The follow-on response is one of the orthobionomy phase 5 reflexes. In the video below I describe how I use this reflex to treat the spine and the neck. With orthobionomy we have a wide range of techniques which enable us to treat the functional physical parts of the body, for example the joints, the … More Using the Follow-On Response to Treat the Neck and the Spine
Here you’ll find a collection of videos that lead you through some self-care techniques that may help you to manage any pain in your lower back and your neck. I made these videos during lockdown in 2020. During this time I was unable to work and treat patients but was acutely aware that they would … More Self-help videos for a painful back or neck
Recently, the owner of a horse filmed me as I demonstrated a treatment of the sacroiliac (SI) joints and the lumbosacral (LS) joint of an ex-racehorse. Unfortunately, she only started filming just as I was finishing the treatment of the second SI joint, but text on the video describes briefly how the treatments are done … More Treatment of Equine SI and LS Joints
One of my clients recently put to paper the way she feels when she enters my therapy room to have an orthobionomy treatment. This lady has been through many traumas and illnesses in her life and I have accompanied her on her journey for a few years now. Below, the unedited version of how she … More What is an orthobionomy treatment really like?!
This gorgeous cob had been diagnosed by the vet as having asthma. He was standing in his stable when I visited, totally focused on his breathing; his nostrils flaring, forcibly pushing his breath outwards, a typical symptom of asthma. Orthobionomy is a very gentle holistic method of bodywork, similar to the original osteopathic techniques taught … More Horse with asthma helped with orthobionomy
For the therapists amongst you! In the video below I give a brief demonstration of two techniques that I use to work with the iliopsoas muscle. The contraction of the iliopsoas muscle is indicated in pelvic misalignments as well as stressed-up people. The psoas muscle is a large muscle that runs from the lower spine … More Treating the Iliopsoas Muscle
Structure governs function! That’s what the old osteopaths used to say. If the body of a horse is structurally misaligned, the pelvis misaligned, the sacroiliac joints blocked, the thorax rotated, the spine or the neck twisted; then the legs, which are by far the weakest part of the horse’s anatomy, will often be the first … More Lameness in a Horse is Often Caused by a Structural Misalignment of the Body
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