- Craniosacral MassageThe first use of cranial manipulation as a therapeutic modality, according to Cottam and Smith (1981), was by Willard Carver, D.C., who reportedly used a technique on the head in 1906 for treating hydrocephalus. Cottam and Smith stated that Carver (1909), in his book Chiropractic Analysis, made two statements that seemed to refer to cranial manipulation for the treatment of hydrocephalus and ‘Brain Fever'. However, he did not describe the technique in writing. During the teens and early twenties the discovery and use of cranial manipulative techniques was limited to a few isolated osteopaths and chiropractors using a variety of procedures, such as pressure, vibration, and manual thrusting. Many osteopaths and chiropractors shared knowledge in those early days, leaving the origin of different techniques open to debate. However, records are available to show that two doctors - first Nephi Cottam, D.C. and later William Sutherland, D.O. - emerged as the principal developers of cranial techniques (Cottam and Smith, 1981). Both men developed comprehensive systems of cranial techniques, but systems with notably different characteristics. Cottam's very direct osseous manipulation of cranial bones became associated with the chiropractic profession. Sutherland's approach, which conceptually and functionally involves the primary respiratory mechanism (now known as the craniosacral mechanism), became associated with the osteopathic profession.
- Cryotherapy
- Nutritional Consultation
- Manipulation TherapyAchieving whole body health can require more than just a spinal manipulation. We have electrode-stimulus equipment for muscular relaxation, roller tables that relax the muscles surrounding the spine prior to spinal manipulation, spinal decompression devices and much more.
- Spinal Decompression
- Applied Kinesiology
- Acupuncture$50+We charge $100.00 per horse or cow and $50.00 per dog / cat or goat if the animal is brought to our place at 5790 W. Hwy 287 in Midlothian, Texas 76065. Off -site visits start at $110.00 per horse and $60.00 dogs/cats/goats. There may be a barn fee depending on the distance that needs to be traveled. It usually takes between 1/2 to 1 hour to treat an animal. For equine acupuncture, we recommend Valerie Bixler, DVM, 214-514-3618.