Kayleigh Warmer - McTimoney Veterinary Chiropractor

07/05/2022

This post just speaks volumes at how important it is to have a body worker (chiro, physio ect) to treat a horse after an injury, the difference between what the bones should look like to the remodeling of the bones after an injury!

This poor 28 year old stallion welsh mountain pony was kicked in the “knee” about 5 years prior to euthanasia by a mare. At the time of injury, the owner had let the pony out to lease and he came back with a “stiff knee” and unfortunately at the time of the injury, it appears that no physiotherapy was instigated. Notice the normal one on the right. The blue is blue tack to hold the carpal bones together. The bones at the top, separated from the rest were “floating” round in the joint.

I spoke to my equine bodyworker who worked with me dissecting this pony April 2022 and she felt if physio had been initiated as soon as possible after the injury then there could be better flexion of the joint than how it presented at euthanasia.

Edited to delete the statement “all this nasty bone overgrowth should have been avoided”

The joint faces were pretty much ok, apart from the joint face on the medial side.

I truly feel that humans need a physiotherapist to be involved at the time of an injury, why not horses? Bit of a wake up call for me.

This poor boys joint was completely fuzed when he arrived at my place but he still had so much energy and moved quite well considering!

PLEASE- any inappropriate comments will be deleted. I’m sharing this to educate us all. Please no what if, should have, could have…..

Tell me your experience on injuries like this- good or bad outcomes. Let’s brainstorm and learn

Ps the hoof capsule on this injured side was worn quite severely at the toe.
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12/04/2022

It is so important to keep the whole body functioning properly and correctly... As you can see the deep dorsal and ventral myofascial kinetic lines starts at the horses head right through to the tail!

23/03/2022

It really is incredible how Mctimoney treatment works on horses and dogs too! The difference here is amazing and one happier horse 👏🏼

17/03/2022

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15/03/2022

Such a good weekend away on the McTim course learning about clinical assessments of gaits for both horses and dogs. Also learning about muscles, where they go, what they do and their function 🐶🐴

10/03/2022

I just can't get over how facia is so interesting!! When doing facia releases it looks like we aren't really doing anything except having our hands on the horse, but it's so important to be gentle and let the facia release and allow the horse to relax and accept 😀

04/03/2022

Today I had the pleasure of treating Jack, he was the perfect gentleman and enjoyed his massage.
Jack is a fell cross and has lovely dense muscle but had general tension throughout with some parts, such as the base of his neck, that were a little tighter.
After a good massage Jack looked and felt much looser, softer and relaxed 😌

01/03/2022

Here's Tilly the Husky well and truly zonked after enjoying her massage 🐶 Tilly had some general tightness in her brachiocephalic muscle, deltoid and bicep femoris muscles 😁
Don't forget massage promotes
🐶 Relaxation
🐶 Increases oxygenation
🐶 Reduces muscle spasms
🐶 Improves joint mobilisation
Happy, happy dog 🐕

01/03/2022

Please don't pull your horses tongue around or if you see it being done, it's no good to no one and can have a detrimental effect on the horse 😬

Horse owners please note! This subject is back! I heard a very disturbing tale some time ago now from a dental colleague (a BAEDT member) who had been treating the same horse for a number of years with no problems; this year, the owner decided to use a 'dentist' new to the area (not BAEDT) who 'diagnosed' various problems, but recommended to 'exercise' the tongue by pulling it out from side to side at full extension to help 'realign' the hyoid apparatus (see pic). Since this treatment (and one session of tongue pulling) the horse was unrideable due to violent evasive head movements under saddle and the owner was left distraught and wondering what had happened.

The hyoid apparatus is a set of delicate bones, one of which (no.3 in the diagram) is attached to the base of the tongue. The bones, delicate joints or the tongue itself could easily be potentially irreversibly damaged by such 'treatment' 😔

We have heard a few tales of tongue pulling to 'realign' the hyoid apparatus, and there seem to be a growing number of videos on Youtube, Facebook etc of persons performing this 'technique'. Some appear to be very credible professional looking people that I can only assume are doing as they have been taught by someone else. No disrespect to you, but please think again before performing or recommending this technique. Mostly it was Australia but it appears to be spreading like a disease around the globe. The first person attributed to this was Dr Kerry Ridgeway in USA, however he did not publish any scientific evidence or research about it and there are reports of it doing more harm than any possible good.

The hyoid is not a 'gyroscope' for the horse as stated in one video, and to attempt to realign the hyoid through tongue pulling, manipulation or any other method is in our view potentially damaging, and a potential welfare issue. Also, logically if the hyoid was ‘displaced’ or ‘out of alignment’ you would 100% know about it as your horse would be in marked distress and no amount of tongue pulling would help.

It is really important that all professionals whether they are body workers, physiotherapists, dental technicians or vets work together as a team for the good of the horse - we must all follow the science - there is none for this. Please, do not let anyone attempt to manipulate your horse's hyoid apparatus.

22/02/2022

***POLE WORK***

Putting a few poles on the ground or even a whole load of poles to make a grid can be so beneficial to both horses and dogs.

🐕 Increases lateral suppleness
🐎 Improves core strength
🐕 Helps with proprioception
🐎 Builds up muscle mass

It is a great idea to put pole work into your Equine and canines weekly routine. It's super fun and if done correctly you can see results within a matter of weeks.

20/02/2022

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