Equine Performance Physiotherapy to Treat Injuries and Maintain Performance
Equine Performance Physiotherapy to Treat Injuries and Maintain Performance
About Tom
– Tom (Physio Tom) is a Equine Physiotheraphist, using TENS, Dry Needling or Acupuncture, Heat, Ultrasound, Rock Taping Method, Stretching and Massage for horses to maintain their performance and to treat injuries.
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Tom’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Who Has Inspired Tom
– Dr Michael Robinson – Randwick Equine Centre
Recommended Books
– Currently looking a writing a book about Equine Physiotheraphy
About This Episode
– Tom discusses why Equine Physiotheraphy is important.
Time Stamps
00:49 – Small Steps, Giant Leaps
01:59 – Growing up in the country and preferring to ride rather than to being inside then moving on to physiotherapy
04:01 – Why you need resilience and passion for horses
04:54 – The horse and how some people are jealous that he works with horses
05:44 – How Dr Michael Robinson has inspired Tom
07:13 – How Beau, Ootson and a thoroughbred colt (racehorse) have inspired Tom
08:47 -“The Kennedy’s”
09:22 – Going to Hong Kong with “Sitakwa” as his treating physio
10:50 – How a patient’s lack of understanding on how to rate pain was a factor in Tom changing from human physiotherapy to horse physiotherapy
14:20 – Working with racing and sport performance horses
16:31 – Back pain – poorly understood and under diagnosed. Why icing the horses back (EQUI-ICE) is important
18:37 – Working on writing a book about physiotheraphy with horses
19:28 – Growing his business Equine Performance Physio
43:00 – Horses welfare is always the number one priority
22:58 – Contact: see details below
Tom’s Contact Details
Phone: 0405 272 880 or +61 405 272 880
Email: tom@epphysio.com.au
Website: epphysio.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhysioTom
For Ice Pack for horses https://www.equi-ice.com.au/
Music
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