Apex Therapy • Equine Cryotherapy • Adelaide

The first in South Australia to offer

Cryotherapy

for Horses.

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APEX Therapy is for ALL Horses.

For Better Horses.

For the much loved retired old boy riddled with arthritis.

The talented racehorse gearing up for another run.

Your child's lamanitic pony that can't do another spring the same.

The high-level eventer with the need to stay sound.

The barrel racer with sketchy tendons.

The warmblood recovering from surgery.

The pony club gun that needs his wound to heal as fast as possible.

The bomb-proof trail ride plodder with a nasty abscess.

Cryotherapy

Cryotherapeutic Effect

At APEX Therapy, our mobile and targeted InstantCryo machine releases C02 gas at -78°C at a high pressure of 756 psi, delivering both an icing and compression effect simultaneously.

This initiates what we call the ‘cryotherapeutic effect’.

Cryotherapy

Anti-Bacterial + Wound Healing

By immediately treating injuries, no matter how small they may seem, with Cryotherapy, you are instantly increasing the speed of your horses recovery and healing time.

Inflammation, pain and heat is immediately decreased with the rate of recovery being significantly increased due to the higher level of oxygen and blood proteins preventing infection.

Don’t leave it too late to treat your horse.

Acute Injuries + Overall Wellbeing + Maintenance

At Apex Therapy, our priority is always the health and well-being of the horse.

From post-operative rehabilitation and acute injuries to increasing natural recovery in race horses, preventing injuries in performance horses or simply helping an elderly horse be more comfortable and pain-free in the paddock.

We are for all horses.

“Here at JS Equine Concepts Sporthorse Training we have been using the cryotherapy machine for approx 8 months on our young Jumper development program. Since using the handheld device we have had no injuries at all. The treatment options and possibilities seem to be endless.”
- S&J Gerpheide @ JS Equine Concepts Sporthorse Training

“Through weekly treatments to maintain soundness in my 19 year old dressage horse during his active retirement, the InstantCryo has proven the healthy alternative to joint supplements, medications, shots and painful injections!”
- Rock Reed - WellnessPro Health

“What I have found since using the InstantCryo gun is that it's like ice on steroids. Simply put, it uses a combination of extreme cold and pressure for deep penetration. The treatments only took a few moments in the targeted area and WOW, what a difference!”
- Cathy M - Powalski, Temecula, CA

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Contact Apex Therapy via the below details or fill in the form, and we'll endeavour to get back to you as soon as we can. Otherwise, feel free to book online directly from the Booking button below.

0468 950 446

kat@apextherapy.com.au

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Meet Liana and Rainer 👋

Cherrybrook Rainer is an 8month old pure bred Morgan foal that developed Epiphysitis, a bone disease of young, growing horses.

Epiphysitis causes an enlargement of growth plates, often developing joint pain, joint swelling and can even lead to leg deformity.

The condition usually occurs just above the knee, fetlock or hock with suggested causes potentially being fast growth, excessive exercise (running around on hills), over nutrition (stealing mums food!) and sometimes from conformational defects (not in this case)

It’s crucial we get the inflammation down so Rainer and his gorgeous mum, Wilga Park Liana, can get back to paddock life and Rainer can run and play safely, building muscle and laying bone to grow properly.

You’ll see by these videos, I took things slow and steady, treating mum & making sure she felt 100% comfortable with what I was doing around her boy. I then gained the colts trust and in no time we managed to treat both of his front legs comfortably, with zero pressure in a positive environment 🙌🤩

Loving and dedicated owner, Vicki Kirss, is hoping to have these two out asap 💕
Thank you to Vicki for trusting me with your precious mare and foal 🐎

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There is no one size fits all when it comes to Equine Rehabilitation.

Just like humans, every horse needs to be treated like an individual; with their own history, diet, conformation, experience, performance load, attitude, injury and ailments taken into consideration 🤓

At Apex Therapy we want to optimise the horse for healing, balance, neuromuscular control, flexibility, strength, power and endurance in a controlled and progressive fashion.

These progressive stages of rehabilitation and conditioning require monitoring and evaluation regularly to ensure progression is occurring.  
This horse for example, who has quite a broad set of highly difficult to diagnose hind end/sacro injuries, has his movement videoed, as well as a full set of images taken (such as these hind shots) regularly to evaluate his physical progression 🤌

As you can see from these images; through specific, controlled ground exercises (yes this has all been achieved with in hand exercises) we have been able to strengthen and even out that hind end significantly.

He still has a long way to go, but we are very happy with this 3.5 week improvement.

If your horse requires live in rehabilitation, short or long term stay, contact Apex Therapy! 🙌

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$Long Reining for Prehab & Rehab 🤩 A fresh obsession of mine and something incorporated into most programs, is long reining! For recently retired racehorse, Terbium, this method of training is being used to develop: ⭐️ strength ⭐️ suppleness ⭐️ bend ⭐️ teaching a soft buttery mouth ⭐️ enhancing balance ⭐️ connection ⭐️ teaching him to maintain pace on his own ⭐️ improving mental health (throwing in new ways of learning) ⭐️ learning a new way to use his body outside of the track Long reining can also be a fantastic rehabilitation tool. With one horse I’m working with, it’s a way for him to grow muscle mass, maintain flexibility and suppleness and keep him entertained - all at the walk! straight lines, circles, changing direction, serpentines, transitions - can all be done while long reining without the weight of a rider 👏 👉 it’s super important to always put safety first for you and your horse - Terbium was desensitised to ropes around legs, pressure from behind, mouth pressure, changing direction all before we stepped into the arena. Sometimes you’re working with your horse from behind, make your safety a priority! If you don’t know how to long rein, get a lesson from someone or ask for advice 🤓 Do you long rein your horse? Tag me in a photo/video long reining so I can share it or comment below why you like doing it👇🤩 ••• #ApexTherapy #ApexEquineTherapy #longreining #equinerehab #equineprehab #equinerehabilitation #equineprehabilitation #horses #offthetrack #thoroughbred #racingsa #horseracing #horseracingaustralia #retraining #retrainingofracehorses$

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Quarter cracks hurt! 😖

This eventing horse named Lilly become lame post a recent competition with a ‘quarter crack’ being diagnosed the reason by her vet.

With another comp creeping up, it was paramount the wound healed as quickly as possible in order for the mares training and momentum to continue and of course, ensure she was comfortable and not in pain!

Heel cracks, especially in this weather, can very quickly turn into abscesses and thrush which prolongs the healing time and can even cause greater issues than just the crack itself 🚫

After ONE cryotherapy treatment, these are the 24 hour results 👏
The horse is also now sound and able to return to work, meaning the competition next weekend is still in their sights 🤩

Thank you to Shylie for trusting me with Lilly once again and for sending through these photos ☺️

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Due to the extreme variability and sheer number of potential issues, injuries, ailments, compensation concerns, and prognoses, every horse that is worked with at Apex Equine Therapy participates in their own specific rehabilitation program.

No program is the same as just like humans, no horse is the same and their history, sport, conformation, health and personality all play a role in how rehabilitation plans are tackled.

This horse has been participating in a strict, daily rehabilitation program for almost 4 weeks for multiple issues. Their program so far involves:

⭐️ Cryotherapy
⭐️ Walking ground poles in hand
⭐️ Walking hills in hand
⭐️ Hard ground straight lines
⭐️ Lateral strengthening exercises
⭐️ Proprioception exercises
⭐️ Specific daily stretches

Each and every one of these movements/exercises have been progressively overloaded each week to ensure the horses body is adapting and in term becoming stronger, fitter and more balanced.

The horses progress is tracked, recorded and monitored every single day.

For this horse, at the 4 week mark everything will be looked at holistically and the next phase of rehabilitation will be designed.

Equine rehabilitation when done correctly is slow, controlled and varied. If you’re horse is doing the same thing day in day out they are not being set up to achieve correct adaptations to adequately improve their symptoms/performance and reduce the risk of reinjury.

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“I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, but I am telling you it’s going to be worth it”

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Mandy was having so much trouble with her horse in the canter that it was causing her extreme back and neck pain from his “washing machine” like action 😩

The ride was so uncomfortable and painful that Mandy was considering stopping riding all together.

After one session with Apex Therapy, Mandy contacted me over the moon with the results 🤩

This means the world to me; I created this career to help horses become their best selves. This however has provided me with amazing connections throughout the equine world of humans I can also help.

I’ve been able to guide some, educate some, support others and be a straight up cheer leader for each and every one.

The thought that Mandy was going to stop riding all together broke my heart, and to be a part of her continuing is so incredibly special to me 💫

Thank you Mandy for giving me the opportunity to work with you & your beautiful boy.

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Those pesky wounds that just won’t heal ❤️‍🩹

Poor Ruby got kicked right on the inside of her hock by her paddock mate…the cut quickly got infected and was treated by vets.

Frustratingly for owner @mimdoran, this wound just would not heal and by the time Apex Therapy was called, proud flesh was starting to protrude at a rapid rate.

Thanks to the temperature and compression of cryotherapy, after just ONE treatment results are seen! 🤩

The proud flesh is reduced, the size is reduced and it is so clear that the wound itself is so much smaller 👏

@mimdoran is committed to ensuring this wound heals without further infection or issues and has been wrapping the wound beautifully 👌 a session or two more and this will be all closed up!

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A swift kick to above the knee that quickly turned into suspected cellulitis all down the leg 😖

Here is the difference in swelling after just ONE cryotherapy session.

Thank you to @clowee33 for sending through these photos of your horse, the difference is huge 🤩

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