EQUINE REHABILITATION COURSES
Courses can be organized for presentation internationally and within Brazil. Content provides a broad view of the types of therapy used for equine rehabilitation.
Program:
The Equine Rehabilitation courses include a comprehensive and complete interpretation of each type of therapy used in equine rehabilitation. Topics include detailed descriptions (with illustrations of case studies and scientific background) of each type of therapy: what are the techniques, how does each work, indications and contraindications. Biomechanics is studied to understand the origin of sport-horse lesions. Basic concepts toward the healing process are key components of each course, and more specially what to use during each healing phase. Treatment topics presented include: massage, stretching, therapeutic exercise, kinesiology, proprioception, therapeutic laser and ultrasound, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, pulsing magnetic fields, and shock wave.
Duration:
Courses can be arranged between two to six days in duration
Language:
English or Portuguese
About the Speaker:
Solange Mikail, DVM
- President of ANFIVET (Brazilian Association of Veterinary Physical Therapy)
- Graduate Veterinary Medicine: FMVZ, UNESP Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil: 1996
- Currently, completing Master of Veterinary Science at University of São
Paulo, Brazil: thesis research includes the use of therapeutic laser on equine tendon lesions
- Practitioner of rehabilitation in horses since 1996
- Co-Author of textbook "Fisioterapia Veterinária": Manole; São Paulo, Brazil: 2005
- International Speaker for congresses and courses
Recent International Presentations:
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