You want your horse to be the best
it can be, so do we!
Sporthorse Therapies specialise in equine sports massage. Our specialities include:
- Equine Sports massage full body treatment
- Infrared Treatment
- Pre Event Massage*
- Post Event Massage*
*Pre event massage is light, fast & designed to prepare your equine athlete for exertion. It warms the muscles and may reduce the risk of muscle injury. Post event massage is designed to help eliminate waste & excess fluid that can overload the body after an intensive work out. It may also aid in the relaxation of the horse (thus reducing the heart rate), helping replenish tired muscles with nutrient rich, oxygenated blood promoting recovery.
Equine Sports Massage for the horse is the assessment of muscle dysfunction and the application of massage techniques to enhance the function of these mucles, reduce adhesions and tension that cause pain and discomfort. The basis of these therapies is a thorough understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the equine muscles. Several massage techniques are used and include release of fascia and sport massage techniques. The treatment is gentle yet powerful and effective in optimizing muscle health.
Benefits may include:
- Increase in range of motion
- Increase in flexibility
- Decrease of risk of injury
- Enhance circulation
Both visible and infrared light have been proven to be beneficial in clinical healing related to pain relief, wound healing and equine sports medicine. The mechanism of action is believed to be the absorption of the infrared energy by cellular tissues which causes a biological response of releasing healing enzymes within those cellular tissues. Not all frequencies of light radiation result in such absorption of energy. Infrared has identified those frequencies that work best.
Finally, Infrared has discovered how to scan tissues for disruptions or areas of tissue damage. As all horse people are aware, horses can have compensation pain and injury which is secondary to the initial injury, but remains in need of treatment.
