Fascia
February 2, 2015
What happens in the horse’s body when being ridden, how the rider’s imbalance, muscular imbalance and scar tissue in the horse can restrict the horse’s movements and create pain.
Often misbehavior due to pain is interpreted as naughtiness. There goes the dream for the ...
Cruciate Ligament tear in Dogs
April 17, 2014
Many dogs of all breeds and ages are affected by cruciate ligament injury where many have to turn to surgery.
The cruciate ligaments are two structures that run between the weight bearing surfaces of the stifle (knee) and help support thejoint of a dog. One ligament runs fro...
Glucasamine in pet foods
January 2, 2014
Is Glucasamine supplementation in your pets food enough ?
If your pet has arthritis, or hip displaysia, and his condition needs some TLC.
What do most pet owners look for in this case? Glucosamine. As an effective anti-inflammatory, glucosamine is one of the most widely used...
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) not Lactic Acid
November 14, 2013
Few people have been asking me well if it’s not lactic acid then what causes muscle soreness after workouts. The specific type of muscle soreness has been called “delayed onset muscle soreness” (DOMS), was thought to be caused by lactic acid build up in the muscles dur...
Misconception of Lactic Acid
October 26, 2013
Lactic Acid Is Not Muscles' Foe, It's Fuel: It has always been thought that they have to learn to work out at just below their "lactic threshold," that point of diminishing returns when lactic acid starts to accumulate. But that, it turns out, is all wrong. Lactic acid is ac...
Equine & Canine Athletic injuries
October 11, 2013
Equine and canine athletic injuries occur as a result of (1) lack of fitness, (2) poor conformation (3) poor equipment (4) poor technique (5) accident
For the equine athlete there is an addition of the rider, the rider's weight, the riders ability and fitness.
Animals firs...
General Progression Of Muscle In Equine / Canine
September 19, 2013
Trauma or Strain -----> Tightening -----> Spasm or Muscle Tear -----> resulting in Malfunction.
When muscles tighten and cannot achieve full release, they remain tight and shortened, or contracted. This puts strain on the surrounding areas. Tight back muscles pass t...
Arthiritis in Small Animals
September 13, 2013
Arthritis
Arthritis is an extremely painful joint
disease that is associated with articular cartilage degeneration. The most common reason for this occurrence of wear and tear is age, biomechanical stress or overweight. Incorrect nutrition as a kitten or puppy or genetic ...
Trigger Points
July 3, 2013
Taken from Taber’s Medical Dictionary a trigger point or trigger zone is “an area of tissue that is tender when compressed and may give rise to referred pain and tenderness”. An active trigger point is ” A trigger point that is painful when the involved muscle is at ...
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