Equalign Podcast

Activities of daily living are the things you do every day in your life. It can involve household chore like making the bed to washing dishes. It can involve the things you do every day at work. For the horse people, tacking up your horse, cleaning stalls, carrying water buckets, feeding, riding and the lists go on and on. Most of these ADLs we take for granted because they are apart of our everyd...

If you wear your body out where are you going to live? This is a tag line used in the chiropractic profession for many years. People  take health for granted generally until it is too late. It is amazing how often we have heard someone tell us they wished they had taken better care of themselves. It is kind of like the people showing up in the emergency room at the hospital with COVID and asking i...

Round the edges is not the name of the book that Dr Wendy just wrote even though the editor suggested that the title should be what we say the most. Rounding the edges has become a metaphor for life that we like to use not just for teaching how to use kinesiotape. Listen in to find out how you can use "Round the edges" in your life!

Consistency is conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy or fairness. Consistency can assist the streamlining of your routine. It is important in so many aspects of your personal and professional life. Consistency in training, nutrition, exercise with the proper purpose and intent can lead to your success.

Today's podcast is to let you know what exciting things are going on and available at Equalign coming up in the next few months. Summer horse shows are going strong and before we know it the Winter Equestrian Festival will be around the corner. We have travel and speaking engagements coming up and our Equalign South venue us now open. 

Where does your wisdom come from? Personal experience? Books? Others? How we attain our knowledge is based on the filtering mechanism we have set in place. Recently we heard someone say "People over 50 have no knowledge of how social media works." Imagine how that limited belief system will shape the life experience. Knowledge can come from anywhere and anytime if you are open to receive...

This is the perfect place to discuss balance. Balance in your mind, body, spirit and community. It is a goal that you may always be striving towards. How do you know when you are out of balance? Do you wait until you reach the level of burnout? If you do you have gone way to far and too long without balance. Don't wait until you break the scale before you do something about it because it will...

Sustainability is such an important concept. How has Wellington Agriculture created their own sustainability and how does it benefit you? Jose Gomez is one of the principle partners in Wellington Agriculture and they have remodeling their business to keep up with the times. Listen in and find out how their company can benefit you. 

Amanda Orlando is a professional horse trainer in Wellington Florida and she has a unique way of building relationships with horses. Listen along as Amanda explains how she got into the horse business and how a difficult horse taught her lessons that she is now passing along to her clients. 

If you have not read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance then please put it on the top of your reading list. This is a wonderful book about how to make life better. Equalign uses this analogy to make movement better. Movement can be affected by so many things. The zen approach can aide your examination and decision making by helping you see more perspectives. It is about breaking patterns an...

Dr Chris Burnham is a chiropractor in Wellington working at The Joint. His diverse education and skills are a huge asset to the community. Not only does he evaluate and work on humans he is also working on his animal certification. He has a huge client base of riders where he helps them deal with all types of maladies. He has an extensive background in rehab and has designed and taught rehabs cour...

To be fit has so many possible meanings. Fit to do what it is that you love to do. Are you mentally, physically, emotionally ready for your day, your workout, your job, your relationship. This could go on and on. Fit to be First is the Equalign tagline. Listen to this podcast and begin to understand fit on a whole new level.

We all have our insecurities. Animals have them as well and may exhibit in the form of lack of movement. That may be forward movement, listening to commands or aids or even the inability to get up from a down position. Using kinesiotape can help remove those insecurities. Listen along as Dr Wendy and Dr Dave discuss how this is possible.

If you have been following our podcasts or EqualignK9 on instagram or facebook you will have seen Lucky's progression. Like all things in health sometimes there are setbacks. Is this the time to stop hoping and give up. We do not think so. This is the time to persevere and push forward, dig in, take note, do more, stay focused. Do whatever it takes. Never give up, never surrender! Join us for...

This episode is a discussion of a case study of a large mastiff named Lucky. He came to see us after losing strength in his hind legs and was unable to get up unassisted. He was taken to his vet for evaluation and treatment. His condition continued to decline and was taken to an acupuncturist with no results. His condition was getting worse and was now knuckling over in three limbs. On recommendat...

How many times have you said the sentence "It will go away"? And sometimes it goes away. Only to reveal itself later in life. What started off as a small issue turns into an expensive long lasting problem later in life. Being able to recognize what is normal is essential for knowing when something is not right. Early detection is the key to repairing abnormal movement in yourself and you...

You don't know what you don't know. How do you become in expert in any field? You spend a lifetime learning, reading, practicing, going to seminars, going to trainers, finding mentors, cruising the internet. And you can't do just one. Building a belief system based around one idea limits your openness to new choices, ideas and possibilities. Todays truths can be tomorrows lies. It h...

People are always asking us how we stay fit enough to do what we do. We have had our share of injuries and yet we always recover and have what to some seems like endless energy. Yes what we do is physically demanding and so we have learned to take care of ourselves and each other so we can continue to do what we love. We have a conditioning program that includes weights, cardio, stretching, core s...

Practice has taught us that there is a big difference between can't versus won't. Being able to distinguish between the two will determine your course of treatment and recommendations to the client. You can use simple tools to help you make this determination which we discuss. We need to listen to the language others use as well and even for ourselves. There is a lot of difference betwee...

Grooming can give be a great way to learn about your animal and can also be used as way to make the animal more comfortable and move more efficiently. Observation is key to picking up clues and cues of what could possibly be going on with your animal. In this episode you will learn what to observe, how to use your grooming tools to identify areas with issues and how you can use the tools to help a...

Dr MJ Adamcik is a graduate of Palmer Chiropractic College and is the event coordinator, clinical relations manager and "grantor of wishes" at Rocktape. Listen to her story of how she got into chiropractic and how she turned her enthusiasm for Rocktape into a full time position in the company. A prime example of how to your passion can become lead to your dream job.

Most people have no clue what pelvic floor physical therapy is all about. Dr Lex will give you insight into what constitutes pelvic floor physical therapy and how it pertains to movement. Her knowledge of movement and how the pelvic floor works can help anyone that is or has had low back discomfort, urinary incontinence, prolapse, groin injuries, pain during sex, core weakness and so much more. Ge...

The success of any relationship be it rider/trainer, doctor/patient, husband/wife, therapist/client depends on how well we are able to meet each others expectations. How can you satisfy a client if you have no clue what specifically their expectations for your relationship are to be. Problems arise mostly from one participant not meeting the expectations of the other. This podcast will help you in...

Observation is one of your most important tools for discovery. In todays day in age it has become increasingly difficult to have present time consciousness due to all the distractions life throws at us. This episode will discuss the importance of Macro and micro observation for the purpose of discovery. Observation can also include, if you are dealing with horses, the rider, tack and riders chaps...

Andrew Phibrick is a former USET rider and international coach. He has coached on every level from the world games to World Cup finals and nations cup. He owns and operates Hunter Farms, a 40 stall hunter/jumper training stable in Princeton, NJ. He also owns and operates Princeton Show Jumping in Princeton, NJ. He is a licensed course designer and a member of USEF show management committee and the...