List of Conditions which may indicate a need for chiropractic care. Licensure and scheduling an appointment. Chiropractic care offers a natural, drug-free adjunct to your dog's total health care. In conjunction with regular veterinary care, chiropractic care can decrease pain, and add quality to your dog's performance, movement, and well being. Bones and joints form a flexible structure and capable of pain free movement when in normal health and alignment.
Healthy muscles are free of spasm, weakness, pain, knots, or degeneration.
When nerves are pinched, reduced performance levels and pain may result. This can eventually lead to a state of poor health. Chiropractic care is extremely helpful for animals having problems involving the joints, muscles and nerves. This is because chiropractic addresses the mechanical causes of disease where the nerves are pinched by a stuck or rotated joint or by a tight muscle. Two adjustments are usually performed initially.