Monday, October 20, 2008

Why Choose Massage Therapy for Your Horse or Dog?

60% of your horse and/or dog’s body weight is muscle. It is the system that is responsible for movement. Maximum function and comfort in the muscle system will result in the greatest motion possible.

Muscle soreness can be the result of injury, structural imbalance, over stretching or over use/ misuse. Muscle problems are cumulative. If a problem exists in one area, the animal will have to compensate by tensing up and/or using other muscle to protect the injured muscle. Any number of secondary problems can then occur which will in turn compromise movement.

Regular massage can aid in the prevention of these issues. Once a problem exists, massage helps to break up the tight knots of adhering muscle fibers which restrict full muscle extension. Massage will find any damaged or potentially compromised area of muscle and restore it to improved function.

Massage, in conjunction with a proper well balanced nutritional diet, exercise and working with other animal care professionals will help your four legged friend, “Reach Maximum Potential, to Achieve Maximum Performance.”

2 comments:

Mena said...

Hi! I am also a student of Equissage. I am doing the home study Equine Massage course. Problem is, I have terrible memory. I will sit down and try to memorize the steps of the massage, or the muscle groups, and after an hour of study, I find I STILL haven't got it down!!! What kind of techniques did you find helpful when you were studying... because I can't seem to implement anything that works.

equineback inaction said...

Therefore, you should consult to them for the betterment of your pet, horse.

mctimoney practitioner cambridgeshire

horse massage therapy