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Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy (VSMT) is the veterinary equivalent of human chiropractic care. involves skilled motion palpation to detect joints that are not functioning appropriately. If indicated, a VSMT practitioner will perform specific adjustments at these locations in order to improve function and mobility and reduce pain.
“My horse has no topline!”
When discussing a horse’s topline, we are typically looking at the visual relationship between the horse’s vertebral spinous processes and the epaxial muscles alongside the spine. These muscles function to extend the spine (picture a racehorse stretched out in a full gallop, with his hind limbs pushed out behind him and his forelimbs stretched out ahead).
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