including but not limited to affusions, water tredding, packs, wraps, steams, thermal applications, immersions, cryotherapy, as well as actinotherapy (UV and infrared) are incorporated into your horses rehabilitation. These are hands-on applications by trained staff and supervised by the therapist to ensure your horse receives the most effective treatment specific to his individual tissue response and physical needs.
Rehabilitative exercise programs are individually designed for each horse specific to their injuries as well as their fitness, conditioning and training level. Each exercise session is monitored by the therapist to ensure the horse is progressing correctly and to make adjustments to the exercises when needed. We have a variety of riders available depending on your horse’s needs.
We receive referrals for neurological dysfunctions, spinal injuries, head traumas, visceral damage, soft tissue injuries, fractures, joint dysfunctions, and complex lameness.
Treatment Modalities
Osteopathy
Working with the body system as a whole to correct structural and related functional disorders, osteopathy utilizes a variety of modalities and techniques specific to the different body systems such as fascia, soft tissue, bones, nerves, fluid and organs.
Osteopathic techniques include but are not limited to osteopathic manual manipulations of the spine and joints, craniosacral therapy, fascial mobilization and release, muscle energy adjustment, osseous and neurofascial release, visceral manipulation, and fluid fluctuation techniques.
Orthopaedics
The prevention or correction of disorders involving locomotor structures of the body, especially the skeleton, joints, muscles, fascia, and other supporting structures such as ligaments and cartilage.
Common disorders or dysfunctions treated with orthopaedics include:
- Correction of joint dislocations, subluxations, deformities, capsular damage, decreased range of motion and joint pain
- Correction or prevention of musculoskeletal deformities in foals and young horses
- Correction or prevention of deformities resulting from injury or poor hoof balance
- Repair of ligaments, cartilage, tendons, and other supporting structures
- Correction of nerve impingement or entrapment
- Correction of biomechanical or arthrokinematic dysfunctions
- Correction of skeletal dysfunctions or injuries including skull, spine, ribs, pelvis, shoulders, hips, stifles, and limbs
Neurophysiatrics
Treatment and rehabilitation of nerve and neurological disorders including spinal cord damage and dysfunctions, repair of spinal nerves, paralysis, repair of nerve impingement, nerve regeneration, and nerve re-routing.
Manual Lymph Drainage
A specific technique developed for the purpose of increasing the lymph flow through the system of lymph vessels to bring about a reduction of tissue fluid accumulation, or edema
Therapeutic Exercise
The use of corrective exercises in the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It is used to prevent muscular atrophy, adhesions, and contractures, and to maintain a normal joint range of motion during recovery from injury or disease, and to restore joint and muscle function when these have been compromised.
Specific exercises improve muscular coordination, strength, endurance, power and flexibility, develop normal range of motion, and improve balance and stability.
Therapeutic exercise includes: therapist-assisted, therapist supervised, and home exercise programs.
Rehabilitative Exercise Programs
Exercise programs designed to bring your horse back to full work and competition ready. Programs are designed on an individual basis specific to your horse’s injury, condition and fitness level, and training level.
Hydrotherapy
The systemic application and exploitation of the thermal, mechanical and chemical properties of water in any of its three forms (solid, liquid, or vapour) in the treatment of disease or trauma.
Actinotherapy
Treatment of disease or trauma by rays of light such as ultraviolet, infrared, photochemical active rays, and radiant energy to produce chemical changes.
