We are no where near perfect yet, but I am beginning to teach Snow how to walk backwards uphill 🐕🤞
🟢 Following a sartorius strain injury in December snow has been having PEMFT therapy alongside massage to reduce swelling and prevent muscle contracture 🐶
🟢 For those who don't know, the sartorius muscle originates from the iliac Crest and cranial iliac spine, as well as the lumbosacral fascia - it also originates from the bony ridge between two ventral spines of the ilium
It then inserts to the cranial border of the tibia making it a flexor of the hip and stifle when the limb is protracted and a extensor of the stifle when your dog is standing 💪
🟢 We are now completing exercises to strengthen the hindlimb muscles and range of motion of the HL joints but specifically targeting the sartorius and quadriceps to help prevent future injury
🟢 Following your animals injury, a veterinary physiotherapist can provide you with a tailored exercise regime to assist your animals recovery 👏
🟢 If you feel your dog would benefit from veterinary phsyiotherapy please don't hesitate to contact me 😊
📩 Kyla Bailey Veterinary Physiotherapy
📞 07361857035
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Super excited to be working with Kate and Scarlett 🐎
🟢 Scarlett will be having regular physiotherapy treatments to ensure she stays in tip top condition ahead of her dressage competition end of November 💪
🟢 Physiotherapy for equine athletes can help elimate any pain and discomfort your horse may be getting after competition or during training 🐴
🟢 By helping reducing pain we can also prevent injury and optimise performance by giving you and your horse a bespoke exercise programme and tailored therapies maintain your horses form and function
🟢 Recieve £5 off your first treatment with us when you book in with us using the contact information below ✨️🌟
📞 07361857035
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Although me and Snow did not win today's straight racing due to her veering of to the side 🫣 this video demonstrates why I stretch snow after each training session or after our daily walks 💪 🐶
🟢 By stretching after exercise, it allows muscle spindles to elongate during muscle movement in races like these but also increase the flexibility of the muscle fibres themselves
🟢 When we stretch our dogs and horses correctly and for long enough, it allows the golgi tendon organs to override the muscle spindles activity. Meaning the muscle can be stretched to its optimum length!!
🟢 Ultimately resulting in your sporting animals being able to use these muscles to their maximum capacity and length, such as Snow is demonstrating in her double suspension phase and getting up to top spot very quickly 🌟
If you are interested in how veterinary physiotherapy can improve your sporting animals performance please don't hesitate to contact me 🐕🐎✨️
Whilst in the middle of exam season and revision it was lovely to treat Bill yesterday afternoon in the sunshine 🌞
Bill enjoyed some exam practice of massage techniques which you can clearly see he loved 🐴😊
Bill had hypertonicity across his cervical trapezius and splenius muscle which was relieved by deep efflurage, compression and kneading across the fibrotic tissue.
When getting responses like this, it makes all the hard work worth it and I look forward to treating more equine clients when qualified 🐴🐎😊
🟢 PEMFT 🟢
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
'Use of electromagnetic fields in order to treat various injuries and bone related conditions , acute and chronic pain'
Both animals enjoyed the PEMFT treatment this week which was also followed up by massage and laser application for Ice.
Some benefits of PEMFT include :
🟢 Nerve healing
🟢 Fracture repair
🟢 Repairing ligaments ans tendons
🟢 Pain relief
🟢 Release from tight and restricted fascia
PEMFT can also aid in preparation of competitions by 'toning up' muscles before the event ! It does this by increasing the blood flow to those muscles and giving them an extra BOOST
