Dog shoulder injury - Canine chiropractic - Dog chiropractor mass.

Many times a dog will develop a limp on the front leg. Often this is due to the head of the humerus [shoulder] getting stuck in a forward position due to jumping or fast turns.
Chiropractic adjustments can correct this along with the possible pinched nerve that results from this injury.

Agility Dogs - Dog Chiropractor Mass - Canine Chiropractic

This summer and fall Dr Bruce will be at various Agility and Flyball trials adjusting dogs. If you own an agility dog and would like to inquire about Dr Bruce's Chiropractic Care - Canine Chiropractic please email him at Indekchiro@conversent.net or call him at 617-472-0661

Cape Cod Agility Trials - Chiropractor for Dogs Mass

This weekend I will be at the Cape Cod Agility Trials adjusting dogs and owners. The Location is at the Barnstable Fairgrounds Mashpee Mass. 6/17 - 6/19/2011

Link below:
http://www.capecodkc.org/index.html

Back Pain in Horse - Horse Chiropractor Massachusetts - Dr Bruce

THOSE TINY LITTLE MUSCLES OF THE BACK


There are tiny little muscles within your spine as well as your horse, these muscles are named the Multifidus Muscle group. The Multifidi as they are called in the pleural sense have a huge impact on posture and conformation not to mention are often the culprits in low back pain.

The job of these muscles is to regulate spinal movement and supply the brain with feedback on where and how the body is moving. Power supply to these muscles comes from the spinal nerves. Multifidi are located between every spinal bone [vertebrae].


There is a rich supply of nerves that control these muscles as well as an abundance of nerves that leave this muscle and enter the spinal cord with eventual hook ups to the brain.

When your body or your horse is undergoing a stressful situation such as extreme temperature changes, a hard workout or even a workout that you and your horse have not warmed up fully for, a vertebral subluxation complex [ spinal bones not moving and short circuiting nerves} can occur. This subluxation complex will cause the Multifidi to go into contracture and further prevent the spinal bones from moving. The nerve input from the Mutltifidi will in turn change nerve output from the brain to other muscles and thus cause compensation.

Your first response may be to massage these muscles, well that is not possible since they are very deep from the skin surface and you cannot feel them. Stretches alone will not work since many stretches cannot isolate these muscles. Injecting the muscle to get it to relax will alleviate the pain but will not correct the subluxation and nerve short circuit, thus once the drug wears off the muscle gets tight again. The best approach is to have your Equine Chiropractor evaluate your horse since the cause of the muscle issue maybe coming from another part of the spine. Once the chiropractor adjusts your horse and does some myofascial work on the muscles then stretches along with specific exercises will be done to strengthen the spine and help prevent a re-occurrence.

The result will be a happy owner and horse.

Chiropractor for Horse and Rider Massachusetts, New England- Equine Journal

This month in the 2011 June Equine Journal, alternative therapy is featured and there is a section featuring Chiropractic, Massage Therapy and Light Therapy. Options for Animals where I teach is interviewed as well as myself from Horse and Rider Chiropractic and Denise Bean - Raymond Massage Therapist from Exclusive Equine.

Please check it out.

Horse conformation angles - Chiropractor for horse Massachusetts/New England

Horse Conformation angles

The line from the point of the hip to the point of the butt should be the same length or shorter than the line from the point of the butt to the stifle. If this line conforms to the previous statement then your horse has a greater capacity to bring his hind leg under him and engage better.

The other location I want to tell you about is the lumbo-sacral joint [LS] location. This is the joint that is where the lumbar vertebrae and sacrum meet. Think of it as a hinge that flexes and extends. You can find it on your horse by running your fingers down the spine and where you no longer feel the spinous processes is most likely it. Usually it is around the croup. This joint should be in close relationship to the point of the hip so that the hinge [lumbo-sacral joint] is close the the pelvis [hip point] to allow max. ability to engage and thus flex the hind end. If your horse has an LS joint behind the point of the hip then they will have chronic sore lower back and develop a hunters bump or jumpers bump. This bump is a product of having an LS joint behind and overdeveloping the lumbar muscles to compensate.

All of the above cannot be changed since your horse is born this way but it will allow you to modify your training and give you a better understanding of managing your horse with chiropractic and massage.

Bladder problems in dogs, horses or cats - horse and dog chiropractic Mass

Recently I have had many calls involving horses, dogs or cats with bladder problem. These problems have been tested by the Vet and no specific test turned up positive.
It is an anatomical fact that the nerves in the low back and sacrum control organs such as the bladder, uterus and large intestines. This part of the nervous system is called the parasympathetics.

Within the spinal cord there are synapses {connections} between motor nerves that come from muscles and parasympathetics. If a motor nerve [ nerves from muscles ] is irritated in the spine and is "short circuited" then it will affect the output from the parasympathetics and in turn alter the function of the organs that it controls. This is called the Somatovisceral affect. Somato is defined as muscles and joints, Visceral is the organ system such as the bladder.

Your animal may have a somatovisceral problem especially when the Vet tests show no specific organ dysfunction such as in this case the bladder is not working properly. Chiropractic Adjustments has in many cases helped these animals return to normal again. Please give me a call 617-472-0661 or email me at Indekchiro@conversent.net to discuss your animal.