Baited Stretches to improve your horse's performance
Baited stretches are a form of active stretching exercise that asks the horse to move their body, and mobilise their joints through their...
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Grace Hellier
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
Back Pain in Dogs
Hello and Happy New Year to All! Back pain is a really common occurrence in dogs, so I made this little video to talk all things back...
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Grace Hellier
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Remedial Exercise Programmes: Proprioception, Co-ordination and Agility
For the final blog post on the Remedial Exercises Programme blog series, we are at the last stage of rehabilitation- the intricate and...
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Grace Hellier
- Aug 23, 2021
- 4 min
Remedial Exercise Programmes: Strength and Muscle Endurance
Hi all! Its been a while since the last blog, but we’re back with a post following on in our Remedial Exercise Programme series....
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Grace Hellier
- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min
I think Mikey may be enjoying this...
Poll Release The ‘poll’ is the collective name for the rectus capitus muscle group located behind the ears. They attach the cervical...
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Grace Hellier
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
Remedial Exercise Programmes: Flexibility and Range of Motion
In previous blog posts, I have discussed how to assess your animal and how I treat them. Now, its time we discuss what you can do for...
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Grace Hellier
- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
COW PHYSIO?
Just like humans, dogs and horses, cows can need veterinary physiotherapy too. With an incredibly important job of producing milk or...
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Grace Hellier
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
*NEW ADDITION* NMES Device
I wanted to give you a quick update on a new electrotherapy which I have recently added to my equipment list. NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL...
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Grace Hellier
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Weight management for Horses
In my last blog post, we discussed the difficult topic of weight management in dogs, and so this week I thought it was only fair to...
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Grace Hellier
- Feb 8, 2021
- 6 min
Weight Management for Dogs
Warning: this may be an unpopular post! (Which is why I put a very pretty picture of Sally up in an attempt to draw you in!) Nearly 60%...
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Grace Hellier
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
Treatment Techniques: Heat Therapy
The next of our treatment techniques, and the opposite of last week, is heat therapy. Again, this is an incredibly basic and easy...
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Grace Hellier
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Treatment Techniques: Cryotherapy
Continuing in our series of treatment techniques, the next treatment to discuss (which seems fitting in this cold weather spell we are...
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Grace Hellier
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Luxating Patella Case
You can't beat after-session-cuddles! Little Margo here has suffered from luxating patella in her left knee since birth. This is a...
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Grace Hellier
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
Treatment Techniques: Stretching
This week, the treatment technique I will be discussing (which I almost always use on my clients), is stretching. I love stretching! It...
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Grace Hellier
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Its beginning to look a lot like…
No, we’re not quite there yet! It’s beginning to look a lot like… much colder weather! The temperature is dropping and mild autumn days...
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Grace Hellier
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
Treatment Techniques: Myofascial Release
The next in my series of blog posts regarding treatments will discuss myofascial release techniques. A fantastic technique which I...
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Grace Hellier
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
Treatment Techniques: Massage
In previous blog posts, I have discussed how your pet will be initially assessed. Now its time to move onto how I will treat them! In the...
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Grace Hellier
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
Initial Assessment 4) Range of Motion
The fourth and final aspect of an initial assessment is RANGE OF MOTION. This is all about assessing the articulations (or joints) of the...
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Grace Hellier
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Initial Assessment 3) Palpation
After our static and dynamic assessment (discussed in the last few blogs), I will then move onto palpation. Palpation is a method of...
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Grace Hellier
- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
Initial Assessment: 2) Dynamic
Carrying on from last week's post, after static assessment, I like to watch the animal move, we call this dynamic assessment. This blog...
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