Joined Up Rehab

As functional movement pattern research and protocols became better understood in human therapy during the early 90's, Jo developed a structured re-hab assessment and management protocol, using cell healing promotional electrotherapy, manual therapy and relied extensively on exercise therapy in her equine work. However, unlike humans and small animals, horses always must be treated in weight bearing position, and so some manual therapy treatments can not be directly extrapolated resulting in a continued frustration to get horses to give up incorrect, harmful movement patterns that were affecting performance and perpetuating stress on existing pathologies. Although the rehabilitation protocols were effective, long-term adoption of new movement patterns optimizing performance appeared slow and costly for owners.