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Sandy isn't feeling the greatest. Her back is outta place so I have to get a chiropractor(equine physiotherapist) to fix it.
(lemmy.world)
Edit: some of y'all are upset about horse chiropractor. Called the dude up and he is an equine physiotherapist and people just call him "the chiropractor"
I was going to have a trainer ride her today, but she was too sore for it. I didn't even saddle her due to how sensitive her back is right now.
Are horse chiropractors actually a studied and licensed position, unlike human ones?
Not to throw shade on OP, but no, chiropractors are quacks in the horse world too. It’s a huge grift from a couple veterinarians that work nearby me.
We have a word for that studied and licensed profession: veterinarian, possibly with equine specialisation.
Physical therapists are not necessarily as qualified as doctors; they can do great work without needing the breadth of a full training. The same could apply to animal health.
PTs, yes, which are qualified health providers. Chiros, however, are a snake oil
OP says horse chiros are basically PTs. I don't know whether to believe them or not, but the idea that you don't need to be a full vet to give a horse PT seems reasonable.
It kinda just sounds like its snake oil, but for horses
Worse, is snake oil for horse owners.
Unless it’s more of a message and the horse feels better after some deep tissue work.
Chiropractic is one step away from placing amythest crystals around the room and humming.
At best it's a shitty massage and if they sold the service as shitty massage (that might badly injure your spine) there wouldn't be a problem.
An equine massage therapist? Fine, it's honest. Equine chiropractic? Horse feathers.
I wonder if there's horse oil for snakes.
Yeah. It's very different than people chiropractors. It is body work and stretching and massage to get things back into place. It's expensive, but it'll be worth it.
That sound exactly the same, actually.
How are they regulated? Because if they aren't, then you don't really know what you're getting.
"Good" chiropractors will stick to the same treatments that actual medical professionals would prescribe, and hence produce results at times. But that doesn't change the fact that it's not a protected term that brings with it some kind of license or education.
As such, no-one who takes doing things right seriously goes by it. To people who science, the term sits right next to homeopathy, and will never be associated with serious medical care.
This is more like physical therapy than chiropracty. There's no actual cracking or popping of joints. It's called chiropracty by most folks because it's simpler. I've never had a people chiropractor do proper body work and stretching on me ever.
The vets recommend this stuff for horses, too, so it isn't quack science. Each vet, at least the ones I know, have chiropractors they work with.
I was very hesitant about the whole practice until I saw it being done and saw how great it was for the critters
Then they shouldn't call it that.
The word has a definition, and quack science explanation that defines the "field".
"Chiropractors" who provide proper care aren't exactly being honest, either. They don't call themselves that because it's simpler. They do it because it's illegal for them to claim to be medical professionals.
So more like a physical therapist?
Yes
Can he do my back after Sandy ?:x