Self-care blog
Notes from the adjusting room
Short, practical articles from Dr. Jeff Haynes on posture, back and neck pain, life on the road, and keeping your body working the way it should.
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Chiropractic and Athletic Performance
How do you define success in sport? Regardless of whether you are setting out to win a competition, achieving a new personal…
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ATM-2 Rehabilitation
Overview An ATM based treatment is a combined clinician/patient effort to manage and control acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Significant results of…
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Massage
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue using various techniques, to enhance function, aid in…
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How do I identify a Certified Animal Chiropractor?
The American Veterinary Chiropractic Association trains and certifies veterinarians in the art and science of animal adjusting. Veterinarians with certification in animal…
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What about Veterinary Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care can be a cost effective way to maintain the performance ability of the horse. Chiropractic works to eliminate the source…
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What about Conditioning?
Horses are more prone to subluxations and spinal trauma when soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons and muscles are not conditioned for…
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What about Massage?
Massage therapy is an excellent way to restore the body to its natural state and increase its healing capabilities. Benefits that result…
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What about Conformation?
The conformation of the horse should be considered when selecting a horse for a particular use. Horse breeds have been selectively modified…
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How can I identify these symptoms?
Range of Motion The horse should move freely in all ranges of motion with no tension both under saddle and from the…
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What are the symptoms of a Subluxation?
Subluxations of the spinal column may produce many symptoms. The most common problem is pain. Animals in pain will compensate in gait…