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Holistic Vet - Chiropractic Vet Chiropractic Manipulation for Animals Chiropractic Manipulation is offered at the AVMC Case Histories (various therapies) This page refers mostly to back problems (spinal problems), back pain, neck problems and chiropractic treatment, whether in horses, ponies, dogs, cats, donkeys, mules, goats or other species. However, it also refers to the musculo-skeletal system in general.
All patients, whether treated at the AVMC or at their homes, are examined with a view to chiropractic health and are offered chiropractic manipulation if needed. If deemed necessary, manipulation is integrated with acupuncture or LASER therapy. Back pain, back problems and neck problems are widespread, whether in horses, dogs, cats or other species, although this is not always recognised to be the case. The result is usually a clear and sometimes massive improvement in well-being.The usual veterinary training unfortunately tends to overlook this large and needful area of veterinary practice. This is very sad, in view of how widespread the problems are and how distressing and disabling back pain can be. As a holistic vet, Mr Day cannot neglect this vital area. Animals that have been successfully manipulated demonstrate their relief and pleasure almost immediately, even in cases where the back pain prior to manipulation had not been at all apparent to casual observation.What is it?
Spinal manipulation was used by the Ancient Chinese, probably from about 2,700 BC. Records in English stem from the mid 17th Century. Palmer is credited as the founder of modern chiropractic, in the early 20th Century. Two patients convinced him of the benefits of spinal manipulation, a deaf man and one with heart trouble, both of whom experienced great improvements in their conditions, after manipulation. He worked on both animals and humans.
Since all the organs and tissues of the body receive much of their automatic (autonomic) innervation on a segmental basis, from between the vertebrae, the value of correct spinal alignment for optimum body function and balance is clear, quite apart from any pain issues stemming from misalignment. The function of proprioceptive (position sense), motor and sensory nerves can be similarly affected. Organ and muscle function can therefore be deeply affected by misalignments and released for proper activity by judicious realignment. Horse's pelvis, tail, sacrum, hips and sacro-iliac joint |
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John McTimoney (1914 - 1980) , the founder of the McTimoney Chiropractic Association and the Oxfordshire School of Chiropractic, now the McTimoney College of Chiropractic |
We have a particular interest in back problems and back treatment in animals, frequently being called upon to treat horse back problems, pony back problems, dog back problems, cat back problems etc., as a significant part of the AVMC's workload. Manipulation, Acupuncture, LASER therapy etc. are employed to seek resolution of such problems, with holistic appraisal of shoeing and saddling in addition, in the case of horses and ponies. These methodologies appear to offer a realistic alternative to the more usual approach of conventional medicine, in which the help of drugs such as NSAIDs may be sought.
This service is also offered for animals in zoos or circuses - a personal ambition is to perform this on a giraffe! May be it wouldn't be such a challenge as doing chiropractic on a hedgehog - or even a tortoise? However, despite the massive variation in conformation, it is of interest to note that ALL mammals have just seven cervical vertebrae, from hedgehogs to giraffes, from elephants to gazelles, from mice to humans.
Holistic, Alternative, Natural or Complementary?
http://www.chiropractic-vet.co.uk
We regularly visit an area stretching from Wales to London, from Devon to Kent, from South to North and from Bristol to the Wash and East Anglia, taking in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Middlesex, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Avon, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, Rutland, Lincolnshire, .Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire. We have visited the Isle of Wight.
Species on which we have performed chiropractic treatment: horse, pony, dog, cat, donkey, goat, llama, alpaca, cattle (cow, calf), sheep, pig, rabbit, snake, bird, python, ferret. We're waiting for the giraffe!
See also: Birds, Cage Mammals, Reptiles, Wild Animals
Christopher Day has been involved in the academic side of training and examination of animal chiropractors.
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Added August 2009: It is a source of great disappointment to us at the AVMC, that a minority of professional veterinary colleagues act in an unprofessional and discourteous way when clients try to discuss the possibility of referral for alternative medicine. Whatever their opinions of alternative medicine, usually formed without first-hand experience of the subject, vets are supposed to assist clients with referrals, not obstruct them or give a rude reaction. As most clients who request referrals have already come to the end of the conventional options, it is difficult to see what gives rise to the objection. Pride and financial considerations should not enter into the equation, so we assume these are not the reason (see Prejudice). The fact that there may be a way of helping a distressed and chronically ill patient should be a source of pleasure and interest for the caring veterinary surgeon. |
Associated websites: http://chris-day.blogware.com/ - www.acupuncture-animals.co.uk - www.holistic-vet.co.uk - www.homeopathic-vet.com - www.veterinary-acupuncture.co.uk - www.veterinary-homeopathy.co.uk - www.veterinary-herbal.co.uk - www.veterinary-holistic.co.uk - www.alternativeveterinarymedicine.co.uk - www.alternativeveterinarymedicinecentre.co.uk - www.avmc.co.uk - www.naturalfeeding.co.uk - www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~avmc - www.chinhampublications.co.uk - www.equineacupuncturevet.co.uk - www.christopherday.co.uk - www.holisticvetmed.co.uk.
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