Conveniently located in Palm Beach County, Florida, Equine Sports Rehab of Wellington, with Dr. Suzan Oakley, DVM, and staff, is easily accessible from Wellington and Ocala. The facility provides sports injury rehabilitation and post-operative care, welcoming horses recovering from colic surgery. 

Sports Injury Rehabilitation:

Optimal sports injury or post-operative rehabilitation should result in your horse performing at the same or higher level than before the injury. Core strength, flexibility, and proprioception are trained with specific physical therapy rehabilitation exercises and long lining to maintain your horse’s fitness during recovery. Dr. Oakley goes beyond traditional stall rest and hand walking with active rehabilitation plans specifically designed for your horse, incorporating principles from human physical therapy. 

Equine Spinal Manipulation and Bodywork:

Equine Sports Rehab of Wellington recognizes the importance of bodywork in maintaining horses’ physical and mental well-being while enhancing healing. Spinal manipulation (chiropractic), myofascial therapy and acupuncture release tension, improve circulation and neuromuscular function and decrease pain while your horse is recovering from his injury.

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

FES is an outstanding therapy for reducing back muscle atrophy, enhancing core strength, and providing normal joint mobility. It is the only electrostimulation system that produces contraction and relaxation of both superficial and deep muscle groups. During rehab, FES strengthens muscles and helps maintain your horse’s topline without any wear and tear on the limbs.

Other Rehabilitation Therapies: 

Shock Wave Therapy is a noninvasive, high-energy sound wave treatment proven to decrease pain and optimize healing. It is often used to treat tendon and ligament injuries, bone injuries, navicular disease, and kissing spines.

LASER therapy is noninvasive and works through a process called photobiomodulation. Light energy stimulates cells to produce growth factors and natural anti-inflammatory substances. The horses really enjoy it, and it is used to enhance tendon, ligament, and wound healing and in the treatment of back pain.

Therapeutic ultrasound uses low-frequency sound waves to create warmth deep in the muscle without overheating the skin. It is effective in treating tendons and ligaments, especially sore muscles and scar tissue.