McTimoney Animal Practitioners aim to address the commonly seen relationship between biomechanical and neurological dysfunction, which can result from acute and chronic influences. The McTimoney chiropractic technique aims to rebalance the animal’s neuromusculoskeletal system using specific high velocity low amplitude (HVLA) adjustments at specific anatomical landmarks along the spine and pelvis, inducing a therapeutic response in joint structures, muscle function and nerve reflexes. Appropriate after care advice and any discussions with the animal’s veterinary surgeon provides for continued support and care for the animal.

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Some examples of the externally peer reviewed evidence based research using the McTimoney chiropractic technique includes:

• McTimoney treatment has an immediate response on the equine longissimus muscle (Wakeling et al., 2006); treatment significantly decreased muscle tone and walking EMG activity compared to no change for control group of no treatment.

• Evidence of a statistically significant reduction in equine splenius muscle activity following chiropractic (McTimoney) treatment (Langstone et al., 2015)

• Positive evidence of a significant reduction in sensitivity to pain (indicated by increase mechanical nociceptor thresholds, MNTs) of the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral musculature following chiropractic treatment compared to no treatment. (Rossa et al., 2015, Vorster et al., 2018, Goodright et al., 2018)

• Quantifiable effects of (McTimoney) chiropractic treatment on equine back dimensions (Dalton et al., 2017) and pressure measurements beneath the saddle (Crosby Jones et al., 2015)