The Equine Nervous System: Why We Need to Understand It and Treat It
If you’re a horse professional, you may be wondering how the nervous system of a horse plays into the horse’s overall health and wellness.
And when we look into the nervous system, we find that the answer to physical imbalances can be found in the nervous system and the fascia.
Moreover, the nervous system will actually construct itself according to the physical demands placed on the fascia.
The nervous system listens to the fascia and makes constant changes according to the demands place on it.
Research from Van der Wal has shown “Nerve endings arrange themselves according to forces that commonly apply in that location in that individual, not according to a genetic plan, and definitely not according to the anatomical division that we call muscle”.
Fascia is the richest sensory organ in the body. For every one receptor in a muscle there are ten receptors on the surrounding fascia.
The intelligent communication between the nervous system and the fascia means we can always move toward more balanced tissue and movement.
Treating injured horses and keeping horses healthy with the nervous system in mind
Understanding how to assess and treat the nervous system is one of the most under-utilized skills.
The Equine Nervous System is my newest class that will teach all of this. How to assess each nerve, what dysfunction presents as for each nerve, and how to treat.
Inside the course, I’ll take you through the nervous system teaching through each nerve:
the anatomy of each nerve
causes of dysfunction
presentation of dysfunction
how to to check for dysfunction
and treatment
As well as why it all matters and how to stop chasing symptoms.
What is a nerve impingement, why is it rarely talked about, and why is it so common?
You might be wondering how important it is to learn about the nervous system.
Do nerve impingements present as restricted tissue or hyper mobile tissue?
Does soft tissue restriction cause impingement or does impingement cause soft tissue restriction?
We can always change something to make it better. A horse is never truly “stuck” in their ways.
Reinforced patterns of movement are deeply engrained in to the nervous system and may be hard to change, but not impossible.
The body is pretty wonderfully and intricately created.
And when it comes down to it, understanding the nervous system and treating accordingly can help your horse not only recover faster, but also maximize their wellness.
If you want to learn how to recognize, assess, and treat restrictions along the pathway of each nerve to finally get the results you want for the horse and stubborn problems you're treating, then I’d recommend joining me inside my course, The Equine Nervous System.
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