Animal Chiropractic
Ava providing a horse with a chiropractic adjustment. Most animals actually enjoy the procedure.
Many diseases are worsened by the presence of spinal subluxations, which is a slight misalignment of the vertebrae. Spinal subluxations prevent circulation and nerve energy from going in and out of the joints, and the organs to which the nerves are connected. This leads to further deterioration. The birthing process can also lead to problems because the spine is subjected to abnormal forces at delivery.
Animal chiropractic can help improve conditions such as:
- Pain in Back, Legs, Neck
- Back/Disc Injury
- Gait Abnormalities
- Seizures
- Chronic Vomiting
- Metobolic Dysfunction
- Asthma
- Urinary Incontinence
Animal chiropractic can be useful for:
- Horses
- Dogs
- Cats
- And many other animals! Contact us to find out if chiropractic care can help your pet.
 Before Ava's adjustment, this horse could only turn his neck to one side. Now with only a carrot as inducement, he demonstrates his full range of motion. |
 Dr. Frick giving an alpaca a chiropractic adjustment. |
 Dr. Frick giving a dog a chiropractic adjustment in her office. |
Why Animal Chiropractic?
Ava Frick, DVM, is a Lifetime member of the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association
“One day I was standing in the clinic, working on a dachshund who had a back problem,” Ava says. “Suddenly I realized, ‘I can give this dog some drugs, but I can’t fix the problem.’ And that’s what got me to begin to look at chiropractic because I wanted to be able to fix the problem.
“A chiropractic adjustment is aimed at correcting subluxations and restoring proper functioning of the nervous system. In doing that, we eliminate the cause of a dysfunction, not just the symptoms.
Chiropractic is more than just having knowledge, it is being able to implement it. It’s a feeling you have between your hands.
“A person with this really good feeling can take their fingertips and feel the muscles and nerves. They can feel the animal’s sense of where they’re at. There are some animals–when I get into a horse or dog’s space and I touch them–it’s like they are sad to be in that body.
“Some people are better at it than others. I have that, and that is what makes a person in this field better than another.”
- Dr. Ava Frick
*Horse owners: Download our general protocol for Chiropractic on horses 
