Paradigm Therapy

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Paradigm Therapy offers a comprehensive approach to horse rehabilitation. Rehabilitation encompasses everything that we do to aid the horse in recovery whether they are recovering from an injury, internal health issue, or just being legged back up to their former workload after a time off. We help horses recover by providing our therapeutic practices as well as hydrotherapy, fitting, and following specific diets for individual gastrointestinal issues. It is important to work closely with a veterinarian in physical and gastrointestinal rehabilitation. 

Equine massage may seem self-explanatory but it can have many benefits for your horse. Massage helps release tense muscles whcih allows several processes to take place. Massage can be used as a pre or post- event therapy or for maintenance and recovery. Muscles contract and release to allow the horse movement. Horses in heavy work or recovering from injury may have tight muscles from increased use of injury compensation. 

Massage helps these muscles release by using compression and direct pressure along with several other hand strokes. When the muscle is compressed against bone and other muscles, this frees any adhesions or restrictions which in turn allows oxygenated blood to flow into the area and remove any metabolic waste, proividing a detoxifying and nourishing treatment to the horse.