• Physiotherapy treatments for horses and small animals
  • Courses offered for horse stretches and soft-tissue release
  • Treating animals in Greater Cape Town, Robertson and Garden Route
Why is physiotherapy good for horses? 

Physiotherapy interventions are very valuable for both the injured and able-bodied horse. These interventions are useful to help injured, stressed, exhausted, hard-working horses as well as healthy horses.  

Horses that are working very hard and at high levels of competition benefit greatly from maintenance sessions to stretch and relax muscles and improve performance through ensuring optimal functional capabilities. 

  

About Us 

 
 Patrick Thomas  

Patrick qualified as a physiotherapist in 1998. He has worked in several private practices over the years, with an initial strong emphasis on sports physiotherapy. Since 1999 he has been working with horses, running his own equine practice since 2000.

Patrick is now pursuing an interest in antiretroviral rollout and healthcare management in South Africa. He still administers the equine physio practice, and continues to consult on cases and offer certain courses.

 Anna Dubaniewicz 

Anna joined the practice in the first half of 2010. Anna is a qualified physiotherapist, who studied with Amie at the University of Cape Town.

Anna is a keen eventer and definitely complements the practice with her equine abilities and passion for active life and horse welfare.

Tel: 083 232 6543

When is physiotherapy useful?

• Injury rehabilitation
• Pre- and post-competition
• General maintenance
• Pain and stress management
• Tension, stress and muscle-spasm release 

Common conditions and injuries treated

• Post operative rehabilitation
• Trauma, accident rehabilitation
• Neural lesion, strains rehabilitation
• Tissue adhesions, scarring, wounds
• Muscle tension, spasms, pain
• Muscular related lameness
• Fatigue, stress
• Azoturia, tying-up


Common treatment modalities used

• Soft-tissue release
• Massage
• Joint mobilisation
• Heat/ice therapy
• Neural tissue mobilisation
• Stretching
• Passive movements
• Dry needling
• Ultrasound
• TENS and Faradic
• Laser therapy

Animal physiotherapy is not considered as an alternative to veterinary treatment, but rather as a supplementary service