Nose to Tail Wellness LLC

08/15/2024

I hit the ground running this week after spending last weekend at the WI Dog Days of Summer Dog Show. Thank you to the Greater Racine Kennel Club Page - GRKC Page and Cudahy Kennel Club for having me. It was great seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones! Thank you to everyone who stopped in, even just to say hello!! I not only learned about a new breed, but got to meet and even massage them! Added another breed to the list of dogs I would love to own in my lifetime (which is basically all of them 😉)
The highlight was getting hooked on the new AKC sport FastCAT, especially after my mother ran her dachshund, Erma, in a fun run! ❤️
Hope to see everyone next year, or sooner of we start showing up at FastCAT events!

08/13/2024

TO ACHEVE “LESS IS MORE”, YOU NEED TO KNOW ANATOMY. No, I don’t mean crazy complex amounts.

Each aid, command and request we ask of our horses means that they have to mentally and physically respond.

We must ensure that we ask in a way that supports a horse’s weaknesses, but also praises their strengths. By this I mean “working smarter, not harder”. Keeping using your left leg to improve the yielding through the ribcage for example, is confusing for the horse. Instead, assessing why they don’t flex well through their ribcage to the left (back pain, core weakness, rider asymmetry etc), and addressing this at the core to have a bigger effect. Wearing a spur just on your left leg is a plaster, but using haunches in on the right rein and shoulder in on the left rein can improve stretch, lift and mobility.

For each request (blue highlighted text), there must be an anatomical understanding of what needs to happen to answer the request correctly (blue text), followed by an exercise you have in mind that is targetted to engage or relax the muscles needed (orange text).

This is the backbone of holistic and empathetic training. I thought to write this post out to hopefully inspire others, and direct onto a path of less is more.

I offer sessions on this in the South East - and also virtual lessons! So please do drop me a message if you’re interested in learning more!

08/09/2024

AURA Wellness is the human side to MagnaWave! We’re so proud to see athletes utilizing PEMF for their training and recovery!

Congratulations to Aura-sponsored athlete KennyBednarek for winning the silver medal in the 200m dash at the Paris Olympics🥳🥈💜 We're so proud of your hard work, dedication, and incredible talent!

08/08/2024

Excited to spend another weekend with ALL THE DOGS!!!
Thank you to the Greater Racine Kennel Club Page - GRKC Page and the Cudahy Kennel Club.

Nose to Tail Wellness LLC provides equine & canine massage therapy, as well as MagnaWave PEMF for people and animals.

08/02/2024

BODIES IN MOTION STAY IN MOTION

If you stood in one place for an extended period of time your back and legs would be sore, right?

Our horses are no different.

The more WE move and stay active the better we feel.

Our horses are no different.

Providing opportunities for your horses to move as much as possible and alongside friends provides the cheapest overall health benefits there are!

Muscles and joints work better when they’re moving-it’s how they stay lubricated and healthy.

Equine organs function better when the body is moving more, it encourages better respiration, circulation, digestion and more!

Equine mental wellness is optimal when they’re able to make the choices to move freely with friends.

Happy minds make for healthy bodies.

Studies of feral horse herds indicate that horses may travel up to 15 - 20 miles per day in search of food. Their hooves are shaped and worn by the environment they live in, which may vary by season or climate.

Learn more about how herd living provides species appropriate enrichment for happier, healthier horses👇🏼

https://sbw-owners-massage.thinkific.com/courses/track-living-intro

07/31/2024

A great read to clarify the difference between flexibility and mobility. 👍🏻

Did you know?

There’s a difference between flexibility and mobility? Do you know which your horse needs and why?

What’s The Difference Between Flexibility And Mobility? - https://koperequine.com/whats-the-difference-between-flexibility-and-mobility/

07/29/2024

It was a fun, warm weekend attending the Waukesha Kennel Club's Summer Splash Dog Show. But I met so many amazing people and their incredible dogs from all over! Thank you to the Waukesha Kennel Club for having me on site this year. I can not wait to return! I look forward to seeing everyone again next summer! 🐶

07/27/2024

If all you’re doing with your horse is chiro and/or PEMF then you aren’t taking care of your horse’s musculoskeletal system. You may think you are, but you aren’t.

You’ll also find that each individual massage therapist, and other types of soft tissue workers, will differ in their approach, and so will vary in their effectiveness.

Function will follow form which means if the muscles are tight, imbalanced or set in a particular functional pattern, that’s how your horse will go. To interrupt the set in their ways muscle (and neuromuscular) patterns and help your horse move forward towards a more functional, higher performing ambidexterity, find yourself an effective, experienced massage therapist, preferably one with a solid sport horse background. Even your backyard horse will benefit from it.

Why Hands On Massage Is The Best Way To Care For Sore Muscles - https://koperequine.com/why-hands-on-massage-is-the-best-way-to-for-sore-care-muscles/

The Box Analogy – (And Why You Need To Know It) - https://koperequine.com/the-box-analogy-and-why-you-need-to-know-it/

07/26/2024

All set up and ready to get your dog relaxed and feeling good before and after their trips today! Good luck to all competitors!

07/24/2024

Yup, my back hurt doing the first exercise, how about yours?? It’s common to hear that a horse’s jaw can affect the whole body, but how many understood it before trying the exercise lying on your bed??

07/23/2024

I’m so excited to spend the weekend at the Waukesha Kennel Club's Summer Splash Dog Show, helping to keep all the competitors comfortable and relaxed before and after their events. It’s going to be a fun event!

🐶 If you’re interested in checking it out, it’s only $7 a car load!! So load up the kids, load up your dog obsessed friends, and bring them out for some dog gone fun! (Pun intended 😉)
No outside dogs allowed.

07/22/2024

"From pups to seniors, MagnaWave PEMF is tail-wagging approved! 🐾💙 Dogs who use MagnaWave benefit from enhanced mobility, comfort, and overall well-being. Whether for joint health, post-exercise recovery, or simply promoting wellness, MagnaWave offers a gentle pulsing they love. 🐶✨

Learn more about MagnaWave for dogs: https://magnawavepemf.com/magnawave-pemf-for-small-animals/

📸 Lauren Pumphrey, Therapemf & Cellular Wellness https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558492385960

07/21/2024

I don’t know about you, but if given the chance, I’d work on a Zebra too! 😍 🦓

Did you know zebras like MagnaWave too? 🦓❤️ Any animal can enjoy MagnaWave 🌈 Thank you to Bear Creek Ranch for letting us visit!

To learn more about MagnaWave for exotic animals, visit https://magnawavepemf.com/project/magnawave-on-exotic-animals/

07/19/2024

When they don’t want you to go after their massage and MagnaWave session 🥰🥰🥰

07/17/2024

07/13/2024

Still time to register and get your fore on for the fur babies!
Feel free to take a selfie with my Tee-box sign sponsorship! 📸 Post it and tag me and you can win a free MagnaWave session!

We’re officially ONE week away from our 6th Annual Golf Outing benefitting Winston’s Wishes at Broadlands Golf Club in North Prairie, WI! Enjoy a beautiful day of golf while supporting local pups! 🐾🏌️‍♂️

🗓 Date: July 20, 2024
⏰ Start Time: 8 AM (Shotgun Start)
💵 Fee: $100 per golfer / $400 per foursome (registration includes 18 holes, golf cart and lunch)

✨There’s still time to register, click the link below!
https://www.winstonswishes.org/golf-outing

07/11/2024

When you’re so relaxed, you need the stall guard to hold up your lip. Mr. E thoroughly enjoys his massage and MagnaWave days.

07/10/2024

It’s County Fair time! 🐄

They are long, sometimes hot weeks. 🐑

Pre-plan your MagnaWave sessions to keep your blue ribbon prospects loose and relaxed. 🐖

07/09/2024

Probably one of the most common injuries in dogs is the tearing of their cruciate ligament. Rehab and recovery are extremely important as many tend to overcompensate and tear the unaffected leg. Massage assists in not only reducing the swelling and aiding in recovery of the injured leg, but keeps the other leg feeling better and improves tension caused by overcompensation throughout the body.

❣️https://petmassage.com/cranial-cruciate-ligament/

Doubling up, adding PEMF sessions into your dog’s recovery will bring more circulation and hydration to the cells, helping the body to heal naturally at an increased rate than if left to heal on its own.

❣️ https://magnawavepemf.com/project/improve-your-dogs-torn-ligament-with-magnawave/

Put the best efforts into your dog’s recovery from the start.

07/08/2024

𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴

EPM is a neurological conditioning caused from the ingestion of opossum f***s (or secondary hosts such as cat f***s). Think for a second about how often this could be….
So. often.

In fact, 50-90% of horses in the U.S. have been exposed to the protozoa.

The two known parasites contributing to EPM are sarcocystis neurona and neospora hughesi. After ingestion, the parasite lay eggs (sporocysts) into the spinal cord and migrate, then multiply within the Central Nervous System. The CNS is comprised of the brain & spinal cord. Depending on where the sporocysts migrate may affect the severity, and specificity, of what symptoms are present.

Symptoms of EPM can be challenging to recognize, because they can vary so drastically horse-to-horse.

However, some of the several symptoms may include -

• Muscle atrophy and weakness
• Incoordination
• Stiff walking
• Poor hair coat
• Dull coat / “EPM fuzzies”
• Consistent muscular soreness
• Neurological signs
• Ataxia
• Facial paralysis
• Personality and attitude changes

It’s SO important to keep in mind, 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗣𝗠.

Oftentimes the first signs of an EPM are simply personality or coat changes. Most of the time, you’ll see a horse turn spooky or anxious with a coat or muscle condition that just doesn’t look quite right.

Yes EPM can turn scary. EPM can be bad. But, the good news is in many cases management is everything. Keep the horses on a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 treatment plan, with a healthy gut, clean nutritional program, and appropriately dewormed.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼-𝗔𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 & 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀?
I will preface with the acuscope & myopulse cannot treat internal conditions. This is not apart of the FDA approval. However, the instruments can treat neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and pain management conditions. This is where EPM comes in. I cannot make EPM go away. Unfortunately, the reality is EPM won’t go away. The protozoa embeds into the spinal cord, and simply goes dormant… but does not “go away.” What I can do is help with the management of symptoms.

The spinal opening is a key part of my protocol for EPM horses. This specialized treatment works with two bilateral (two sides) points on each side of the spinal cord. I treat from C1 to the S5, working to open the pathways of the CNS & balance the nervous system. This is so important for these EPM horses.

I think it’s also necessary to consider the secondary effects of the Peripheral Nervous System. This is all the nerve pathways that branch off the CNS/spinal cord and disperse throughout the body. At the end of the day, EPM affects the whole horse. Subsequently, I make it a priority to address the whole horse. 🤍🔑✨

*If you suspect your horse may have EPM, call your vet to confirm & establish an individualized treatment program. I am not a vet; therefore, I cannot diagnose.*

To learn more about this modality -
https://restorequine.wixsite.com/restorequine

07/04/2024

07/03/2024

Outside of everything horses, baseball is basically my favorite sport! Love to see that they’re utilizing the results that PEMF has to offer their athletes!

06/29/2024

❤️🐴

Loving a horse is inherently risky. They'll never be here long enough. And so, far too often, I meet people who keep a little wall around their hearts, protecting themselves from falling "too in love" with their equine friends.

It's not done intentionally. It's not a conscious decision to shield themselves from the intense connection and intimacy that comes with the horse-human partnership.

But when we really stop in a moment of connection with a horse, our hearts start to swell. The emotions come flooding in. We feel, for a moment, that our entire soul exists outside of our bodies. And, for most of us, the innate response is to shy away. To change the subject. To pat their neck twice and then move on to the next thing.

When was the last time you stood next to a horse and simply rested your hand on their neck? Truly just stood there in a beautiful moment in time that exists only for the two of you?

When I ask people to do this, they typically last about 5 seconds and then they start moving their hand... or they turn away... or they look around. It's so hard for people to stay truly present in that moment because the emotions that come flooding to the surface are overwhelming. They're powerful.

It's this beautiful, soul-encompassing intensity that makes you realize just how much of yourself you've given to this fragile, yet powerful, animal standing before you.

It makes you feel things you haven't felt in years. Levels of love and connection that you didn't know existed. True, heartfelt, all-consuming intimacy.

Loving a horse is inherently risky. Yet, I've never met a single person who says, after their horse leaves his/her body, "Wow, I wish I would have loved him less."

Instead, they always say:

"I wish I would have spent more time just being there. Smelling her. Listening to her chew her hay. I wish I would have spent more time in those small moments."

So, my advice for you? Love them. Fully.

Let it happen. Let it all in. Get lost in those moments when your heart starts to swell and the tears start to fall. Choose to embrace the feeling.

This is what it's all about. This is the magical thing that exists between horses and humans. 🫶🏻

06/28/2024

Mr. Lazarus was excessively flirtatious for his PEMF session.❤️
“Laz” had found himself with a hip dysplasia diagnosis and was experiencing issues getting up and down. For a younger (don’t let that grey muzzle fool ya!) mixed breed with more energy than a toddler on Kool-Aide, having hips that can’t keep up with his life choices was getting in the way.
Since starting his MagnaWave PEMF sessions, his mom is reporting that he’s moving around much better, even after exuberant activity, and having less leg tremors.

As a general average, roughly 15% of dogs are diagnosed with Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD). It varys by breed from 1 - 75%, and is more likely in medium to large breeds.

For more information regarding CHD, check out the below articles. 🐶

** If you’re dog is experiencing hip dysplasia symptoms, please schedule an appointment with your veterinarian! Despite the benefits, PEMF is not a replacement for regular veterinarian visits and cannot diagnose medical conditions. **

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5366211/ #:~:text=The%20hip%20dysplasia%20scores%20were,overall%20CHD%20prevalence%20of%2015.56%25.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/hip-dysplasia-canine #:~:text=Hip%20dysplasia%20affects%20dogs%20of,range%20between%200.25%20and%200.7.

06/25/2024