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Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care focuses on the health and proper function of the spinal column, however, the pelvis, limbs and head are also considered.
Chiropractic uses controlled forces applied to specific joints or anatomic regions to cause a therapeutic response due to induced changes in joint structures, muscle function and neurological reflexes. The common principle in all chiropractic theory is that joint dysfunction affects the normal neurological balance found in healthy individuals. The spinal column should be considered from the standpoint of a “motor unit”. This consists of two adjacent vertebrae and all their associated soft tissue structures – muscles and ligaments, nerves, blood vessels and all the contents of the intervertebral space. Any disruption to the normal function of the motor unit is defined as a “vertebral subluxation complex.” Adjustments are then done to correct this disruption and restore normal joint motion. From a chiropractic standpoint, there is no “bone out of place”.
Signs that can be associated with a vertebral subluxation complex and suggest the need for chiropractic treatment are:
- Abnormal or varied posture when standing.
- Discomfort when saddled and/or ridden.
- Extending head and neck or hollowed back trying to evade – stiffness in the neck and back.
- Wringing the tail or pinning the ears.
- Poor performance.
- Development of abnormal behavior.
- Facial expression of pain or apprehension.
- Sensitivity to touch.
- Unusual gait abnormalities – shortened stride in one or more limbs.
- Muscle atrophy.
- Rope walking.
- Inability to engage hind end.
- Inability to round the topline.
- Inability of the rider to sit centered in the saddle.
reprinted from AAEP web site http://www.aaep.org/health_articles_view.php?id=314
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