Equalign Podcast

Kinesthetic cueing is how touch gets interpreted in the brain. During injury the brain will actually decrease the amount of information coming from the injured area. We use kinesiology tape to create an external kinesthetic cueing to remind the brain to pay more attention to the injured area. We use cueing our how life and now we will  make you aware of how to use to your advantage. 

This is a question we get asked a lot when working with people and their animals. And yes it very well can be you. This is the premise that we work from in Equalign. We are about balancing animal and human to improve  their performance, relationship and their overall health. Listen along and find out how you can tell if it is you. 

Drs Karen Wild and Claus have developed a way to measure the relaxation affects of manual treatments on horses. Listen to their innovated approach to measuring relaxation and how it was develop and what their future plans are for further developments. Dr. Claus is an MD, PhD and on the faculty at Northwester Medical College and Dr. Wild is an equine massage therapist in Sweden. We believe their in...

Equalign interviews Christopher Rodousakis who runs a specialized PT office in downtown Washington DC. He has a multidiscipline approach to improving the health and mobility of their clients. Listen along to his amazing story of his office and how he can help you be better and healthier.

We are in Montreal at the International Fascial Conference that is only held every three years. We look forward to this event not just for the information we will receive but for the connections that we will make and the new tools we will find to use. Life is about connections to those that share your passion. It is what will inspire you to be better at what you do and to help other people be bett...

Having seen so many injuries in animals that could have easily been prevented with just a little more awareness from their humans we decided it was time talk about some. All too often we fool ourselves into thinking our aged animal is not that old and can still do it or our young animal is so flexible that it will be ok no matter what happens. These are the kind of things that can lead to debilita...

What is it to be chiropractical? It is about creating the best balance in all aspects of your life. That means body and mind for you and your animals. It is about de-stressing, increasing comfort, better balance, and harmonizing your life. Listen along to find out how you can be more chiro-practical

In this interview you will hear more about stem cell as regenerative medicine for yourself and your animals. Stem cell speeds recovery, aids in the healing process and is an effective treatment for many disease processes. Stem cell has been used for a long time even in WWI placenta was placed over wounds and found to speed the healing process. Science has refined the technique and it has become po...

Who and what is in your sphere of influence? How do you pick who will influence you, who will be your customers, who has your back, who can you rely on, who can help you in a crisis? Having a good team and knowing what you want and what direction you want to go is just the start. Having a good network will drive your life in the direction of your choice. Listen along and find out how important you...

Everything can be done better. This concept can be applied in so many different aspects of your life. Find one area of you life you would like to improve on and just start with one simple aspect. Notice the changes it can make. How does it make you life better, easier, simpler, happier.... So many possible aspects. Listen along and find out what you can do to make everything better.

Look around at your life. What in your life is the perfect fit and what is not? Stop letting yourself settle for what is second best. Go for what you want. Don't let anyone or anything deter you from your path. In this episode we will discuss the perfect fit we have achieved and how you too can do it 

Motion and emotion are directly related. Remember being in a state of fear or anxiety. Not exactly an emotion that elects smooth movements does it? How you approach an animal or another human is limited by the emotional state you are in at the time. During our days of NLP  training one of the best ways for breaking the states of the people in our group was to make them dance wildly. Movement can d...

Equalign interviews Troy Hinson of Human Touch. Human Touch designs and sells therapeutic massage chairs. The technology uses high end robotics that give the user many choices of massage, stretching, compression along with built in  bluetooth speakers so the user can add relaxing music or sounds. Human Touch has combined with the USJHA so that riders and exhibitors can get the benefit of the chair...

In this episode we present a recent case study, how we approached the issue, what we chose as treatment and also client recommendations and follow through. This was not our classic musculoskeletal case study. This case involved a very deep wound along the neck that could lead to lack of range of motion if the scar developed too deep. Listen along to find out how this case worked out. 

When things aren't going well, go back to basics. When things are going well, go back to basics. Basics are what get things done. It is nice to have a toolbox full of tools but knowing how to use the tools in exactly the right order and the right way means to understand the basics. The best athletes all have coaches and those coaches know the a basic foundation is necessary to build other ski...

How we connect to others, animals, ourselves and our family is direct proportion to our ability to be present, to focus on what is going on around us and how much responsibility we take for our own communication both verbal and nonverbal. Good connection develops trust and lasting friendship. Listen along to find out how you can increase your connectivity to the world around you.

Every time we hear someone say "It is what it is", we realize that person no longer is looking for solutions or options. This is an easy cop out saying that limits beliefs and stops the brain from looking for choices. It means they have allowed themselves to give up and just live with it the way it is no matter the outcome. It is time to make a change and look for answers. It is possible...

It is one thing to find your passion. It is another thing to be able to maintain that passion throughout a career. We have been lucky to find each other and find a passion that we both have and are totally involved in. We get to heal, teach and learn every day. What can you do to maintain that passion. Listen along to how we do it on a daily basis. 

Saddle fitting for horses is a real art and finding someone who has studied and interned for 9 years of education is like finding a needle in a haystack. There is so much information in this interview and it just scratches the surface of saddle fitting. Kate also know how to make and fit bridles and harnesses. Listen along and learn with us as Kate gives us a quick look at what she does.  Kate Bal...

Animal transport done personally or professionally can be stressful physically and mentally. We have used kinesiotape to help decrease the amount of body stress that is created from the constant motions the animal is subject to in travel. Horse, dogs and people get out of the vehicle and are more capable of having normal body movement and less stiffness. Listen along and learn how this is done.

Those of you whom have been following the duck saga here is what we learned from working on a duck. Learn what you can from the community you are in. The sooner you begin treatment the faster the outcome. Use your powers of observation.  Trust in the tools you can use. The power that makes the body, heals the body. Listen along to all that we learned and the outcome for the duck'

Your out horseback riding and your horse throws a shoe. You see the issue, a bent shoe, and your solution is call the farrier. What if it keeps happening.  You soon come to the realization that the issue is not the bent shoe and the solution is not just the farrier. Now you have to look deeper into the issue to correct the problem. How is this true in your every day life? Listen along to the Equal...

In this episode Equalign interviews Jennifer Hernandez who has been hydroponically growing barley grass for feeding horses. The fodder is rich in nutrients that aide in balancing the gut which is the most important aspect in the equine health.  Jennifer grew up riding horses and being from southern California she noticed the lack of good grass and how it affected the overall health of the horse. S...

How do you choose what to add to your toolbox in life? When Equalign adds a new type of therapy we use our due diligence to find out as much as we can about the product. We always try to go to the source, who developed it, how does it work, what is the science behind it, what  are the expectations, how does it fit into what we already do. These are very important factors to know before you grow. L...

Dr Amy returns to discuss healing at the speed of light. Laser light therapy also called photobiomodulation can increase the speed of healing by an incredible amount. Studies have shown a 50% increase in the speed of healing. Dr Amy will be speaking about the use of class 2 and 3B lasers for the use of healing tissue for trauma, post operative, chronic, acute and for senior animals.