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Chiropractor Services
Veterinary chiropractor services offer specialized care aimed at enhancing the musculoskeletal health and overall well-being of animals
Veterinary Spinal Manipulation Therapy (VSMT)
Veterinary Spinal Manipulation therapy (VSMT), more commonly referred to as animal chiropractic, is an adjunctive therapy for treatment/management of musculoskeletal disorders. It is not intended to operate as a replacement for traditional veterinary care, but as a complement!
Candidates for VSMT, but are not limited to:
- Those with short-term lameness episodes
- Older arthritic patients (pets who are “slowing down”)
- Canine athletes or highly active dogs
- Post op patients
- Animals that struggle going up stairs or jumping into vehicles
- General wellbeing
How Does VSMT Work?
VSMT/animal chiropractic involves the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders through visual (lameness) examination and static/dynamic palpation for areas of restriction. These restrictions are then adjusted using a high-velocity low amplitude thrust to stimulate surrounding musculature and the body to help correct itself into normal alignment.
Why VSMT?
VSMT is more than just adjustments, as certain soft tissue techniques can be applied to address concerns on a per patient basis.
VSMT can be used as a complement to canine rehabilitation exercises/techniques to improve and ensure overall health and wellness.
Give us a call today to learn more about how your pet may benefit from VSMT/animal chiropractic!
Our dog Crunch is a 13 year old, 62 lb., retired sled dog. He raced and was part of a tour kennel. Needless to say he was and still is a very athletic dog. Unfortunately the aging process has started to give him some issues. He was not putting weight on his left back leg and started to have some incidents of stumbling. Since we have been involved in the mushing world of very athletic dogs we have experienced and used chiropractic for our dogs for many years. We have witnessed many positive outcomes with this type of care. We were so happy that VCS has a doctor that provides this type of care. Crunch has been seeing Dr. McAnelly. She is knowledgeable and gentle. After the first adjustment Crunch was moving much better and putting weight on the back leg. After subsequent adjustments Crunch’s overall health and wellbeing has improved. He has been eating better and moving around throughout the house during the day. He loves his walks and is having no problem plowing through all the snow.