Orthopaedic and Respiratory Poor Performance & Rehabilitation of the Sports Horse (Kasterlee, Belgium) scaduto

23 – 24 Ottobre 2015

Orthopaedic and Respiratory Poor Performance & Rehabilitation of the Sports Horse

This 2-day practical course covers the most common causes of orthopaedic and respiratory poor performance in sports horses, how to recognize them and to decide if they are clinically relevant. The topics of management of horses with back/sacroiliac pain, how to devise tailor-made rehabilitation programs for musculoskeletal conditions and physiotherapy of the horse with upper front- and hindlimb problems and back/sacroiliac conditions will be discussed. Indications and usefulness of chiropractic therapy, acupuncture and pulse, lactate and GPS tracking as training and rehabilitation tools will furthermore be reviewed.

Lectures in English:

• Management of horses with Back & Sacroiliac Pain 
• Physiotherapy of the horse with Back / Sacroiliac Problems
• Gurgles, Wheezes & Whistles – Making sense of the equine upper airways
• Static & Dynamic Upper Respiratory Tract Endoscopy – Management Decision Making
• Indications & Usefulness of Chiropractic Therapy 
• Can’t find anything else? – Diagnostics & Therapy of Muscle Conditions 
• Physiotherapy of the horse with upper front- and hindlimb problems
• Indications & Usefulness of Acupuncture 
• Rehabilitation Programs – Making it effective for horse & owner 
• Using Pulse, Lactate and other analytes & GPS Tracking for Training and Rehabilitation        

7 hours of practical sessions:

• Upper Respiratory Endoscopy (incl. overground endoscopy)
• Static physiotherapy (strengthening) exercises for Back / Sacroiliac & Upper Limb Conditions
• Chiropractic Therapy of the Horse 
• Dynamic (strengthening) exercises for Back / Sacroiliac Conditions & Locking stifles
• Acupuncture Therapy of the Horse 
• Poor Performance Case Discussions

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