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This webcast explains how rehabilitation and physical therapy principles can be applied to the horse with respect to lameness, loss of performance, performance enhancement, injury prevention and principles of conditioning. Exercise based rehabilitation techniques, including mobilization and dynamic core muscle exercises, and how these can be applied to your horse are also discussed.
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My Horse University and eXtension’s HorseQuest welcome you to this live Webcast.
REHABILITATING THELAME HORSE
Narelle StubbsB.Sc(PT), M.AnimSt (Veterinary Physiotherapy), PhD candidate
McPhail Equine Performance CenterMichigan State University
MEET OUR PRESENTER:
Narelle StubbsMcPhail Equine Performance Center
Michigan State University
Facilitator NameMichigan State University
Question facilitator: Dr Ann Rashmir
Nicole Rombach
• Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy• Assessment and treatment techniques• Research• Exercises• Performance Enhancement• Principles of Conditioning
KEEPING YOUR HORSE “FUNCTIONALLY” SOUND
Muscle imbalancesBiceps Femoris
Sport specific injuries
SPORT HORSES: NEVER INJURY FREE! MANAGEMENT +++++++++
Osteoarthritis DJDMuscle trauma
TEAM WORK= SOUNDNESS
BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION• Human medical field – PT plays an essential role in all aspects
of medicine and sports: musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary, pre-post surgery, acute care , injury prevention and performance– from paediatrics to geriatrics to elite athletes
• Advancements in veterinary medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and sport sciences have highlighted a need for these services and professionals trained in (veterinary) allied health including physiotherapy and rehabilitation
WHAT IS PHYSICAL THERAPY• PT’s provide a functional assessment to identify pain or
loss of function caused by a physical injury, disorder or disability
• Physiotherapeutic techniques are utilised to reduce pain, improve movement and restore normal muscle control for better motor performance and function
• Assessment-reassessment is essential during the treatment process and outcomes are measured objectively e.g. range of motion, muscle bulk or symmetry, pain scores, kinematic and kinetic analysis
• Veterinary patho-anatomical diagnosis is vital, along with medical management
THE HORSE-RIDER UNITThe AthleteSports Medicine
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT-TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
MANUAL THERAPY
ELECTROTHERAPY
WARM DOWN AND CRYOTHERAPY
(COLD THERAPY)
Taping Rehabilitation and performance enhancement
•Conditioning the sport horse•Environmental factors•Tack•Sport specific training•Sport specific injury prevention
REHABILITATION AND SOUNDNESS
•Warm up•Cool down•Graduated exercise program•Evaluate your horse regularly
Soundness
REHABILITATION AND INJURY PREVENTIONPRINCIPLES OF CONDITIONING
DOMSDelayed onset muscle soreness
•Graduated work program•Weekend warrior syndrome•Cross training•Training v’s competition environment and climate
RESEARCH Equipment includes: •Motion Analysis system•Force plates (x6)•Noraxon EMG system•Pliance saddle pressure pad•Other customised equipment, such as rein tension sensors for making measurements of horses and riders
RESEARCH ON SADDLE FIT
Areas of interest are the effects of asymmetrical weight distribution of a rider, effects of locomotion at different gaits on saddle fit, and the comparison between different types of saddle pads
MOTION ANALYSIS
Canter Pirouette
canter pirouette top view slow.wmv
Motion Analysis and Force Plate Analysis
Active Exercise Therapy Methods in Treatment, Prevention and
Rehabilitation of Equine Spine- Related Disorders
To determine the effects on the kinetics and kinematics of the horses limbs, habituation, cross-over effects and interlimb coordination
The effect on proprioception and motion: Tactile stimulation of the pastern and coronet in the horse
NO JANGLES
JANGLES (55 GRAMS)
DYNAMIC STABILITYCore Muscle Exercises
Mobility, Stability, Strength=SOUNDNESS
Treatment Rehabilitation
Injury Prevention Performance Enhancement
Ballistic muscle activity versus preparatory, postural, dynamic stability muscle activity
The effect of box restAdvances in human sports medicine and training related to specific core exercises
THE HORSE’S CORE
• Neck muscles
• Hypaxial (abdominal
sublumbar muscles)
• Epaxial muscles
• Pelvic stabilizer muscles
DYNAMIC MOBILIZATION EXERCISESTo determine the range of spinal motion in different horses over time, muscle development of the back and abdomen over time, and the effect on conformation
•Motion analysis, still photography and real-time ultrasonography are used to measure these changes
Rehabilitation techniques
The effects of a 6-month physiotherapy exercise program on the mobility of the equine spine
MOBILITY AND STABILITY
Chin to Chest Chin to Knees Chin to Fetlocks
Mobilization with movement: nothing is forced
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MOBILISATION-INDIVIDUAL VARIATION
LATERAL BENDING coupled with flexion and rotation
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MOBILITY
Magic lateral stretching 1 leg lifted top view.wmv
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Long-term exercise program
Muscle development
Abdominal musclesBiceps FemorisDeep Epaxial muscles
External abdominal
oblique
Internal abdominal
oblique
Transversus abdominis Rectus
abdominis
Combined rounding responses
Thoracic Lumbar Pelvis
Core strengthening combined exercises
Balancing/stability exercises Destabilisation techniques: weight shifts
Pelvic stability: Biceps femoris
- EMG studies (unpublished)
MUSCLE FACILITATION TECHNIQUES
Rehabilitation after injury, prevent injury
and enhance performance
How these exercises affect
strength and stability
Rehabilitation and soundness=
happy horses and riders=
SUCCESS
QUESTIONS
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UPCOMING WEBCASTS
Equine Emergency First AidApril 20, 2010 | 7pm ET
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