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The nervous system controls everything. Veterinary Chiropractic explores on the root cause of your a Why does Veterinary Chiropractic work, what is it?

Veterinary chiropractic also known as animal chiropractic, is an emerging subspecialization for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs) and Doctors of Chiropractic(DCs) only, to provide integrative healthcare. Veterinary Chiropractic is not an Alternative Treatment it is an Integrative Care. Veterinary Chiropractic is not meant to replace conventional Veterinary Care. Integrative Care means best results if used in conjunction with good conventional Veterinary Care. As always, also here applies: Balance is the key to success and finding the root of the problem. The main command centers of the nervous system are the brain and the spinal cord. The essential spinal cord is being protected by vertebrae and associated with complex, major structures like f.eg. nerves (leading to all structures in the body), muscles, ligaments etc. The doctor first finds areas of restrictive movement f.eg. of the vertebrae of the spine. Such restrictive movement usually has quite an impact on the associated nerves and muscles and can cause serious neurological interference leading to :
- fixed vertebra, muscles and ligaments leading to inflammation and nerve impingement and tissue damage loss of function
Remember that nerves innervate various structures in the body not only muscles also organs. So easy symptoms of those spinal fixations of your animal could be:
- pain, sensitivity to touch, spasm, lameness, gait abnormalities etc. And of course there are plenty of more symptoms much more difficult to differentiate especially when the organs start to malfunction due to subluxations of the vertebrae and consequently neurological interferences. How does the Chiropractor treat those subluxations? Chiropractic treatment approaches the nervous system via so called adjustments of the subluxations (immobilities) in the spine or extremities- the doctors use their hands and a precise thrust and angles on the immobile anatomical structures. Veterinary Chiropractic explores on the root cause of your animal’s problem and
is an effective and valuable way of treating your animal -restoring ,maintaining and improving strength & health and top performance.

13/11/2025

01/10/2025

Exciting news! Drs. Aituan Ma, Sherrie Xie and Huisheng Xie have been published in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 🐾📖

It’s inspiring to see Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine TCVM featured in a leading mainstream veterinary journal.

Read this insightful article “Clinical Application of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Small Animal Practice” on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40695659/

31/08/2025

Happy Holistic Pet Day! 🌿🐶🐱 Today, we honor the healing power of integrative care for our furry friends. From acupuncture, medical manipulation, and rehabilitation to herbal remedies and wholesome nutrition, let’s support our pets in living their healthiest, happiest lives!

22/06/2025

18/04/2025

Happy Easter!🐇🐣🌿

21/03/2025

29/01/2025

🧧 Happy Chinese New Year!
The Year of the YIN Wood Snake – Wisdom, Transformation & Resilience 🐍✨

Like the snake shedding its skin, this year invites us to release what no longer serves us and step into growth. Trust your instincts, embrace change, and move with quiet strength.

Success comes with patience and strategy—small, intentional steps lead to big transformations.

Let 2025 be a year of clarity, renewal, and courage. Rise above fear, adapt with grace, and own your journey. 💙☯️❤

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas &
a happy 2025!
🎄🐾💖🌟

24/11/2024

I post this a few times a year.
Education -
EVER noticed those slits at the sides of a dog’s nose? Why do dogs have them?
Once again, nature( evolution )proves her elegance in the design of our dogs. I started looking more into evolution a while back, after reading a scientific journal, about a black Dog introduced to work in very cold temperatures, which slowly changed to white. White patches slowly formed. I know it had to do with the blood temperatures. I’m still looking for where I filed it away?? I found it amazing! I recently stumbled across something similar change watching a Killer whale documentary.

When we humans inhale and exhale, air comes in the same way it goes out. Any smells that come in through our mouths are forced out as we exhale. Any alternating of this, is affecting the Dogs naturally ability that evolution has improved on over years. It’s very important that when breed dogs, we work with evolution and not against. They should be fully functional and healthy, as there ancestors.

When a dog exhales through his nose, however, the exhaled air is released through those slits and off to the side so that nice, smelly air going into the dog’s nostrils doesn’t get diluted with the outgoing air. Put another way, the slits allow the dog to avoid smelling what he just exhaled.

The slits help the dog hold scent particles in the nostrils even as exhaled air passing out the slits creates a swirling air turbulence allowing interesting odors to be inhaled directly into the centre of each nostril. Since dogs breathe faster when trying to sniff a certain smell, they widen their nostrils to pull in more air which makes it possible for a dog searching for smells to have a steady stream of air coming in for up to 40 seconds, maybe even longer.

The slits also allow dogs to wiggle each nostril independently which gives them the ability to know which nostril a smell entered. This is how a dog can pinpoint where a smell is coming from, and why a dog searching for smells on the ground will weave back and forth as he follows a trail.

We all know the superb smelling abilities of dogs, but let’s use an analogy between scent and sight to really put it into perspective: What we as humans can see at a third of a mile, our dog can see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well.
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Veterinary Chiropractic also known as animal chiropractic, is an emerging subspecialization for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs) and Doctors of Chiropractic(DCs) only, to provide integrative healthcare. Veterinary Chiropractic & Acupuncture are not an Alternative Treatments, they are Integrative Care. Veterinary Chiropractic is not meant to replace conventional Veterinary Care. Integrative Care means best results if used in conjunction with good conventional Veterinary Care. As always, also here applies: Balance is the key to success and finding the root of the problem.

Why does Veterinary Chiropractic work, what is it?

The nervous system controls everything. The main command centers of the nervous system are the brain and the spinal cord. The essential spinal cord is being protected by vertebrae and associated with complex, major structures like f.eg. nerves (leading to all structures in the body), muscles, ligaments etc. The doctor first finds areas of restrictive movement f.eg. of the vertebrae of the spine. Such restrictive movement usually has quite an impact on the associated nerves and muscles and can cause serious neurological interference leading to : - fixed vertebra, muscles and ligaments leading to inflammation and nerve impingement and tissue damage loss of function Remember that nerves innervate various structures in the body not only muscles also organs. So easy symptoms of those spinal fixations of your animal could be: - pain, sensitivity to touch, spasm, lameness, gait abnormalities etc. And of course there are plenty of more symptoms much more difficult to differentiate especially when the organs start to malfunction due to subluxations of the vertebrae and consequently neurological interferences.

How does the Veterinary Chiropractor treat those subluxations?

Chiropractic treatment approaches the nervous system via so called adjustments of the subluxations (immobilities) in the spine or extremities- the doctors use their hands and a precise thrust and angles on the immobile anatomical structures. Veterinary Chiropractic explores on the root cause of your animal’s problem and is an effective and valuable way of treating your animal -restoring ,maintaining and improving strength & health and top performance.

What is Veterinary Acupuncture?

Acupuncture may be defined as the insertion of needles into specific points on the body to produce a healing response. Each acupuncture point has specific actions when stimulated. This technique has been used in veterinary practice in China for thousands of years to treat many ailments. The Chinese also use acupuncture as preventative medicine. Acupuncture is used all around the world, either along or in conjunction with Western medicine, to treat a wide variety of conditions in every species of animal. Clinical research has been conducted showing positive results in the treatment of both animals and humans, and the use of acupuncture is increasing. Acupuncture will not cure every condition, but it can work very well when it is indicated.

For which condition is Acupuncture indicated?

Acupuncture is indicated for functional problems such as those that involve paralysis, noninfectious inflammation (such as allergies), and pain. For small animals, the following are some of the general conditions which may be treated with acupuncture:

Musculoskeletal problems, such as arthritis, intervertebral disk disease, or traumatic nerve injury , neurological deficits, lameness due to soft tissue injury,, muscle and ligament strain,DJD, limb paresis, paralysis, muscle athropy [..]

Respiratory problems, such as feline asthma

Skin problems such as lick granulomas and allergic dermatitis

Gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea

Selected reproductive problems

For large animals, acupuncture is again commonly used for functional problems. Some of the general conditions where it might be applied are the following:

Musculoskeletal problems such as sore backs or downer cow syndrome, back/neck pain, strained muscles and ligaments, soft tissue injuries [...]

Neurological problems such as facial paralysis

Skin problems such as allergic dermatitis

Respiratory problems such as heaves and “bleeders”

Gastrointestinal problems such as nonsurgical colic