What is Veterinary Chiropractic?

Veterinary Chiropractic has combined the skills of veterinary medicine and human chiropractic to create a unique profession, which has international recognition as a separate health care system for animals. Chiropractic examination and adjustments have proven to be invaluable in detecting and treating gait abnormalities and other performance problems in the animal.
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What Is Chiropractic

Chiropractic is an integral part of the holistic approach in animal health care. The word chiropractic is derived from the Greek meaning “to perform by hand”. The foundations of chiropractic philosophy are based on the intimate relationship of the spinal column to the nervous system, as well as the role of the spinal column in biomechanics and movement.
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How Do We Know Our Animals Need Chiropractic?

Unfortunately, you don’t always know! The only way to really find out if your animal’s spine is healthy is to have them examined by a certified animal chiropractor. The animal may display no physical signs, just like in us there are many cases when we are unaware of underlying problems for example cancer, heart disease, or simple low back pain, until its too late, and the same applies for the animal.

What Do Animal Chiropractor’s Treat

Your spinal joints often lose movement and the main component is that a joint becomes dysfunctional in its NORMAL range of movement.
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How is the Restricted Joint Treated

The animal chiropractor treats the fixated joint using an ADJUSTMENT. An adjustment is defined as a very specific, short lever, high velocity controlled thrust by hand. It is a very safe and comfortable procedure when done by a professionally qualified practitioner and unlike some other non specific manipulation methods does not overstretch ligaments.
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How Many Treatments Are Needed

This is the most difficult to answer and most commonly misunderstood question concerning chiropractic care. The purpose of the adjustment is to restore movement and function to a joint in the spinal column or extremities.
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International Veterinary Chiropractic Association

The IVCA is a non-profit making international organisation dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of Veterinary Chiropractic.
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