C-ITRONE 200/300 | 9
7 FINDING THE NEURAL
POINTS ON A HORSE
7.2
Cleaning/Repair
The graphic on the left illustrates the most important
points of stimulation on a horse. These points are
identical on both sides of the horse. Placing multiple
suction cups on the horse and using them all at the
same time is a very effective way to give the horse
an extensive therapeutic treatment.
The areas that are most important to treat are the
upper and lower back region as well as the shoulder
area and lumbar area.
The following aspects are also very important:
The HEAD-ZONE:
Head-
zones can be found all over the horse’s body
and are located in the dermatomes-- the skin
segments which extend transversely along the spine
in outgoing webs. Head-zones are responsible for
many inner organs’ ability to receive reflexive
connection. These reflexive connections allow pain
or inflammation, coming from an inner organ, to
surface at the skin areal, or head-zone. This is what
is referred to as ‘’transmitted pain.’’ Stimulating the
targeted areal can influence the inner organ to which
it is connected to in a very positive manner.
NECK AND SHOULDER:
Stimulating specific anatomical points helps release
endorphins into the blood circulation, which relaxes
the muscles and prevents muscle spasms.
Increased blood flow, an increase in the ability to
absorb nutrients, and an increase in microbial
metabolic product removal are just some of the many
benefits resulting from muscle relaxation.
LIMBS:
Therapeutic treatment on the horse’s limbs is a great
way to increase overall blood flow throughout the
body; it also increases the oxygen content in the
bloodstream and helps with the accumulation and
storage of carbon dioxide needed to support the
horse’s body tissue. This speeds up the body’s ability
to transport nutrients to damaged body tissue while
ridding itself of harmful metabolic toxins. Moreover,
newly developed fibers are exposed, and the pain
caused by sensitivity in the nerves is temporarily
removed.
BACK:
Cupping therapy is performed primarily along the
horse’s back. The reflex zones are found along the
horse’s spine and hold the connection to the horse’s
inner organs. Symptoms caused by the body’s
failure to function properly will show up on the site of
the malfunction. Hardening of the skin, thickening or
swelling of the skin, and indentations in the skin all
are indications that something is not right. Cupping
therapy, when used specifically along the back,
activates the inner organs, producing an immediate
positive result on the body’s ability to effectively
alleviate and improve skin symptoms.
MYOPATHY:
Cupping therapy can also be used as a holistic
approach for healing stress-induced myopathies-- or
muscle diseases. The first stages of muscle disease
will often come off as as muscle stiffness or muscle
cramping in the neck, shoulders, back and croup
area.
Targeted areal treatment can ease the pain incurred
from muscle disease for long-periods of time.
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT:
The general amount of time needed to treat each
individual zone of the horse’s body is 5 - 10 seconds
with the air pressure being set at a bar unit of 0.2 -
0.3. However, the air pressure may be set at a lower
bar unit, which will increase the amount of time it
takes to complete the individual body zones, up to 20
seconds. A bar unit of 0.7 may be used when treating
the horse’s back. As a general rule, setting the unit
bar above the maximum 0.9 should be prohibited.
A total of 10 - 15 minutes should be allotted for
treating each side of the horse, with the complete
treatment of the horse’s whole body not lasting
longer than 20 - 25 minutes.
