Kathryn Long

ANZAVPA Treasurer

Kath Long
 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MSc Veterinary Physio (Distinction) – University of Liverpool, UK

  • Diploma in Animal Acupuncture – International College of Equine and Canine Therapies, Australia

  • Physiotherapy Registered Acupuncturist - Auckland, NZ

  • Advanced Diploma Physiotherapy- AUT, Auckland, NZ

  • Diploma in Physiotherapy – Otago Polytechnic, NZ

 

MEMBERSHIPS

  • New Zealand Board - registered physiotherapist

  • Physiotherapy New Zealand (PNZ) - member

  • New Zealand Animal and Veterinary Physiotherapy Association (NZAVPA) – vice chair

  • Allied Veterinary Professionals Regulatory Council (AVPRC) NZ - member

  • Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) - member

  • Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (ACPAT) – overseas member 

  • International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (IAVRPT) – member

  • The Physiotherapy Acupuncture Association of New Zealand (PAANZ)

WORK INFO

Director of EquinePhysioNZ, Physio4Pets and RiderRehab. Kath also contracts to the NZ Physiotherapy Board, BSI auditing group and VetsNorth Veterinary Group, and provides residential school, mentoring and supervision services to the University of Liverpool for New Zealand Veterinary Physiotherapy students.

Thesis, Publications

Mechanical Nociceptive Thresholds of Epaxial and Pelvic Musculature on a Group of Horses With Signs of Back Pain, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, October 2020.

 

MORE ABOUT Kath…

Kath is passionate about veterinary physiotherapy, providing best practice to her clientele base and promotion of the profession by continuing with her corroboration in international research projects. She enjoys her role as a clinical educator for University of Liverpool, mentoring students and providing support as required.

She is the director of EquinePhysioNZ and offers home-based and mobile equine physiotherapy services to her local Rodney district as well as further afield by arrangement. Her work for physio4pets is dog based either within the VetsNorth veterinary group or privately in the dogs home. She is fervent about the importance of rehabilitation and ongoing care given by the owner and has developed tools to help owners achieve best outcomes.

Kath continues to work with humans with a special interest in the horse-rider connection. She provides rider rehab assessments to maximise best outcomes for both the horse and the rider from a physical perspective. 

Eilis McCarthy