
Signs your horse may benefit from veterinary physiotherapy
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Changes in behaviour or temperament
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Resenting tacking up
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Ridden behaviour problems developing - bucking, rearing or napping
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Difficult transitions
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Loss of impulsion or shortened stride
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Stiffness on one rein
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Reduction in performance
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Loss of muscle or condition

Equine conditions that may benefit from veterinary physiotherapy
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Tendon or ligament injury
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Muscle tear/strain/sprain
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Fractures
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Neurological conditions
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Kissing spines (Conservatively and post-surgically)
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Sacroiliac disease
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Upward fixation of patella (Locking stifles)
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Osteoarthritis
Physiotherapy techniques that may be implemented
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Massage
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Stretching (baited and passive)
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Passive range of motion
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Electrotherapies
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Thermotherapy
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Remedial exercise prescription
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Tailor made home exercise programmes
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Kinesiology taping