Canine chiropractic
What is Chiropractic for dogs?
Dogs love to play, jump, run and are not shy of having fun! Sometimes (even minor) accidents like bashing into another dog, tripping over a tree, or repetitive movements, whether it’s highly trained agility dogs to simply playing fetch in the park or walking on the lead, can all have an impact on your dogs body.
Chiropractic helps to restore and maintain optimal movement, so your dog can continue to do these things whilst avoiding any pain and compensatory patterns, and also preventing injuries from repetitive wear and tear.
If you’ve noticed any of following, your dog may benefit from Chiropractic care:
– Behaviour change
– Postural Change
– Injury
– Reluctance to jump, get on the sofa, in and out of cars, or climb stairs
– Difficulty standing, laying or sitting
– Altered tail or head carriage
– Pain, stiffness or sensitivity to touch
– Irregular or changed gait, limp or lameness
– Arthritic or other age related changes
– Continued licking / scratching on a certain area
-Nail wearing down on one side
You can also have a simple check up and make sure any little niggles or joint stiffnesses are treated before they become a problem.
Chiropractic is being used more and more commonly alongside traditional veterinary medicine, as an additional therapy to treat biomechanical and musculoskeletal issues. Chiropractic can also assist medical care in pre and post operative cases, commonly elbow and hip dysplasia in dogs. Ultimately, the goal of chiropractic is to keep your dog as happy and healthy as possible!