In short, chiropractic helps keep muscle and skeletal structures comfortable and nerves happy. This in turn helps keep the entire body happy as nerves govern all organs and systems of the body. When the nerves are functioning optimally, the internal organs can function better too. We could say it like: "If the nervous system ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".

 

Read on to learn some of the science behind chiropractic and what conditions have been known to particularly benefit from it.

 

Routine chiropractic care for whole-body health and wellness support in pets is recommended throughout life, from birth onward. Once monthly adjustment is usually recommended for maintenance in healthy animals. More frequent care may be needed if there are disease conditions present such as metabolic or endocrine disorders and musculoskeletal or neurological disorders. Some disorders in which animals can particularly benefit from chiropractic care include arthritis, constipation, cruciate ligament tears (knee/stifle injury, CCL/ACL tear), ear infections – a contributing factor believed to be inflammation in the ear canal stemming from an irritated nerve, feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC, a cause of urinating outside the box), hip dysplasia (deformation in hip joint), intervertebral disc disease or extrusion (IVDD/IVDE, bulging or ruptured disc, "slipped disc", "pinched nerve"), lick granulomas or over grooming – region of the skin affected by irritated nerve (dermatome affected), lumbosacral stenosis (narrow space in spinal canal), luxating patellae (loose knee caps), seizures, spondylosis (arthritis of the spine), sprains/strains, urinary incontinence, etcetera.

 

Chiropractic care is integral for whole-body health and wellness. With chiropractic care, normal range of motion is restored to the joints of the spine and limbs which in turn reduces inflammation around the nerves and allows the nerves’ functioning to improve. The practitioner’s hands are used to correct the areas of restricted motion, known as subluxations, by applying a specific movement to the bone of the joint. This is known as the adjustment.

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Subluxations occur with the normal everyday stressors of life, both physical and emotional. And they occur frequently – weekly or daily even. It does not mean that the joint is out of place. In the chiropractic definition of subluxation, the bones are within the normal joint space, but they are slightly off placement within that space. It has been scientifically demonstrated that just this slight change causes increased pressure on the nerves in the region and inflammation; this interferes with the neurological signaling. Neurological signaling is essential for life and comes from the brain to the spinal cord which is housed within the spine and then to the nerves exiting the spine which supply the entire body. Thus, a subluxation in one joint of the spine can negatively affect all of the organs and systems that the associated nerves supply. This is why every creature with a spine benefits from regular, continuous chiropractic examination and adjustment. Chiropractic is about more than being able to walk and move freely. It is about the health and optimal functioning of every system of the body.