International Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic

Funktionale Mobilisation und Bewegungsanalyse
nach dem Konzept STAMMER©KINETICS

Die athletischen Fähigkeiten eines Pferdes bestehen aus Kraft, Koordination und Flexibilität. Beim Pferd können dabei, im Gegensatz zum Menschen, einzelne Muskelgruppen oder das Herz-Kreislauf System nicht isoliert trainiert und später wieder zusammen geführt werden. Sie können in den Gangarten des Pferdes grundsätzlich nur gemeinsam entwickelt werden. Auch die koordinativen Abläufe können nicht unter Entlastung oder in einzelnen Sequenzen entwickelt werden.

Diese Tatsache stellt Ausbilder wie Therapeuten im Umfeld des Pferdes vor besondere Herausforderungen.

Im Bewegungsablauf wirken grundsätzlich sehr große Drehmomente auf das Pferd. Deren Stabilisation ist nur durch korrekte Bewegungsabläufe und das Zusammenspiel von sinnvoll organisierten Muskelgruppen zu ermöglichen.

Das Konzept STAMMER©KINETICS ermöglicht es dem in diesen Techniken geschulten Therapeuten, diese Bewegungsabläufe im Stand abzurufen, in ihrer Qualität und Stabilität zu beurteilen und gegebenenfalls zu mobilisieren, bzw. durch Konzepte der medizinischen Trainingstherapie zu stabilisieren.

Stammer©Kinetics - IAVC, Sittensen

The IAVC is pleased to present again a two-module course in functional movement analyses and mobilization. In two modules, this very practice-orientated course explores the “functional motion circuits” of the horse: Head-neck, neck-chest-forelimb and sacroiliac-hind limb. Stefan Stammer has developed in his STAMMER©KINETICS a functional therapy concept for horses. It comprises three building blocks: biomechanics, manual analysis and treatment techniques as well as a Medical Training Therapy Program to improve the general athleticism of the horse and the planning of rehabilitation. The course offers you a deep view into the concept and the ability to use it in your daily work as an important tool to understand and to improve the functional connection between movement, structural overload and performance of the horse. This functional therapy concept can be combined perfectly with chiropractic.

The course content includes the development of kinetic energy through myofascial catapult systems as well as the role of the muscles as voltage and direction generators of kinetic energy. In the coordinated interaction of the two systems, a catapult mechanism is created, which is significantly responsible for the development of the athleticism of the horse and at the same time relieves the tendon and joint systems by active shock absorption. The role of functional movement chains is discussed in this context and related to chronic overload reactions of the horse. The basic techniques of manual therapy analysis and therapy of functional movement chains are presented and practically carried out.  They serve the prophylaxis as well as the planning and implementation of training therapy measures within the various rehabilitation phases. Orthopedic-oriented veterinary doctors who want to deal with the basics of medical training therapy as well as manual-therapeutically oriented veterinarians are addressed, who want to expand their work with a movement- and function-oriented concept.

Module I, Biomechanical concept and Dynamic Myofascial Mobilization:

Biomechanical concept:

Functional movement chains: cranial and caudal motion circuit, the interaction of both and the influence of the classic dressage schooling system into it

Working mode of the catapult system inside the horse

Influence of the concept into athleticism, prevention and rehabilitation

Dynamic Myofascial Mobilization:

Basic techniques to analyze and to improve the functional movement chains

Module II, Medical Training Therapy and Dynamic Myofascial Mobilization:

-Medical Training Therapy

-Dynamic Myofascial Mobilization of muscles, joints and connective tissue and Integration of the mobility into a functional coordinated movement.