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Human Patients
McTimoney-Corley Spinal Therapy can offer possible relief from such common problems as: -
- Migraine and headaches
- Stiff neck
- Frozen shoulder
- Tennis elbow / golfers' elbow
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Lower back pain
- Lumbago
- Sciatica
and a whole range of organic disorders such as: -
- Heartburn and indigestion
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Irregular periods
IMPORTANT: Whilst all of these symptoms can be indicative of a back problem, they can also occur as a result of other underlying causes. It is therefore important that your doctor is consulted first to rule out any other such causes, before consulting one of our spinal therapists.
Animal Patients
Animals can regularly exhibit the following behaviours or problems as a result of experiencing back pain:
Horses
- Intermittent lameness.
- Jumping fast and flat over fences instead of basculing properly, or
- uncharacteristically starting to refuse altogether.
- Unwillingness to work on the bit, or on a circle and hollowing the back.
- Reluctance or inability to strike off on the correct leading leg in canter.
- Becoming aggressive e.g., bucking, rearing, kicking or biting in order to avoid being ridden.
- Showing reluctance or sensitivity to being saddled and/or bridled, and not wanting to stand still whilst being mounted.
- Displaying signs of misery and/or depression and a general overall reduction in performance.
Dogs and Cats
- Limping or lameness.
- Not wishing to evenly distribute weight on all 4 limbs.
- Difficulty jumping/getting up or down.
- Difficulty climbing (Cats).
- Not being able to run fast.
- Displaying signs of aggression, pain, reluctance to play or unhappiness.
- Lack of performance (dogs - agility training, greyhound racing etc).
IMPORTANT: Whilst all of these symptoms can be indicative of a back problem, they can also occur as a result of other underlying causes. It is therefore important that your veterinarian is consulted first to rule out any other such causes, before consulting one of our spinal therapists.