Monday, January 18, 2010

Re: [haflingerfriends] Chiropractic

I think it can help - sometimes, but I agree that it could possibly harm if the underlying cause is arthritis, a non-displaced fracture etc. I have seen/heard horses "self-adjust" - at any rate I hear the same popping sound as when I self-adjust my own cricked neck (stretching in different "directions" until the "whatever" releases).

Jeanne White in Southern Wisconsin

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From: Marilyn Mitchell <marilynmitchell61@yahoo.com>
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 18, 2010 11:26:47 AM
Subject: [haflingerfriends] Chiropractic

Say, I'd like all your thoughts on horse chiropractics.

I'm skeptical of it for the same reason my husband (he teaches nursing) and I are -- it won't treat and may worsen an underlying or completely different issue.

AND, since the horse's spine has developed differently from a humans it may be unaffected by manipulation.

Also, without X-rays, how does the chiropractor know what he's treating? Maybe the Chiro. thinks he's helping but isn't accomplishing anything.

Do horse chiropractors work only on the necks? I've looked at diagrams of horse spines and they're way, way under what we see from the outside. I don't see how anyone could work on their backs.

Please, your thoughts.

Marilyn

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