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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...
Grace Hellier
Jun 13, 20224 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Oct 25, 20214 min read
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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....
Grace Hellier
Aug 23, 20214 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Jun 9, 20211 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
May 10, 20214 min read
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COW PHYSIO?
Just like humans, dogs and horses, cows can need veterinary physiotherapy too. With an incredibly important job of producing milk or...
Grace Hellier
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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*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...
Grace Hellier
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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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%...
Grace Hellier
Feb 8, 20216 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Jan 18, 20214 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Nov 30, 20204 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Nov 25, 20203 min read
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Treatment Techniques: Myofascial Release
The next in my series of blog posts regarding treatments will discuss myofascial release techniques. A fantastic technique which I...
Grace Hellier
Nov 16, 20202 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Oct 12, 20203 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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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...
Grace Hellier
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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