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Horse chiropractor and sinus stripping

BradyM

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As an independent auto damage appraiser in Colorado I get to briefly interact with quite a number of people. Although it's in a superficial way, I do sometimes discover interesting little things about them. Some are obvious clues hanging from the rearview mirror or mounted on the dash. Often it's in the form of a bumper sticker or window decal. Sometimes they just say something that catches my interest. This is just what happened recently while inspecting a vehicle on a ranch. The woman had been towing her horse in a trailer when her truck was struck by another vehicle. The horse trailer had rolled onto it’s side. I asked her about the horse and was advised that it was ok – just bruised and excited. She then mentioned that the “horse chiropractor” had been there several times to treat the horse. I couldn’t help myself and I mumbled something along the lines of “I don’t think chiropractors are of much use to people let alone a horse.” Another person who works for the woman stated, “Well this guy works miracles with the horse”. Then the woman stated matter-of-factly that she has her (not the horse’s) sinuses stripped every spring and she “has never had a problem.” Now what concerned me was the “sinus stripping” – just what the hell is this and why-o-why is a chiropractor offering this procedure? Ok, I know the obvious answer – to extract money from the gullible. I searched the internet and did find this “service” offered by some chiropractors but otherwise rather limited information. Couldn’t find anything on Quackwatch either.
 
I think you have answered most of your own questions in your post. If you want to find out more about what we think about chiropractors in general then read some of the threads found when you click on your first tag chiropractor

I cannot offer you any specific advice.

Edit. And welcome to the forum.
 
Sounds like someone just saying impressive words that don't really mean anything in real terms.

By the way, I've requested a move of this thread to the Science and Medicine forum area - the vets on the forum tend to hand out there, and there's already a very lively discussion about chiropractic going on in another thread. I think you'll get better discussion if the thread's in that section.

Rolfe.
 
Sean84 said:
How the hell do you wrench a horse's spine without receiving a well deserved kick?
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I've seen them at work. I have a friend who believes in them, and since I have a real nice barn that is near the highway and very easy to find, she sometimes brings a horse here to get "treated". You'll see the "practitioner" run their hands down the horse's spine, and then just sort of gently nudging the horse here and there. They also will pick up the horse's limbs and move them around in odd ways. It's all very quiet and gentle, nothing an average horse would object to.

Of course, it never actually works. The owner might believe the horse is "better" for a short while, but somehow the annoying problem keeps coming back... because they have not actually dealt with the real issue...
 
I remember when I was at college, the lecturer pointing out the strength of the horse's back muscles, and the size and strength of the bones and ligaments, and the amount of force that's put on the whole shebang when the horse goes over a jump, or even lies down and rolls. Or even what the saddle and rider do.

Then invited us to ponder whether anyone could do anything meaningful to that lot with a little nudge of the hand.

I also recall watching anaesthetised horses being moved from the recovery room to the operating table and back, using a hoist, usually suspended from all four legs, but if one leg was lame they would leave that one free. Quite hair-raising actually, but it never seemed to cause any back problems.

It's about as silly as homoeopathy.

Rolfe.
 
Found this:

"A hands-on-technique called sinus stripping unclogs blocked sinuses reducing pain and restoring proper function."

We used to call this "picking".
I never IMAGINED you could get paid for this!
:jaw-dropp
 
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Amapola said:
I've seen them at work. I have a friend who believes in them, and since I have a real nice barn that is near the highway and very easy to find, she sometimes brings a horse here to get "treated". You'll see the "practitioner" run their hands down the horse's spine, and then just sort of gently nudging the horse here and there. They also will pick up the horse's limbs and move them around in odd ways. It's all very quiet and gentle, nothing an average horse would object to.

Of course, it never actually works. The owner might believe the horse is "better" for a short while, but somehow the annoying problem keeps coming back... because they have not actually dealt with the real issue...
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The horse responds to handling :-)
One trick they have is to stand the horse on the halfstep.
The horse is uncomfortable and in this period the 'chiropractor' or horse buyer does their speil knowing well that in another half step the horse regains its normal stance and the 'lameness' disappears
 
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