Francesca Page Veterinary Physiotherapy MNAVP

18/03/2024

This lovely little guy was 6th in the Pony Trial at Lincoln having missed his first run due to oasby being cancelled! We see Mix for regular treatments to keep him feeling 👌 Top job Flo! .eventing

15/03/2024

NAVP member for the 6th year! Important to stay regulated so our clients can rest easy that we are up to date with CPD and insured 🙌

15/03/2024

We love a golden oldie 😍 Gorgeous Dylan who is suffering with some arthritis and muscle loss, pleased to report he was feeling much more able after his treatment and trotted off feeling very pleased with himself! 🥰

09/03/2024

Good luck to all of our riders starting their eventing season this weekend at Oasby! Time for all of that winter strength training to be put into practice! 🙌 remember to tag us in your event reports we love to see how your doing 🥰

26/01/2024

I think this is a fabulous visual and highlights the importance of slow strength and conditioning! 😍

05/01/2024

Exciting news! We are now able to offer a canine clinic every Thursday afternoon here at our base. Depending on demand we can either alternate with a human clinic or run canine clinics every week! Message for more details!

18/11/2023

Huge well done to 2nd in her section and 3rd overall in the BD associated Advanced Medium champs! We have been treating Chunk regularly with our Class 4 laser for his knee arthiritis!

14/11/2023

After a brilliant refresher CPD day with on Saturday we are now able to provide some limited clinics for our canine friends! This will be at our base in Northamptonshire on selected Wednesday and Saturdays, so for those that have asked here is your chance! Message for more details. Pic of Boris who strained his shoulder having some Laser therapy 🥰🥰

12/09/2023

I am now back at work after a very much needed break! Sorry to those I haven’t replied to but I tried to turn my phone off this time! If I haven’t got back to you by the end of today please message me I may have missed it! Thanks for your understanding, Cesca 😃

15/07/2023

This is spot on!! 🌟

*** MOUNTING FROM THE GROUND; JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD! ***

I can’t recall the last time I mounted any horse from the ground. And that’s how it should be. Mounting a horse from the ground is, quite frankly, unnecessary. There are many varieties of safe, cheap, portable, plastic mounting blocks. Unless you weigh about 5 stone, which, let’s face it, not many of us are even close to, you will be causing your horse discomfort at the very least. At its worst, clambering up onto your horse can result in long term back pain for your horse. Studies have shown just how much excessive pressure is caused to the withers when a rider mounts from the ground once. Just imagine the cumulative effect.

I’m anticipating a couple of “arguments” that people will come back at me with, so I’ll address those now! Yes, there’s not always a mounting block handy if you are out hacking. No excuse. Unless you are riding across the desert, or are truly in the wilderness, there is always something you can find (gate/log etc). Just keep walking until you find something suitable; great exercise for you, so it’s a win win situation 😉

I’m sure someone will point out that there are far more important things to worry about, and I’m sure I’ll be told I’m scaremongering. Yes, in the grand scheme of things, it’s not as important as getting veterinary care for your horse/feeding your horse/worming your horse (actually, let’s not open that can of 🪱 🙄😉). But surely anything we can do to make our horses more comfortable, including not mounting from the ground, matters?!

To those of you who can vault effortlessly onto a horse from the ground, you’re not welcome to join this conversation 😉😉 But you may continue to “mount” from the ground!

Don’t ever be made to feel stupid because you “can’t” mount from the ground. Those people need to polish their halos and state that even if they could, they wouldn’t want to put unnecessary strain on their poor horses’ backs. Not to mention constantly twisting the saddle tree.

In summary, just because you can mount from the ground, doesn’t mean you should. Get a leg up, or use a tall mounting block (or anything else you can find….) to mount your horse.

Photo of me mounting the only horse I probably need a 5 step block for!

Feel free to share!

08/07/2023

Gorgeous Bart having some laser therapy today after being unfortunately run over. Thankfully nothing broken after a vets visit, just some bruising and superficial wounds

16/06/2023

🙌🙌🙌

Roheryn Ruby’s connections were rewarded for their perseverance with the mare making her five-star debut aged 15 at Luhmühlen Horse Trials Imogen Murray

20/04/2023

Working as a team is so important! We do a lot of work with Melissa Packer Equine Veterinary Services Limited with our combined knowledge and Mels extensive Veterinary advice we can create an effective treatment plan! 🌟

Working hard this week with Francesca Page Equine Rehabilitation. Francesca is using a class 4 laser in this rehabilitation case.

18/04/2023

Fabulous results for one of our clients! Well done Sophia and Email. Today we have been out to treat Email before he goes to the Nationals tomorrow! 🌟

28/03/2023

This has been a long time coming! A testimony to patience, time, careful rehab and a proper team job! 👌

It is time…the King is making his comeback 🙌🙌🙌 Sir Charles is EXTREMELY excited to be heading to The Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park this weekend 😍😍

We fairly sure he’s going to be quite wild and we’re also quite sure he’s going to have an epic grin on his face the whole way round.

Tickets are still on sale for the event and there’s a discount and free parking if bought before midnight on Wednesday- https://bede.ticketsrv.co.uk/referral/ImogenMurray

We’ve also got Ruby in the 4*, Vince and Zorro in the OI (alongside Sir Charles) and Lindor is putting his brave pants on for his first Intermediate 🥰🥰🥰

See you there 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

14/03/2023

Proud to be part of National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP)for another year, to enable us to practice effectively and safely we must be up to date with the latest research in CPD, have valid insurance, and adhere to a code of conduct. We offer student, graduate and full membership, and provide support and mentoring for those that need it!

08/03/2023

Veterinary Physiotherapy by day, NAVP executive by night!

What are you up to today in your Vet Physio role? Post a pic with the hashtag - .

Last night, a few of the NAVP executive had a meeting with marketing agencies to hear their proposals. It was very informative & inspirational. We are getting closer to selecting an agency and having an amazing marketing plan in place for the year ahead. Voting will take place at another evening meeting on Thursday. Look out for the upcoming NAVP newsletter & announcements made at the AGM on the 15th March.

This morning it was an early morning tea, whilst adding to the upcoming newsletter before heading out to the canine clinic (I'm pleased to be inside today as it's snowing)!

03/02/2023

Amazing visual representation of tendon injury! This is why it’s so important to take things slowly and implement those all important helpful rehab techniques, something that we offer at our rehab yard Lodge Farm Rehab 🌟 Get in touch if you think we can help!

01/02/2023

Delighted to have assisted with this article for Your Horse Magazine! Great to see two of our successful rehabs helped here at Lodge Farm Rehab! This also highlights the importance of working with your vet and therapist to ensure the best for your horse! Barry Barnard Photography National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP)

31/01/2023

Did you know we treat horses of all disciplines? This is nugget, one of our lovely endurance horses! We cover most areas of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire, get in touch if you think we could help!

30/01/2023

My eyes are important as my hands! Watching in between treating horses whilst she has her dressage lessons is so valuable for me to see how the horses are moving and progressing!

14/01/2023

Fascinating picture!

Hier sieht man die Fazettengelenke einer Halswirbelsäule des
Man kann darunter die Nerven sehen welche aus dem Rückenmark austreten
Wenn nun diese verändert sind bildet sich Knochen an den Gekenksrändern zu was zusammen mit der Gelenkskapsel zur Kompression dieser Nerven führen kann.
Dies wiederum verursacht neurologische Defizite als auch schmerzen weshalb die Pferde häufig lahm sind.

13/01/2023

Lovely results from one of our clients! Sue Colley Coaching is fabulous and now has dates for coaching in her new indoor school! Look on horse monkey for more details, she is also involved with the new British Eventing Official Howden Way scheme!

11/01/2023

🌟 Hock Arthritis 🌟

This can be an extremely painful condition for our poor horses! This is something our Class 4 laser can help with on a regular basis along with your vets prescribed treatment plan!

🔹 Reduces inflammation
🔹 Natural pain relief
🔹 Improved Blood flow

Contact us if you think this might help your horse! 📱07878944567

Photo courtesy of Barry Barnard Photography

08/01/2023

🌟 Educational Video! 🌟

Signs of pain in your horse or pony- our lovely creatures don’t generally misbehave because they want to, this video is a classic example!

🔹 Reluctance to go forward
🔹 Rearing/bolting/bucking
🔹 Tail swishing/ears back when ridden
🔹 Lameness
🔹 Reduced performance

Horses can display pain in lots of different ways and some are more stoic than others. This beautiful mare was referred straight to the vet for investigation where she was diagnosed with a Cruciate ligament tear. This is an incredibly rare injury in horses, we assisted her owners with physio and she joined us at Lodge Farm Rehab for a few months rehab. Delighted to say she’s doing brilliantly and constantly improving 🥰 Listen to your animals! Update on this horses case coming soon!

08/01/2023

🌟 Mud fever!! 🌟

It’s that dreaded time of the year when mud fever makes it’s delightful appearance!! Class 3B laser is brilliant at helping assist healing, non invasive, helps provide anti-inflammatory and the horses generally love it! Check out some wound healing photos of our laser in action! Get in touch if you think this could help your horse!

07/01/2023

🌟 Class 4 Laser and RockTape to assist with Oedema 🌟

This lovely patient unfortunately banged her knee on a fence out Eventing earlier this year, she was due to compete abroad very shortly after so we utilised a couple of items in our toolbox to help nudge the healing process along before she was stood on the lorry for a longer than normal journey!

She was checked over by the fabulous veterinary team at the event and I saw her 2 days post injury, her owners had been icing the knee regularly.

We used our Class 4 Laser to help assist with inflammation and the Oedema that was present. You can see after only 4 days between the initial 2 photos the swelling starting to move down the leg and after 2 weeks it had completely gone. We also used Rock tape to help with swelling removal, especially during her long journey abroad! We love what these tools are able to help us with!

07/01/2023

Who would be interested if we looked into doing some practical CPD on Exercise Prescription? To include Long Reining, some pole work and it’s benefits! Let us know! Lodge Farm Rehab