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Horse joint pain is something I never actually thought about. It always seemed to me that horses, especially my favorite pet Semper, is impervious to pain and sickness. So when my gorgeous stallion started showing signs of arthritis, I had no clue what to do. Looking online I found this great website about an Animal Fitness Center by Dr. Ava Frick. I found out that all animals can get sick just like humans. If I had not taken Semper in so soon and his equine arthritis had gotten worse I would have never lived it down.Animal Pain Relief

Ava Frick explained that horse joint pain is actually pretty common once they become over 15 years in age. Just like us, their tendons can wear down and ache in cold weather. I got Semper since I was 14, so it is only natural for my beloved horse to experience pain, tenderness, stiffness and swelling in the joints. I was not able to tell that my beloved horse was suffering for so long because I could not tell he was in any pain. I still let him endure hours of practice and even burden him with too much physical activity as I ride him to go around our farm every day.

Horse joint pain can easily be alleviated by medications and drugs. I know that pain medication and drugs can be harmful to my horses organs. I really just wanted to make sure Semper was treated with alternatives to medication. So it was great that Dr. Ava Frick supports alternative therapy to medications for treatment. I love that the Animal Fitness Center uses holistic methods of therapy to relieve animal arthritis and pain. They are not only concerned about eradicating pain using gadgets and devices, but they are also concerned of the proper nutrition needed to hasten the recuperation of the problems and diseases of the animals in their clinic. I was truly relieved to see how my horse was cared for during his stay at the Animal Fitness Center.

I really appreciate the animal chiropractic care that Dr. Ava Frick was able to provide for my horse. Treatments like this are targeted towards the root of the problem so they can cure it instead of just treating the pain caused by it. Although medications can ease the horse joint pain felt by Semper, these will not really target to root cause of the problem, they will simply manage the symptoms. Semper received massage therapy and PST, which is Pulsed Signal Therapy, and is a non invasive type of pain management that helps with the function of the problem areas. In just a couple of weeks under the supervision of Animal Fitness Center, my Semper started to show a marked improvement.Animal Chiropractic