The wear and tear of life for sporting animals takes its toll.
Regular attention to their
backs is essential, for optimum welfare and for best performance. Back pain is an ever-present risk and can go unnoticed.
However, it is not only sporting animals who need attention for back problems. Most patients, whether horse, pony, dog, cat
or other species, seen at the AVMC or on our visit rounds require some attention to their spine, pelvis,
face, head, shoulders, wither, neck or tail, whether minor or major. Most have a bad back, to a varying degree from the almost
imperceptible to the downright compromising. This may be due to slipping and sliding while romping or may be due to repetitive
unsymmetrical activity (e.g. from descending from a car, coming down stairs, slippery floor surfaces, rugs slipping, slipping
on ice, turning a regular corner in a rush, regular sporting movements etc). Of course, it may be due to a fall, accident
or injury, during exertion, jumping or sporting activity. The result is often a variable degree of back pain, which may
or may not be obvious to the owner.
Back treatment therefore
forms a large proportion of our work.
There is no question, judging from their reaction,
that patients benefit greatly from their chiropractic treatment. Horses tend to relax very deeply; dogs can become quite
active and cheerful, whereas cats are ... cats. Usually they each make the immediate improvement obvious,
in their own way. Relief from a painful back is clearly much appreciated by most and provides great enhancement of well-being.
After successful chiropractic treatment of a patient that may have had problems for a while,
it becomes noticeable that the patient starts to take up old activities that had faded from the repertoire. This is a sure
sign that welfare and sense of well-being have improved. Clients will often remark that the horse or dog 'stands
taller' - certainly posture and gait show immediate improvement. Horses are reported to be much more symmetrical and smooth
in their action and work, with their range of movement and flexibility increased.
Chiropractic
treatment of horses forms a significant proportion of our weekly workload.
Even the independent NHS watchdog, NICE (N.I.C.E. - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence), has recognised
the potential benefit from acupuncture and manipulation in the relief of human back pain (as of May 2009).
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