Dotty

HORSES TO HOUNDS PHYSIOTHERAPY REPORT Re: Dotty Blackhurst Subjective: Dotty recently has hindlimb shoes on due to being sensitive over rough ground and wanting to do increased work. Saddle check is up to date. Looks more correctly developed in her splenius and less reliant on her brachiocephalicus - posture is looking more balanced and uphill. Gait: Straight moving in walk - narrow chest and narrow movement with forelimbs and narrow with hindlimbs. Left hindlimb is externally rotated (toe out, hock in, stifle out and hip in). Reduced pelvic swing bilaterally, Stilted and extended lower back in walk and lack of middle gluteal muscle. Marginally more muscle on the right hindlimb. Reduced flexion right hindlimb (Stifle and tarsus), increased tuber coxae excursion left hind showing mild lameness 1/10. Fluid and more balanced in trot. Owner noticed canter is improving, still occasionally takes the wrong lead in canter. On tight turns reluctant to rotate right forelimb. Crosses well - proprioception is good. Braced neck and back. Main palpation findings Hypertonicity base of the neck more on the right hand side. Bracing triceps and back with reactive pecs on the right side. Lumbar epaxials in spasm and hindlimb retraction difficult. Improvements have been made to quadriceps, biceps femoris and TFL bilaterally, still less mass left stifle. Once loosened the pelvis showed good range of motion. Horses To Hounds Physiotherapy w w w . h oGreta r s e s o h oPeterson, undsphysio.co.uk Becky Black (BSc(Hons) horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com AdvCertVPhys (AccMdx) CertClinEd President 07729002162 PGCHE FHEA MIRVAP(VP)