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Tryon, North Carolina, United States
Holistic Bodywork & PEMF Therapy for Horses, Pets & You
About NMC Integrated Equine Services
Experience
Nichole M. Charlton started NMC Integrated Equine Services over 25yrs ago. She graduated from Virginia School of Massage's 500hr Professional Human Massage course, then went on to study at Don Doran's Equine Sports Massage Program in Ocala, FL, She has since taken courses on Acupoint, Craniosacral, Advanced Masterson Method, became a Reiki Master, added Infra Red Laser Therapy and is dual certified in P.E.M.F. She has also studied saddle fit with a Master Saddle Maker from England and offers saddle fit consultations. Nichole also collaborates with veterinarians, farriers, and other equine professionals to provide the best well rounded team approach to equine wellness.
Approach
NMC Integrated Equine Services believes in a holistic approach to bodywork and physical therapy. Having studied a wide range of specialized modalities, Nichole has also ridden, shown, and trained horses for over 40 years and has developed a keen eye for form and function which allows her to unlock guards and holding patterns within the animal. Each session is tailored to your horse's physical, emotional and energetic needs- combining hands-on bodywork, high-tech modalities like PEMF and red light, intuitive energy healing and expert saddle fit consultations. Whether you're supporting recovery, performance, or long-term wellness, your horse is in expert hands.
Benefits
Bodywork and integrative therapies can help horses:
*Recover faster from injuries *Improve range of motion, flexibility, and performance
*Can help athletes of all levels improve their performance, prevent injuries, and recover faster
*Reduce pain, stiffness, and inflammation
*Prevent repetitive stress issues
*Enhance focus, relaxation, and emotional balance
PEMF therapy supports metabolism by making cell membranes more permeable, which improves oxygenation, waste removal, blood flow, and tissue regeneration. This helps with:
*Inflammation reduction
*Muscle, tendon, and ligament repair
*Pain relief and overall wellness
Regular sessions can support horses in training, in competition, or in recovery, as well as older or sensitive horses who benefit from gentle therapeutic support.
About Bodywork
Equine Bodywork and some of the modalities used
Bodywork is a great way to enhance your horse’s program as it helps to relieve stress in the tissues, promoting better blood flow and over all circulation. Improves mood, appetite, and promotes relaxation. When the body can let down it’s guards that accumulate from life, work, illness or injury it can positively effect the ability to right abnormalities and return to stasis. The following are some of the modalities used to help remove disturbances within the tissues.
Equine Sports Massage helps to remove muscle spasms, loosen adhesions and scar tissue which can restore range of motion and flexibility by reducing tension on the collagen fibers as they heal and realign post trauma.
Myofascial release elongates the fascial tissue with slow, gentle pressure on the restriction or tissue barrier, targeting these areas to break up the congestion that leads to sore tight muscles.
Trigger Point can be used to relieve muscle tension, improving flexibility, increasing overall range of motion.
Masterson Method relaxes the body, relieves stress and pain in the muscles and connective tissue.
Acupressure helps bring Chi, life promoting energy as well as nourishing blood to the bodies tissues and organs.
Craniosacral can help the central nervous system to run smoothly by removing restrictions in the surrounding fascia which helps to restore balance by applying subtle motions to the head, neck and spine and extremities to release tension patterns and improve the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid throughout.
Infra Red Laser Therapy helps to stimulate the cells, kickstarts the chemical interaction in the body, like a fuel for the cells that increasing metabolism, lymphatic drainage and encourages healing, Great tool to improve performance and recovery.
Red Light Therapy also known as photobiomodulation, is a non invasive treatment that uses low level red light to help cells repair themselves.
Reiki Energy can help physical - such as injuries, stiffness, stomach troubles, loss of appetite as well as post surgical recovery. Emotion - anxiety, bereavement and loss, behavioral issues, separation anxiety. It relaxes and brings peaceful calm to the body which allows for stasis to return.
Stretching the neck, shoulders, back and limbs after releasing the holding patterns is a great way to increase range of motion, soften and further relax the body.