Veterinarians use equine rehabilitation to restore the normal function following injury while reducing clinical signs and restoring range of motion.
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Exercising the multifidus muscles in addition to daily training could reduce equine back pain.
A physical therapy program is owner- and horse-intensive in terms of time and energy for successful outcomes.
One researcher says manual therapies can effectively relieve back pain.
In the right hands, these physical therapy methods can help rehabilitate injured horses.
TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A event on Complementary Therapies was held on Oct. 26.
Recording of TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE event on complementary therapies from Oct. 26, 2011.
Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, and herbal medicine often generate controversy. Is there any real evidence that these therapies can help horses? What training do practitioners offering these modalities have?
Bracelets and leg weights strengthen and activate certain muscles to help improve hind end gait abnormalities.
Sheila Schils, PhD, discusses electrotherapy’s place in physical therapy and the different devices available.
Horses are athletes, too, and according to research, they need that stretching as much as humans do.
Not too many years ago, proponents of massage therapy, acupuncture and acupressure, chiropractic, and other complementary or alternative therapies for animals often were dismissed as part of the lunatic fringe. Today, with apologies to Bob Dylan, the
My 17-year-old Half-Arabian gelding underwent colic surgery, recovered well, but his back has dropped.
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