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Laura Moss Equine Sports Massage

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Laura Moss Equine Sports Massage

I am a fully qualified therapist with over 10 years of experience. I am a member of IAAMT. I am based in Cambridge and cover the surrounding areas.

I have graduated in the UK with Equissage Europe who are world renowned, certified & accredited. Equine Sports massage is a therapeutic application, in which a range of professional techniques are applied to all the major muscles groups, that cover the whole horse from its head to its hock, during the massage I can interpret the horses reactions and expressions and identify any tight knots of

adhering fibres, many of which can restrict the full range of movement within that muscle, these fibrous knots are treated with a range of pressures and strokes, to relieve the tension and relax the muscle to help gain its optimum potential. A thorough understanding of anatomy and the interactions of joints and muscles, are the basis of this proven physical & mental therapy that is the art of massage. The benefits & effects of sports massage, are shown to have profound outcomes on these superb athletes. Sports massage differs from any other form of massage, as it focuses on the cause of muscle injury with the intent of relieving muscular pain, and assisting in the prevention of future injuries to those muscles, as it works with the bodies natural healing process, by increasing the flow of nutrients to the muscles and carrying away excessive fluids and toxins. The following are some common signs of muscular tension.

*Poor performance
*Pacing and shuffling in a collected walk
*Head throwing
*Pulling/hanging on the bit
*Holding the tail to one side
*Rearing
*Bucking
*Lateral stiffness
*Refusing to jump
*Cold back
*If your horse is excessively over reaching
*Any behavioural changes in your horse

22/05/2023

Getting back into it after a settling in period of moving back home 🇬🇧 from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Soo good to be back 🏡 and treating horses again!

25 year old Otto enjoying his massage today 🐴

25/10/2022

Amazing news gratefully received this morning from one of my lovely NZ clients 🥰🐎🏅

03/10/2022

A few of the horses I’ve treated today.
It’s been a busy Monday 😅 I’ve done well to dodge the heavy showers 🌧

09/09/2022

Rest in Peace, Your Majesty. 🇬🇧💔

18/08/2022

Glad of some cover today!! 🌧 🌧

05/08/2022

Hippo showing off how good he is at his neck stretches - no bribery needed 🥕

16/07/2022

Beautiful day for it! ☀️☀️☀️

02/06/2022

Too cute and a pleasure to treat🐴

10/05/2022

IMPROVING BLOOD FLOW:
(Perfectly demonstrated by Foxy today)

One of the many benefits of massage.
When we massage it acts to draw blood into the tissue, more importantly restricted tissue, increasing circulation. Blood acts to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cells which is crucial for cellular health and function. With the increased flow in, there is an equal increase flow outwards which acts to remove the waste products (lymph circulation) and improve the absorption to excess fluids thus reducing swelling on soft tissues.

05/04/2022

A busy Tuesday treating some very lovely ponies & horses🐴 ☀️

25/03/2022

What are kissing spines and what are the signs/treatment options?

Here's an excerpt from Stuart's Ask the Expert from Your Horse Magazine:

Kissing spines are a relatively common cause of back pain in horses, and the source of the problem is an issue with the vertebrae in the horse’s spine. Individual vertebrae are connected by ligaments and surrounded by muscles, and each vertebra has a bony prominence pointing up to the skin’s surface called the spinous processes. Normally, the spinous processes are evenly and adequately spaced - which allows the horse to move and bend without issue. But with kissing spines, these spinous processes are too close together - and can even touch - which causes pain and reduces mobility. Kissing spines often occur in the last few thoracic vertebrae just where a rider would sit on the horse’s back.

Signs of kissing spines can be similar to other back conditions and include showing discomfort when saddling up or being groomed over the back, having poor performance and mobility issues and temperamental changes when in work, a reluctance to be ridden, becoming difficult to mount, and particularly can struggle to maintain a canter when riding.

The process of diagnosis would include a full history and physical examination, lameness investigation including local anaesthetic (similar to nerve blocking), and then finally imaging of the back typically including X-rays, bone scans or ultrasounds to determine whether the bones or ligaments are the potential cause of the issues.

Treatment options

Just like when dealing with foot conditions where a farrier is essential, I find physiotherapy (with strengthening exercises and good core work) as essential for a good outcome when dealing with back issues. Once diagnosed, as your vet I would work hand-in-hand with a physio to increase mobility and strength along the horse’s topline. To facilitate this, sometimes medication can be used - often a skeletal muscle relaxant can be given orally which will help maintain a nice rounded outline. This can be used alone or in combination with anti-inflammatory injections between the spinous processes or along the muscles of the back.
Conservative medical treatment can often yield impressive results even in horses suffering from kissing spine. But, in some cases surgery remains a useful option, and is designed to widen the spaces between the spinous processes. This is commonly done now in the sedated, standing horse avoiding the need of general anaesthesia.

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