The Back In Balance Practice

McTimoney Equine Therapy and massage

This site explains all about McTimoney animal treatment for horses, dogs and other animals. Jill Firth is a McTimoney animal practitioner, an equine and canine back specialist, who uses a therapeutic modality based upon the techniques taught by the McTimoney College of Chiropractic on their Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Manipulation - in which Jill is qualified at Distinction level. However, Jill has a range of techniques at her disposal including: soft tissue manipulation, joint mobilisation, stretches and exercises as well as being able to discuss rehabilitation and general management issues that could affect the long term well-being of your animal.

Jill is a qualified Lecturer in Animal and Equine Science. Her areas of specialist knowledge include:-

• Equine Sports Medicine
• Equine Exercise Physiology
• Animal Behaviour
• Animal Nutrition

Using this wealth of knowledge and experience, Jill can discuss other avenues and approaches to the correction of musculo-skeletal imbalances, asymmetries, locomotory, other back problems and even behavioural problems in your dog or horse.

Equine lameness and back problems

If you have a horse, the horse section explains how McTimoney animal treatment can help - obvious cases are bad or sore backs, stiffness, falls, reduced or poor performance and other equitation problems. The structure of the spine/vertebrae is explained along with what can go wrong in terms of joint function and how this can lead to muscle spasm and further problems.

Canine back problems

For dog owners, the dog section gives a similar explanation of how a dog's back can be affected by both work and play activities, what can go wrong and how the McTimoney animal treatment can help.

McTimoney animal treatment

The section about the treatment gives more detailed information about how all the factors involved in the horse's or dog's behaviour are assessed - including a dynamic assessment of gait/movement and "palpation" (feeling) of the spine, other joints and muscles. This section also explains what a McTimoney animal practitioner actually does in treating a horse or dog and what you should expect.

Jill's training, qualifications and experience are explained in the section about the practitioner, this includes details of her continued involvement with both dogs and horses and gives more information about her animal qualifications.

The contact page gives details of how you can contact Jill to discuss your animal's problems and arrange an appointment either through your vet or direct.