Sharing the Science 3 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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12.11.2021 Sharing The Science

By Sue Palmer on November 12, 2021

Concussion knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in equestrian athletes “Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding” Thomas Willis (1685) I wasn’t sure to laugh or cry when I came across this study […]

2.11.2021 Sharing The Science

By Sue Palmer on November 2, 2021

Horse Collapsing When Saddled The horse who collapses during tacking up can be a real worry, and this an issue that particularly interests me. I’ve come across a handful of horses in my career who have shown this behaviour. From the research that I’ve done, there are very few studies into this. The information that […]

22.10.2021 Sharing The Science: The Effectiveness Of Osteopathic Interventions For Chronic Low Back Pain

By Sue Palmer on October 22, 2021

A 2020 study reviewed the evidence of osteopathic techniques for chronic low back pain. In medical language, ‘chronic’ means ‘long term’, so the study was looking into whether osteopathic techniques work in treating long term back pain. As you might have seen from my blog ‘Cranial Osteopathy and Animals’, I have a particular interest in […]

12.10.2021 Sharing the Science: Joint Mobilisation and the Nervous System

By Sue Palmer on October 12, 2021

I was looking into research around physical therapy and the autonomic nervous system, and I came across the review below. It triggered me to look deeper into some of things mentioned, and I’m sharing some information here to help you look in more depth if you’d like to. The review I’ve included below looked at […]

2.10.21 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on October 2, 2021

Animal-assisted therapy for dementia In my work, I believe that the horses give me as much to me as I give to them. Since I don’t own my own horse at the moment, when I’m not at work I don’t get much equine interaction. After time off, I always notice the difference in my frame […]

12.9.2021 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on September 12, 2021

A study in 2016 looked at what owners saw as the main issues for their horse(s) in dressage and eventing, and the main reasons they fed supplements.

2.9.2021 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on September 2, 2021

“Physiotherapy assessment of the equine athlete is carried out by qualified physiotherapists…”

The Effect of a Physiotherapy Intervention on Thoracolumbar Posture in Horses

By Sue Palmer on April 15, 2021

This is the title of a peer reviewed study published in the journal Animals in October 2020. The authors are Amy Shakeshaft and Gillian Tabor. The link to the full article is below, it is open access which means it’s free for anyone to read. Amy and Gillian looked at whether baited stretches changed the […]

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