East Coast Equine Physiotherapy

04/06/2026

It really is a tough gig isn’t it? 😍🐴

02/06/2026

What does a physio session for your horse look like??

- A thorough history of the current issue and any previous issues your horse has had.
- Movement assessment - how they move tells us a lot!
- Hands on palpation assessment - feeling through each muscle group provides more information. When combined with the history and movement assessment it will also tell us what is compensatory and what is a primary muscle tension.
- Treatment that is individualised to your horse and the findings from the assessment. Can include dry needling/acupuncture, cupping, electrotherapy, soft tissue release, joint mobilisations, proprioceptive work.
- Exercise program - arguably the most important part of the treatment. This involves targeted strengthening, stretching or workload modifications based on your goals and the current symptoms. If nothing changes, nothing changes!

Any questions let me know 🐴

01/06/2026

Equine Pain Face - some subtle but important things to look out for in the injured (or suspected injured) horse.

Some of these can be behavioural, however when several are combined together with a suspected mechanism of injury they’re a clear tell that the horse is unable to mask their pain.

31/05/2026

Demonstration of some easy core exercises at the racetrack. Simple and effective way to build essential spinal muscle strength 💪🏼

31/05/2026

Biiiiiiig release songs from this gelding with some soft tissue release and rib mobilisations

29/05/2026

Classic example of a Sweeney Shoulder (aka Suprascapular nerve injury)

28/05/2026

Classic muscle development patterns in a horse with diagnosed SIJ issues

16/02/2026

30/01/2026

Dry needling 🪡 of the gluteals and lumbar epaxials

27/11/2025

You’ve never seen a horse enjoy cupping more 🥹

For this Sweeney shoulder rehab we’re using a combination of nerve stimulation techniques (EMS, acupuncture) and facial release techniques (cupping, mobilisations). Slowly but surely seeing improvement!