Deer Creek Inc. Pulse Therapy

So proud of My friend and Pulse client Sarah and Apple Great things to come in the future for these two

http://dressage-news.com//sarah-lockman-competes-first-a/

Fascia, fascia, fascia, and sore backs. Fascia is always a piece of the answer. We can’t stop talking about it. I would make a rough estimate that 98% of horse...s I work with have a sore back to some degree. Some crawl out from under my hands, and some just flinch. I would venture to say my top 3 priorities in addressing back soreness would be: 1. Make sure your horse’s feet are well balanced and maintained 2. Make sure your saddle fits correctly 3. Make sure you’re doing your due diligence to be a balanced rider on top of that animal If your horse is a performing athlete, there’s a good chance you have those 3 things in check and your horse still has some back soreness. They’re an athlete! So let’s look at the soft tissue and the fascia. Like humans, horses have fascial chains that are dense, rope-like bands of fascia that run the length of their body in different patterns. The superficial dorsal fascial chain spans from the medial aspect of the hind feet, up the hind quarters, along the top line, to the head of the horse. This is the fascial chain we’re addressing in this writing for back pain. If there is tension at any single point on this chain, it effects every other part of the chain. Hence the importance of feet, and saddle fit and how they effect one another. Maintaining glide and mobility along the entire length of the chain will help prevent poor compensation patterns that can lead to bigger problems. There are two simple exercises you can do at home to help relax and lengthen that fascial chain - and give them some pain relief in their back. 1. Spinal traction by pulling the tail 2. Thoracic spinal traction by pulling the hands apart while on the withers and the sacrum If you have ever been on an inversion table or had any manual spinal traction done on yourself, you know it feels amazing! Pull the tail straight out with about 10 pounds of pressure for 15-30 seconds. Then pull at a 45 degree angle in both directions. For the thoracic stretch, stand on a step stool and place one hand on the withers and one hand on the lower back. Gently push down and pull your hands apart for 15-30 seconds. Voilà! I will link an article that was just published in October that measured the effect of spinal traction in 32 horses, as well as the amount of relief they received along different areas in the spine. With a tail pull, the most significant spinal relief was found in the thoracic region, which is where the saddle sits. They hypothesize that this is because of the mechanical transfer of forces due to - you guessed it, the fascia. A significant difference (P .05) was identified between mean before and after caudal traction algometry measurements in all described sites. The percentage of MNT increase was highest in the thoracic region (83%) compared with the lumbar (50%) and the pelvic (52.4%) regions. These results support an effect of caudal traction in increasing MNTs in the thoracolumbar and pelvic regions in horses. Effect of Caudal Traction on Mechanical Nociceptive Thresholds of Epaxial and Pelvic Musculature on a Group of Horses With Signs of Back Pain Kathryn Long, Catherine M. McGowan, Heli K. Hyytiäinen Published in Journal of Equine Veterinary Science in October 2020 https://www.sciencedirect.com//artic/pii/S0737080620302884#!

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She did it!! Congratulations @jennywetterau on winning PSG CDS horse of the year with a 73.4%!!! So proud and excited for the future!! @dressage_horse_source

Well deserved Jennifer and Millione

Congratulations Jennifer and Millione

Beautiful girly

Summit farms and Sarah Lockman gearing up for festival of Champions

You can watch live stream and cheer on our Deer creek pulse therapy champions

Day 2 in the books! Horses enjoyed tack walking around the facility, time in the turn out, and lots of bodywork! Jenny Wetterau Hannah Fleming

Was a beautiful week for a horse show near the beach . Thank you and congratulations to all my gorgeous athletes. I am so lucky.

WTG Sarah and Summit Farms