Amy's Holistic Equine Therapies offers Bowen Therapy and Kinesiology taping therapy incorporated with stretches that address the whole horse in a gentle holistic way. Bowen Therapy is a holistic technique based on the work of renowned Australian therapist Thomas Ambrose Bowen. Tom started out as a human therapist who, after seeing the many benefits of Bowen Therapy in his patients, adapted his tec
hniques to animals. Bowen Therapy is a gentle non-invasive but extremely powerful type of body work that uses single, subtle, gentle rolling movements over muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissue. Bowen works directly on the fascia which is the stretchy web like film that covers and separates every muscle in the body. Fascia is found directly between skin and muscle and should be flexible, stringy and strong. Fascia can become distorted, sticky, thick and non-pliable due to a horse's posture, training, equipment and/or daily living. This may lead to pulled muscles, spasms, pain, limited mobility and behavioural issues. The gentle Bowen movements work to “unstick” the fascia allowing the body to restore itself to normal body balance. Bowen has many benefits, including:
* Pain relief
* Improving joint mobility
* Assisting muscle stiffness and injury
* Rehabilitation
* Assisting in recovery from injury or surgery
* Behavioural and stress issues
* Maintenance of a healthy body
Bowen Therapy sessions ranges from 30 to 60 minutes. What is Kinesiology taping? Kinesiology tape was created by Japanese chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase. Dr Kase wanted to provide a way to aid in continuing treatment effects and alleviate his patients pain between appointments. Dr. Kase created an elastic therapeutic tape with a distinct adhesive pattern with the aim of it being the thickness, stretch and weight similar to the superficial layer of the skin. After seeing the many benefits of using the tape in humans, a veterinary tape was developed to suit the demands of an animal's hair, skin, muscle and structural differences. Kinesiology taping can have many benefits for the horse, including:
* Relieving pain
* Joint support
* Improving structural function
* Aiding muscle function
* Improving circulation of blood and lymph to reduce swelling
* Muscle relaxation
* Injury support and rehabilitation
* Reducing scar tissue
Kinesiology taping compliments various types of other holistic therapies. Contact me today to see how Bowen Therapy and Kinesiology taping can aid your horses performance or recovery.
