Encompass Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Alex Sievenpiper, DC
IVCA Certified Animal Chiropractor
Mobile Animal Chiropractic Care in North Georgia
678 - 983 - 3148
Research Studies
1. Wakeling J, Barnett K, Price S, & Nankervis K. Effects of manipulative therapy on the longissimus dorsi in the equine back. Equine and Comparative Exercise Physiology. 2006 Aug; 3(3), 153-160. doi:10.1017/ECP200693
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"the longissimus dorsi muscle responds immediately after manipulative therapy"
2. Sullwold P, Lavallie N. Resolution of constipation, polydipsia and generalized weakness in a 14-year-old canine following chiropractic adjustment: a case report and review of literature. Ann Vert Sublux Res. 2018 Sep 3;135-144.
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"After one chiropractic adjustment the ability to walk independently improved and the patient experienced a significant bowel movement immediately after the adjustment"
3. Maldonado MD, Parkinson SD, Story MR, & Haussler KK. The effect of chiropractic treatment on limb lameness and concurrent axial skeleton pain and dysfunction in horses. Animals. 2022 Oct; 12(20): 2845.*
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"Significant treatment effects were noted in subjective measures of hind limb and whole-body lameness scores and vertebral stiffness"
4. Cole C, Tully G. Reversal of paraplegia secondary to intervertebral disc disease in 24 canines with vertebral subluxation: a retrospective analysis of outcomes following chiropractic. Ann Vert Sublux Res. 2018 Nov.*
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"Every canine that began care eventually regained the ability to walk again. This indicates that chiropractic care may be an effective treatment to address biomechanical pathology that results from dysfunction of the spine"