More About Equine Massage
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Whether you are an amateur or professional rider, focus on English or Western disciplines, hit the trails or are supporting your horse through their golden years - massage can provide numerous benefits for you and your equine partner. All too often, we wait until a problem rears its ugly head before we realize our horse needs some form of therapeutic intervention. Your horse does not have to have an existing problem to reap the benefits of massage therapy. Regular maintenance massage is a powerful preventative measure and a wonderful way to keep your horse in peak condition. When a muscle becomes over-worked or strained, this can cause general stiffness initially, but if left untreated can lead to strain on adjacent muscle tissue much like a cascade affect and more serious injuries. By addressing these issues early on, we can prevent more serious injuries from occurring and allow the body to rebalance itself.
Among the many documented benefits of massage are:
- Enhances muscle tone and range of motion.
- Reduces inflammation and swelling in the joints, thereby alleviating pain.
- Promotes the healing process by increasing the flow of nutrients to the muscles, and aiding in carrying away excessive fluids and toxins.
- Creates a positive effect on the contractual and release process of the muscles...releasing tension...relaxing muscles.
- Stimulates circulation by: releasing tightened muscles, thereby releasing endorphins - the body's natural pain killers.
- Helps to maintain the whole body in better physical condition.
