A new chiropractor, and can you read the notes?

2GoodDogs

2GoodDogs

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A breeder at training class got me all worried about my boy being out of alignment and possibly having hip dysplasia, so I whined to a friend and she fixed us up with her canine chiropractor. We went Saturday and Justus who is usually full of drama being handled, did just fine. Previous chiro used an activator and my boy screamed murder and tried to bite! This lady used her hands, made adjustments in several places and Justus licked her hand afterward. He went in pacing and after adjustment was trotting freely.

I have no idea how to interpret the marks she made on his chart, but we were advised to come monthly for a little while.

The chiro said the hip x-rays would be up to me but she didn't think he would have the flexibility had when she went over him. She told me that its my money, and he could have some dysplasia but she didn't see much that would make her suspect it.

Do you know what this means?

Sacral base: p
sl Joint Pl: right
c1/pr
L1, L2,L3: p
T10, T11: p
 
Maybe one of the vets -- even if they don't have chiropractic experience can chime in -- but having had chiropractic treatments before for several family members, they sound pretty similar to the terminology used for humans. The sacral base and SI joint are at the end of the spine, and the C1/L1, etc/T10 would refer to the different sections of vertebrae. C= cervical, L= lumber, and T=thoracic.
 
Thanks! Next visit I'll ask her what it all means. I'm guess that p might be code for subluxation...

He is trotting more when moving naturally, but still paces when he is on lead. I'm going to take the metronome and try to match it to him trotting naturally - that will tell me how fast I need to be walking when we heel to keep him in that beautiful ground covering trot... he looks so weird and choppy when he paces.
 
2GoodDogs said:
Thanks! Next visit I'll ask her what it all means. I'm guess that p might be code for subluxation...

He is trotting more when moving naturally, but still paces when he is on lead. I'm going to take the metronome and try to match it to him trotting naturally - that will tell me how fast I need to be walking when we heel to keep him in that beautiful ground covering trot... he looks so weird and choppy when he paces.
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Could be like Birch. BIrch has such a ground covering stride that he paces when he heels with me. I almost need to walk run to get him to trot. Interesting in the yard or playing, he never paces.
 
corbinam said:
ute_fan I believe is correct.

I prefer to use a chiro that doesn't use an actuator as well for my pups.
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Me too, the dogs do better with the hands on approach.

Not sure what the P means I suspect subluxation. The other is the location on the spine.
 
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