Services Offered

Assessment

All sessions begin with a thorough discussion of clinical history followed by a static, dynamic (walk/trot up and may include lunging and ridden assessment), palpation and range of motion joint assessment.

Each of these elements provide information that forms the foundation of the treatment plan and therapies applied. Reassessment is always performed at the beginning of each session to monitor any changes.

Manual Therapies

Manual therapies including massage and stretching will always be the primary treatment choice, and will be complemented by electrotherapies where necessary.

Massage helps:

  • Increase blood and lymph flow to the area, decreasing toxins and increasing oxygen and nutrients to promote optimal cell function

  • Release endorphins which promote relaxation

  • Decrease tension, relaxing muscles and providing pain relief

  • Enable the animal to move more freely by releasing muscular restrictions and improving joint range of motion

  • Improve muscle mass and strength

Stretching helps:

  • Increase muscle extensibility, flexibility and joint range of motion

  • Reduce muscle tension

  • Reduce post-exercise muscle soreness (DOMS)

  • Reduce the risk of future injury

Hofmag is a Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMFT) unit.

What does it do?

“Using short, high intensity pulsed magnetic waves, PEMFT is known to assist with injured tissues and stimulate natural self-healing mechanisms at a cellular level. Research has shown that PEMF improves blood flow and muscle oxygenation, helps prevent injury and speeds up recovery, leading to an all-important optimisation in performance”.

What are the benefits?

  • Reduced pain & inflammation

  • Accelerated healing

  • Enhanced performance

  • Increased range of motion

  • Reduced muscle loss after surgery

Hofmag Therapy

Electrotherapies are used to complement manual therapies and are chosen based upon the findings of the assessment. Electrotherapies available:

  • Heat therapy - reduces muscle tension through a pain-relieving effect. This can be used for both horses and dogs on painful and sensitive areas.

  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) - provides pain relief and reduces muscle tension/spasms. This is only used in horses as it is not tolerated by dogs.

Electrotherapies

Remedial Exercise

Clients will be provided with demonstrations of specific exercises that are to be completed between sessions to help optimise the animal’s treatment. Video tutorials will also be provided if needed.

Rehabilitation/Exercise Plans

Detailed rehabilitation plans can be formulated for animals recovering from injury or surgery, and training plans can be formulated for animals with an increased workload, or for owners bringing their horses back into work.