body care
“Claudia is very knowledgeable and was able to connect deeply with my horse. I was amazed at how she watched, felt and listened to him. She helped us carve a proactive body care plan for an intense upcoming show season and with her proactive approach we went the entire training and show season without injury. We are so grateful. I highly recommend Claudia, she’s simply amazing!”
Deborah Spilman
Massage Therapy
• Increase blood and lymphatic circulation
• Allow for full painless contraction of muscles
• Allow for full muscular and joint extensibility
• Improve the quality of life by decreasing pain and inflammation caused by injury and arthritis
• Enhance athletic performance
• Build stronger, suppler muscles that will be less prone to injury from strain
• Decrease recovery time between events
• Allow the horse to develop a smooth gait
Vertebral Realignment
• Affect or correct the alignment, motion and/or function of a vertebra and/or joint
• Allow for full, painless joint extensibility
• Improve the quality of life by decreasing pain and inflammation caused by injury and arthritis
• Enhance athletic performance
Craniosacral Therapy
• CST is a gentle, hands-on approach that releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance.
• The brain and spinal cord are made up of soft material
• The rhythm of the craniosacral fluid flow through the cranium sends a motion down the spinal cord, representing a slow, corkscrew like wave
• This rhythm will not be seen/felt in locations where spinal cord trauma (severing) has taken place.
Low Level Laser Therapy
Safe, Painless and non- invasive. When the laser is directed toward skin, muscles, tendons, etc. the photons produced by the laser are absorbed by the tissue cells causing an increased production of cellular energy (ATP) which helps with
• Poorly healing wounds and post-operative incisions
• Arthritis, such as hock and coffin joint arthritis
• Ringbone, navicular syndrome
• Back soreness and sacroiliac pain
• Muscle pain, tension, and spasms
• Nerve injuries, such as Sweeny and Radial Neuropathy
• Tendon and ligament injuries
Kinesiology Taping
• KTaping is a non-invasive and highly beneficial modality that stays on the horse and continues to work when the treatment session is finished
• KTape decompresses the underlying tissues through a mechanical lift of the dermal layer
• KTaping increases blood flow to decrease inflammation, promotes healing, increases healthy lymphatic movement, and relieves pressure from nerve endings
• Benefits include pain reduction, muscle & joint support, increased proprioception
Myo-Fascial Release
• MR releases trigger points across a broad section of the muscular system by using sustained pressure to stretch and lengthen the fascia
• Fascia is a sheet of thin, semitransparent tissue that surrounds and penetrates every muscle, bone and organ of the body and envelops every nerve
• One of the unique things about fascia is that it is both viscous and elastic when under pressure
• If the pressure is excessive, the fascia becomes damaged, tightens and becomes less fluid
• Damaged fascia will affect all the muscles, can cause restrictions and pain in areas far away
