Equalign Podcast

Everyone has a learning strategy. The sooner you can figure what your strategy for learning is the more information you will be able to take in and remember. Learning is remembering. If you crammed for a test and then all the information is lost then it was not learned in the first place. Listen along and find out how you learn.

Massage therapy has been an important ancillary therapy combined with chiropractic adjustment. Caitlin has 20 years of horse experience that has included riding, grooming and has now added massage therapy to her credentials. Listen to her story how she got involved with massage and what interests her.  Caitlin has started Banner Equine Sports Therapy and is available for appointments and can be re...

As a practitioner this is one of the most common questions we get from clients that never has a straight forward answer. There are so many variables that are needed to be understood before we can make a good clinical choice from both the clinician and the client point of reference. For traveling clinicians it comes down to when are you in the area again. Not the ideal choice but of necessity.  For...

What better topic to speak about on this Valentines Day than relationships. We have a lot of relationships in our lives. How can we maintain and build the relationships that serve us? Listen along as we discuss relationships with our animals and our humans and how to overcome the stresses and difficulties that sometimes present themselves. 

All life experiences are teachable and learnable moments. The more you learn the more options in life become available. If you ever find yourself stuck in a situation the only way out of it is to have options available to you. This is when you search the internet, talk to someone who may have been in that situation and fixed it, call a friend, do whatever it takes to gain more knowledge and when y...

It is so easy to fall into the trap of commiseration when dealing with life's challenges. Sometimes we get ourselves caught up in a situation that is not working for us and we can't see the forest for the trees. Becoming solution oriented is determined by many factors most of which you have total control over. Let go of that feeling of frustration that comes with issues as it does not se...

How many times have you had the best plan for something and then for whatever reason it goes awry. How you react and then act determines whether your goal is reached. So much of planning needs to include flexibility in so many ways. How do you handle interference to your plan? Are you able to overcome your frustrations. Listen along and find out how we stay on course.

We were inspired to do this podcast because a horse we were working with was able to maintain its taping application for 3 weeks on its lower back along the SI joint. The client stated that they did have to trim some off as it began to flap but through riding, bathing and rolling the tape stayed on. Now you might question the elasticity left in the tape the fact that it was still affecting the mec...

There are so many secrets to success. The one that has made the biggest difference for us has been "Know your basics". We were seminar junkies when we were first in practice. Always willing to learn something knew to build on the basics of our craft. In today's world someone is always coming along with use this product and you can earn X number of dollars more per month. Too many di...

Mitch Hauschildt is a Prevention Rehab Physical Performance Co-ordinator at Missouri State University and takes care of over 400 athletes in 17 different sports. He is a master educator for Rocktape, TRX, PESI and a master dry needling. He was diagnosed 10 years ago with MS and in March he will be running a half marathon in New York City to raise money and awareness with the Tisch MS Research Cent...

Lasers have become very popular in the medical world for many purposes. Lasers have been around a long time and were once illegal to use by physicians. About 20 years ago they started to show up in the medical world for treatments of a variety of conditions. If you have not heard about how or what a laser can do then listen in as we do our best to explain lasers in laymen terms and what they can d...

When you observe a client/animal you see what is going on at the surface. Things can look so calm. It is below the surface where things start to get interesting. How do you see/feel/hear/notice what is going on below the surface. Like the duck swimming in the water. On top everything looks so calm but under the water their legs are paddling away. Do you see something and then automatically assume...

In this episode we interview Christine Woodford DVM who practices in Iowa and how she integrates chiropractic and acupuncture into her practice. Listen to some great stories and find out how she got interested in acupuncture and how she finds it crucial to getting the best results to her treatments.  Dr Woodford can be reached thru her website at www.vipsvet.net and her practice Veterinary Integra...

You can have great knowledge, amazing expertise and willingness to do, but without confidence you will be extremely limited in results. Confidence is a huge aspect in how successful people are able to do what they do. They have confidence in their abilities, beliefs and dreams. Where does confidence come from? Listen to Equalign explain the importance of confidence.

I was once told that if you know a technique than you have a technique. If you have a method you will understand a thousand techniques. Knowing just one technique can be limiting. Knowing a method increases flexibility and possibility. Listen along as we discuss how having a methodology will increase your results and build your practice. 

We have found in all the years we have been treating animals that the best results come when the owner/client/trainer/rider/groom/human are  involved directly with the animals care. Giving them something to do in the meantime helps speed healing, strengthen the human/animal bond and creates a better pack mentality. Animals are part of our team. When something happens to them it affects both partne...

Sequence gives order to chaos. When seeing a client how do you start and how do you determine what to do and to what means do you perform it. Once you establish a sequence it will relieve stress and confusion. Having an order that is consistent takes out a margin of error. having proper order can in itself be a practice building tool. It creates better efficiency which allows you to see more clien...

In our 40 years of practice  we have used a multitude of modalities for the improvement of ones health. Some now rest comfortably in the closet and others continue to be work horses for us and we are always amazed at the benefits the clients/patients receive. Listen along as we discuss our favorite modalities and how they are used in our practice.

Graded exposure is a treatment technique that used to reduce physical sensations of anxiety and discomfort. When working with animals and humans sometimes jumping right into treatments can create a reaction that is over emphasized compared to the stimulus. When starting fascial work with a tool and the subject pulls away at the slightest touch is a great example. Graded exposure is starting slowly...

Knowing when to tape is key for producing desired results. We get asked all the time how to tape "x". X being some body part. There is a lot more to that like evaluation of the area in question, what type of injury has occurred, can motion be restored at this time or is there too much inflammation. Tape is an adjunct to your technique. Do what you do first and then you will know when, ho...

In todays world of numerous distractions being present is not as easy. Something or someone is always trying to pull you away from the present. When dealing with animals  not having present time consciousness will lead to misbehavior and longer training times. Our brains are wired on automatic to perceive presence but perceiving absence requires time, effort and attention. Listen now and find out...

Stress is part of our lives. Stress can make you stronger, healthier, happier or miserable, grouchy, irritable and mean. A lot of how we perceive our experiences, how we label them, is how we respond to the environment. We can either choose the dis-stress or make changes in our brains and create eu-stress to better the quality of our lives. Remember, you are the driver of the bus called life.

Ever read one of those books that really changes your perception of reality. This is one of those books and we highly recommend that you pick this up and read it. The book will allow you to understand the inner workings of horse perception on how it views the world. It give amazing in-site into how a prey animal uses it instincts to survive in the human world and how and why they react to minute d...

Second person shift is a great technique that will enable you to attain information thru personal connection with animals and people. It is simple and not easy. It allows you to "walk the mile in someone else's shoes". It can help you analyze gaits and feel for internal body tension. This is a technique that you already do unconsciously with the people and animals you are around all...

The CBD market is so confusing and there are so many companies touting their product as the best and they tell you they have more cad in their product than anyone else. Today we have Dr Alyson Evans who is co-CEO of Fringe, a new water soluble CBD to give us some real facts and real research to this amazing plant extract. She will help you understand the body's endocannabanoid system and how...