Thermal Imaging
With the start of a new year I am excited to announce a new addition to the list of services offered by Spartan Equine LLC! My mission is to help horses show their owners how to help them perform better and adding Thermal Imaging to m services is just another way to achieve this. Thermal imaging is a non-invasive, no touch, no sedation way to scan the body's heat map for inflammation and trouble areas. A thermal camera can identify areas of injury up to three weeks before your horse exhibits clinical symptoms. Horses are prey animals and will mask injury for self-preservation purposes. Thermal images can also help determine proper saddle fit and rider balance issues. Before & After images of the saddle and horse's back will reveal problem areas in the flocking & fit of the saddle as well as if a rider is balanced or more "one sided" while in the saddle. This is also a useful diagnostic tool in determining the extent of nerve damage, ligament & tendon injury, hoof ailments, joint & skeletal inflammation, muscle restriction, back pain, and dental problems. I will be offering this service as a stand alone treatment for an introductory price of $45 per session or as an add on service of Before & After Equine Sports Massage Imaging for an additional $40. All images will be emailed to the owner/trainer for further diagnostics to be done by their veterinarian, farrier, or saddle fitter. Check out these recent images I took for a client before and after her horses had their massages!
Before (left images) and After (right images) on 12 year old Tennessee Walking Horse's left hindquarters and right shoulder. Note the concentration of high heat areas (white) in the before images versus in the images taken after her massage and stretching.
Hock images on 21 year old Tennessee Walking Horse. This fall the owner suspected that this mare was become stiff due to arthritis. Imaging confirmed the owner's suspicions by revealing inflammation in both hocks.
Before image on the left, After image on the right. Again note the reduction in high heat (white) concentrated areas after this mare's massage and stretching session.
And lastly, but most dramatically, before images of this 21 year old Tennessee Walking Horse's neck on the left show inflammation and restriction from the shoulder to the poll. This mare has had several bouts of choke this fall and her neck is always an area of concentration during her massages. After imaging on the right show how much the massage & stretching decreased the inflammation & restriction in her neck.
For more information about Thermal Imaging click here to visit the site for a company in the UK that provides diagnostic thermal imaging for veterinarians.
