The business came about after Brooke had been working as a veterinary nurse for some time and she noticed a need for other complementary therapies, such as myotherapy, to aid animals in their recovery from major surgery, or to just help them live a longer and happier life with their current ailments. So Brooke set about gaining her qualifications in Canine and Equine Myotherapy, and since then numerous animals have had the benefit of being treated by Brooke.
Myotherapy is also known as massage. Qualified practitioners have the skills to modify the techniques and the application to individual muscles in order to suit the animals needs. In the human world most people know this modification of techniques as sports massage, remedial massage and/ or relaxation massage.
We all know how much better we feel after a massage and how our aches and pains are relieved. Myotherapy works the same for animals. Our pets can't speak to us and they often hide their aches and pains. Dogs in particular are very good at getting on with life and maintaining a very happy demeanour. One could easily think that they could not possibly be in any pain with that sort of happiness and energy. But they can.
Horses are also very good at compensating and not showing signs of pain. This comes from their background of being a prey animal. Any sign of weakness would have them singled out from the herd, and potentially make them an easy target to predators.
Muscle fibres are torn/ damaged in many ways such as: overuse, over stretching, not warming up/ cooling down, during surgery and just general wear and tear. Sometimes the muscles need to be stimulated in order to heal effectively. Massage increases blood flow therefore, increasing nutrient supply to the muscles and eliminating toxins such as lactic acid. It stretches out the muscle fibres which are adhered and helps return them to their natural, fit, working state. Adhesions in muscles often have decreased blood flow, this equates to decreased oxygen and nutrient supply which can lead to muscle wastage.
Myotherapy should be part of your pets general health plan. The amount of treatments required and the frequency of treatments varies greatly from animal to animal. For more information on benefits and specific conditions please follow the below link to 'specific conditions' or read the 'FAQ' page.
"After just one treatment of my horse, I really did notice a difference! And so did other people who didnt even know she received myotherapy treatment'."Cherise