Manual Therapy for Animals, Brighton

14/11/2020

28/02/2020

Lovely message from one of our clients yesterday 🙂 Thank you 🐶

20/12/2019

Feeling unsure about whether or not your horse/dog needs a manual therapy session? You can find a lot more information about what we do and how we can help on our website: www.osteoforanimals.com

Find out more about the services we provide, view photos, certifications, and get in touch.

11/12/2019

Www.osteoforanimals.com

Find out more about the services we provide, view photos, certifications, and get in touch.

07/12/2019

Feeling unsure about whether or not your horse/dog needs a manual therapy session? You can find a lot more information about what we do and how we can help on our website: www.osteoforanimals.com

06/12/2019

''A simple graphic to help illustrate how something as simple as under run heels (as well as low or long, or overdue feet) can affect a horses comfort far removed from his feet and significantly effect performance due to bodily compensations.''

05/12/2019

☆☆☆ ORGANS AND THE SPINE ☆☆☆
(eg Back problems causing colic and guts causing back problems)

A great image to show how the guts (and other organs) as well as blood supply are so strongly related to the spinal cord and the vertebrae.
It is this neurological connection that makes the organs such an important aspect to consider during any treatment process.
Not considering their role in the reduction in mobility of the body results in a reduced quality of treatment. This is because a large factor has been overlooked.

The digestive system, the reproductive system, the urinary system and respiratory system all must be included within the treatment thought process.

In this image it shows the relationship between the spine, the spinal cord and intestine plus it's blood supply.
ANY changes to the mobility of the spine can increase the risk of digestive disturbances including colic....
It also goes the other way in that ANY problems with the gut can reduce mobility of the spine...

All food for thought...

NB I found this image in the depths of my phone. I have no idea where it came from...

04/12/2019

24/11/2019

21/11/2019

Who are we? What is osteopathy? When should you call us? What happens during a session? All the answers on our website:
www.osteoforanimals.com

20/11/2019

Amazing photo of a horse's deep flexor tendon. Look at the perfect arrangement of the fibres giving it its super strength!

See the arrangement of fibres in this section of a deep flexor tendon!

So carefully arranged in order to give it the extraordinary strength it needs.

17/11/2019

Enjoy 🙂

http://mentalfloss.com/article/61542/15-amazing-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-goats?fbclid=IwAR1NLzL-x13no8OAXudG5v92Ak2whjAMJqbfk_1N8pBDovXObbqLzoj_xgk

Over the millennia, we’ve found a range of interesting uses for these incredible animals—which are also capable of some unbelievable feats of their own.

16/11/2019

We wanted to share with you a few different ways to regularly assess your horse’s body and locomotion. This can help to spot any asymmetry and slight lameness before they become a bigger issue. 👀

We will highlight what to look out for whilst your horse is walking in hand. The horse should be walking in a straight line, on an even floor, at a good pace and with a loose rope. Make also sure that the hooves are picked out.

More here:
http://osteoforanimals.com/walk-in-hand-observation

Walk in hand observation Horse

15/11/2019

Sophie was looking after this guy the other day 😊 Dave 🐶😍

12/11/2019

Marina Rivas and Sophie Allain, two Brighton residents who moved over from France in September 2010 to study and develop our skills in osteopathy for animals, something we are both incredibly passionate about.
More about us on our website: http://osteoforanimals.com/

Find out more about the services we provide, view photos, certifications, and get in touch.

11/11/2019

One of our client told us how great her magnetic bands were for the lymph and blood’s circulation of her horse’s limb. So we just wanted to have a bit more feedback on them.
Does anyone use them? For what reason? What are the pro and con?
Let us know 😊

09/11/2019

"Manual therapy can greatly help throughout the life of your animal, assisting growth, supporting the welfare of your animal during a sportive carrier, help with the ageing process, after a regular or difficult birth, pre and post-surgery, after a trauma and many other things that can occur during your animal's life.
Manual therapy should be mainly preventative, and sessions with us will help to prevent issues from occurring or re-occurring in the future."
Learn more on the "When does your animal need a session?" section of our website "
http://osteoforanimals.com/

08/11/2019

Learning to read your dog's body language is very important! This way you can establish a very strong relationship where your dog can fully trust you, it's better to notice early signs and act before your dog climbs the ladder!

🐩It is so important to look for the early signs that your dog is telling you that he is worried or scared, BEFORE he climbs the ladder.
🐩If you ignore these first signals,your dog may skip the first few rungs and head for the top.
🐩All your dog wants is to be heard, and you didn't listen.
🐩In your dogs mind what he was telling you,didn't work,so he has to try something else.
🐩Up a rung he goes,until it he does get listened to.
🐩Help your dog.
Learn about dog body language so that your dog will know to trust you to listen and that you are there to guide him through his struggles,whatever they may be.

06/11/2019

A few months ago, we attended a course with Dr. Sue Dyson and it included this very interesting research about how to observe the horse in order to recognise pain. Definitely worth checking out!

Learn to see the signs of pain before the head bob starts and stop further damage to your horse. www.EquitopiaCenter.com Equitopia's new course features worl...

03/11/2019

❓❓ Sunday Quizz ❓❓

Do you know what breed of cat this lovely girl is?

02/11/2019

🐎 A lot of different treatments exist for arthritic horses but some simple changes can sometime be overlooked. The quality of the hoof will affect the load and forces applied to the joints. This article helps understand why the loading of the foot is so important in arthritic horses and how some changes can help horses being more comfortable.

https://thehorse.com/110605/hooves-helping-joints/

Learn how smart trimming and shoeing techniques can help arthritic horses.

01/11/2019

Dog and horses will usually get a few scars during their lifetime, either from trauma or surgery.
Whenever there is a wound, the body will do it’s best to close it as soon as possible to avoid any infection.
In normal tissue, the collagen will be layout in a basked weave like network. In a healing wound, the rapidity of the laying down process doesn’t allow this neat organisation.
An inappropriate layout of collagen will create adhesions which are links between different layers of tissues. This will result in a thicker area with a lack of elasticity and range of motion. Those adhesions will be still points within the layers of skin, muscles, fascia and other tissues.
Once the wound has closed and started to heal, it is possible to apply gentle soft tissue technics to reduce the appearance of adhesions. The best moment to apply those technics is between 7 days to 8 weeks when the links between the collagen are still weak.
Applying those technics will allow more elasticity and a better range of motion of the area, it will also promote nerve and blood supply to the area, essential for good healing.

31/10/2019

Walk in hand observation
We wanted to share with you a few different ways to regularly assess your horse’s body and locomotion. This can help to spot any asymmetry and slight lameness before they become a bigger issue. 👀

We will highlight what to look out for whilst your horse is walking in hand. The horse should be walking in a straight line, on an even floor, at a good pace and with a loose rope. Make also sure that the hooves are picked out.

For more, follow this link: http://osteoforanimals.com/walk-in-hand-observation/

Find out more about the services we provide, view photos, certifications, and get in touch.

30/10/2019

If you wonder whether manual therapy could help your pet, please visit our website or contact us via this page.
www.osteoforanimals.com

Find out more about the services we provide, view photos, certifications, and get in touch.

26/10/2019

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If you have ever owned or spent a lot of time riding with one particular horse, chances are good that you've felt some sort of special connection with them — and wondered if horses even like humans. Maybe you've felt like they were actually your…

25/10/2019

Do you feel like your horse is a bit off under the saddle? Is your horse less supple on one rein? Do you feel like your horse is not moving/performing as well as it should? Equine manual therapy could help you! Please feel free to contact us for further information. You can also follow our page for advice and tips about your horse’s health and visit our website: www.osteoforanimals.com

24/10/2019

Today we just went to check on little Tess! Look how cute she is, she’s also very well behaved for her age! 😍

23/10/2019

Flashback from our recent trip to France, Perle is a 6 months old Bernese mountain dog and she is absolutely adorable!

20/10/2019

Only Louban (Sophie's sister's dog) has the privilege to get his session while still in bed. 🐕😍