At Equitouch, our goal is to
avoid muscle injury by maintaining positive muscle health. A properly
conditioned horse is less apt to experience muscle strain and injury.
We accomplish muscle wellness by providing
whole body sports massage to equine in need.
Services
Whole Body Deep Tissue Sports Massage
We touch over 25 muscles on the
horse when we
perform the deep tissue whole body massage.
Through the non-invasive
technique of sports massage therapy, we can improve your equine
athlete's performance by increasing circulation and range of motion. We
will also relieve tension and those hindering muscle spasms.
Starting at the head,
we move through each muscle group, finishing at
the tail.
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Pre-Purchase Massage
If you're putting a horse up
for sale, you want him
at his best for the inevitable pre-purchase
exams that your prospective buyers will order. You
want the horse moving as freely as possible for the
buyers and the vet. A Massage a few days before the Pre-Purchase Exam
could mean an improvement in : Movement Evaluation,
Flexion, Attitude, Stamina .
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Event Massage
We perform a pre-event massage which loosens, warms and readies
the muscles for the event. This will insure the optimal performance from your
horse during the show and will help prevent injuries.
A post-event Equitouch Massage
relieves muscle pain and stiffness by returning the muscles to a normal
state much faster than if they had been allowed to go without a
massage. After vigorous exercise dehydration takes place in the horse,
and with the loss of fluids it is harder for him to cool down.
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Equissage Physiotherapy Back Pad
Physiotherapy can be used
to rapidly bring your horse back to optimum fitness when it has been
worked hard or to actively help in their recovery from illness in
addition to improving the horse’s muscle tone.
This
Pad along with my deep tissue massage is designed to give relief and
benefit the whole skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and lymphatic system.
Used in two main site areas, either in the saddle position or around the
breast.
Horses have 25 main nerve and
acupuncture points that can become blocked which may lead to a number of
common muscular problems.
In addition to the Back Pad,
there is also a hand unit which is designed to give deep cycloidal
massage directly to these nerve areas. In conjunction with my hand
massage, this unit relieves the symptoms and rapidly improves your
horse’s condition. The hand held massage unit can also be beneficial
for breathing problems, tendons, ligament, hoof problems, neck,
shoulder, and gluteus.
 
The
Leg and Tendon Boot is the most effective way to treat the majority of
Horse Leg and Foot problems.
These
problems include Pulled Ligaments and Tendons, Swellings due to knocks
or inflammation, Circulatory Disorders, Arthritic Conditions, Sore
Shins, and Capped Hocks. The Boot in conjunction with the Hand Unit
will create a very deep circulatory massage to the whole leg. This in
turn will increase local blood and lymphatic circulation to help relax
muscles help improve joint mobility.
All treatments range from 45 to 60 minutes.
To schedule an
appointment, please contact Equitouch Massage at 847-814-6878 or email at
jsjpal@aol.com.
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