Wales and West Vet Physio

17/01/2025

17/01/2025

Here is a useful article on what to look for when choosing a therapist for your animal . Also a reminder that if a therapist does find pain or a suspected pathology - they are legally required to advise you to refer the animal to their vet for further investigation… it’s part of the legal framework a qualified therapist works under .

17/01/2025

This article was written by a colleague - it’s a good reminder to check a therapists background …

13/01/2025

This is so common in Cobs and we have a few of those in sunny south wales 🤣🤣

01/01/2025

Happy New Year 🥳 to all friends and clients. I hope 2025 brings joy, happiness and lots of success 🏆🥰🦄

19/12/2024

So that’s a wrap for 2024 !

I just wanted to wish all my lovely customers a wonderful Christmas , a Very Happy New Year and a huge thanks for supporting my little business this past year - it means a lot and is very much appreciated - thank you!

Here’s to a successful and happy 2025 for all my customers , their families and their animals

Sarah

19/12/2024

Very Exciting Therapy ! Available from January 2025

I posted last week about the effects of this type of treatment in horses tendons - here’s a couple of papers looking at the effects in horses with kissing spine . The numbers in the studies are small , but the results are quite promising . …..

⛑️Radiofrequency Treatment ( aka TECAR, Indiba(R), CRET ) for horses with “kissing spines “‘

How does it work ?

🧘 At a simple level - it provides a deep warming effect in the tissue which helps horses with back pain due to the depth of the pe*******on into the muscles . Warmth brings increased blood flow , and that brings increased nutrients and an ability to flush toxins through the cells ….. which promotes relaxation and healing… and the muscle spasms melt away.

🔬….. here’s a couple of papers on the effects in horses with back pain / kissing spine :

https://indiba.com/hub-asset/use-of-monopolar-capacitive-resistive-radiofrequency-at-448-khz-in-the-treatment-of-a-horse-with-kissing-spine/

https://indiba.com/us/hub-asset/horse-lumbar-pain-control-with-448-khz-radiofrequency-first-approach-3-cases-report/

If you think this may help your horse - do get in touch Wales and West Vet Physio
What’s app 07399 819647

Kissing Spines
Kissing Spines Rehab Training by Thekissingspine.com

19/12/2024

Very Exciting Therapy ! Available from January 2025

I posted last week about the effects of this type of treatment in horses tendons - here’s a couple of papers looking at the effects in horses with kissing spine . The numbers in the studies are small , but the results are quite promising . …..

⛑️Radiofrequency Treatment ( aka TECAR, Indiba(R), CRET ) for horses with “kissing spines “‘

How does it work ?

🧘 At a simple level - it provides a deep warming effect in the tissue which helps horses with back pain due to the depth of the pe*******on into the muscles . Warmth brings increased blood flow , and that brings increased nutrients and an ability to flush toxins through the cells ….. which promotes relaxation and healing… and the muscle spasms melt away.

🔬….. here’s a couple of papers on the effects in horses with back pain / kissing spine :

https://indiba.com/hub-asset/use-of-monopolar-capacitive-resistive-radiofrequency-at-448-khz-in-the-treatment-of-a-horse-with-kissing-spine/

https://indiba.com/us/hub-asset/horse-lumbar-pain-control-with-448-khz-radiofrequency-first-approach-3-cases-report/

If you think this may help your horse - do get in touch Wales and West Vet Physio
What’s app 07399 819647

Kissing Spines
Kissing Spines Rehab Training by Thekissingspine.com

11/12/2024

Please share !!


Monmouthshire Horse Riders
Y Fenni & District Riding Club
Sarah Bell
Severn Vale Riding Club
Vale of Usk Riding Club
Usk Horse Riders
Anything Equine Wales

If you know of someone whose horse has a stiff neck , kissing spines, or joint arthritis -
Then please share/ send this post to them so they can have a read and see if this type of treatment might help ….

11/12/2024

🥰 Radio frequency Treatment 🥰

Have you heard about it ?

😖 Do you have a horse that suffers with a tendon injury, kissing spine or neck pain ? Or know someone who has ( then please do feel free to share this post ) …

Then this may be worth considering ….

🧩 From January 2025 , I’ll be able to offer this modality as part of a regular treatment session . No extra costs as it’s part of my ethos to give the best treatments I possibly can ….

Send me a WhatsApp on 07399 819647 to find out more , or visit my website at https://walesandwestvetphysio.co.uk

🎁 Radiofrequency treatment (also known as Tecar , Indiba , CRET ) works by using a deep heat within tissues which promotes blood flow and has been clinically proven to reach 12cm deep into the tissue . It’s non- invasive, has no known side effects and has been proven to be very well tolerated by horses and dogs alike ….. no other modality has been proven to reach this depth .

🧰 It is thought to work by increasing the blood flow to compromised tissue which encourages the body to heal naturally and due to the depth of pe*******on seems to be particularly helpful for deeper structures or those that are known to have a relatively poor blood supply - eg tendons and ligaments.

👋 Here’s are the findings of a study which looked at the effects on injuries to the superficial flexor tendon or the suspensory ligament( carried out by the manufacturer Indiba)

“Horses were treated with capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency at 448
kHz and returned to their previous competition level after 5-6 months of treatment, which varied in length according to the extent of the injury and the duration of the treatment. This recovery period was shortened considerably because, due to the evolution of the injuries, measured both objectively through the analysis
of the clinical indications and the degree of lameness, and through ultrasound scanning of the injuries, it was
possible to reintroduce animals into exercising earlier”

Wales and West Vet Physio

27/11/2024

I’ve been asked for my views on arc equine a few times over the past year …. here is an independent article reviewing some of the claims made ( saw it on Dr David Marlin page earlier today) …. thought it might be of interest

https://www.facebook.com/share/15LdZ9Q3NK/?mibextid=WC7FNe

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15/11/2024

Please do not buy. Throw them away if your dog gets one as a gift. Giving rawhide to a dog is never a good idea.

Many of these so called treats end up with the dog “enjoying” some time in a veterinary surgery over Christmas. The vast majority of these rawhide products and treats come from China.

The chews are made from cattle or horse hides and their journey starts with the hides being soaked in a toxic sodium sulfide to remove the hair and fat. More chemicals are used in order to split the hide into layers which is then washed with hydrogen peroxide to give the white “pure” look and remove the rancid smell.

Now comes the pretty festive colors and the glue to form cute shapes. On testing, these chews have shown traces of arsenic, mercury, chromium and formaldehyde.

If that wasn’t bad enough, they regularly cause intestinal blockages, poisoning from chemical residue and choking. The chews go slippery when wet and are near impossible to get hold of to save a choking dog.

07/11/2024

So those that know me , will know I’m rarely lost for words 🤣🤣- until Tuesday this week that is . And no - someone hadn't Equi-taped my mouth shut … 😊

Tricia Jane took a sketch of me treating her horse last month and the next time I saw her lovely horse , she gave me this as a thank you . I was (For a short moment) speechless !

It’s proving a long but rewarding journey working with May , and as a team of owner , farrier , vet and myself - she is now making some steady gains . May however, Is not a girl who likes life in the slow lane - she’s a Ferrari and that doesn’t always help progress 🥰 .
Personally , I think she just likes her team of minions on hand …… 🤣🤣

No one has ever given me such a personal, thoughtful gift . What a talented lady - and for once in my life - I was bordering on speechless ….

Thank you very very much Trish -
I’m going to frame it ###

07/11/2024

Sooo true ….. we can’t be all things to all horses

26/10/2024

What a fantastic day we had with the horse owners massage group today ! Lots of sunshine , lots of yawning ( from the horses not the attendees!) and a super lovely group of ladies who care deeply about their horses
An absolute pleasure to host the day today and thank you all for coming x

Paula Burgess
Diavion Evans
Megan Coetsee
Sharon Moore
Elhana Zammit
Sue Greenaway
Debbie Watkins

Here’s some of the feedback from the day …

🤲🏻Loved the hands on approach
🐴Theory and practical session was well balanced
👩‍🏫Brilliant instruction- easy listening and relaxed environment
✋Great to be able to out the techniques into practice
🙌Good to take part and not just watch
🐎Great to try it all out on the horses

And this is what today’s group said they would like to do next please ….

Advanced massage and palpation skills
Problem horses - poll tension, back problems
Polework for rehabilitation
Workshops for different types of discipline

So I best get planning!!!

Here’s abcouple of photos from today ….
Huge thanks to Charlotte James and Nicola Bream for lending me Dora and Billy - Dora as you can see was somewhat sleepy after massage and needed to prop her head up🤣🤣

24/10/2024

So Wales and West Vet Physio is a whole one year old …. Here are some of 2023/2024 highlights …
So many more than are captured here…. but I forget to actually take a shot usually . Here’s a few where I actually remembered !