Benefits of EQUINE sports massage ALL HORSES can benefit from an equine sports massage treatment. This can range from your sweet family pony, to top quality competition horses competing in any sphere. They all can benefit... Used during training and pre and post competition massage keeps muscles healthy, builds up those that may have wasted, maintains strength and suppleness and prevents atrophy even during a period of stall rest or restricted work. After exertion massage minimises stiffness and speeds repair to tissue damaged as an inevitable result of physical stress and fatigue. Passive stretches help to keep or restore joints and muscles to full working capacity. Massage Also Helps to prevent injury. To understand why we need to know more about muscles, is that more than 60% of the horses body weight is muscle. Small muscle injuries can take up to 90 days to become apparent (by a change in attitude, decreased performance and lameness) by which time they may have caused more serious injury. Prompt attention to these minor muscle injuries not only enhances a horses performance but also may prevent future problems. Muscle tightening is transmitted from one muscle group to another, so for example, shoulder tension may be transmitted to the muscles of the forearm, resulting in extra stress being placed on the tendons. Muscle may also enlarge with tension. Its time we think of our horses as true and amazing athletes, rather then Its just a horse Call me for an appointment. My rates are reasonable, and my technics are effective! (757)876-7705
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:33:15 +0000
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