Hips out of alignment??

[StarFell]

I had the back man out to Star today and as Im at work I've just rang the yard to see what he said, and my friend said his hips were out of alignment. I didn't even know this was possible

Does anyone have any experience of this? Apparently hes sorted now. Feel a bit bad because I didnt realise

 

[AmyMay]

I have yet to be convinced that this is possible.......

 

[StarFell]

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Hmm I thought it sounded strange...

 

[AmyMay]

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Hmm I thought it sounded strange...

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I may be on my own though

 

[Skhosu]

its like popping discs back in...if getting backs done I would get a vet recommened qualified physio.

 

[jumpthemoon]

Well my horse's pelvis has been out of alignment and also my own. I've seen a chiro for both and seen huge improvement after treatment, so whatever they did worked

 

[Janetterose]

My physio has sorted out both my horses for this and where the misalignment is big there is a massive difference in gait

 

[StarFell]

He does have quite a short stride and it's difficult to get him to lengthen it, could this have been the problem?

 

[spaniel]

Its not the hips its the muscles and other soft tissues that are wrong. If the hips were 'out' your horse would be writhing in agony! Same with discs....if they come out it is excrutiating and theres now way your horse would allow you to ride it like this!

One man would certainly not be able to put hips back without some serious lifting gear and a major anaesthetic!

 

[dwi]

The key phrase is "out of alignment" rather than focussing on the word "out". I have had back and leg problems over the years which I have seen physios, chiros and ostepaths for and it is definitely possible to have a twist which ends up with your hips/pelvis being unlevel and therefore "out of alignment". If its possible for my hips to twist slightly then I can believe its possible for my horses'.

For those of you who don't believe me, how many of you sit with your legs crossed when you are on the sofa etc? Imagine what that does to your joints and posture over a long period. It twists your hips and makes you unlevel

 

[spaniel]

Im not disputing that, my own pelvis is wonky and thats down to crappy tendons and ligaments in my back. Having also slipped a disc last year and prior to that suffering agonising bouts of sciatica I know wher you are coming from.

The 'back' industry is very good at assuming its clients are not quite bright enough to understand what actually goes on under the skin and will bandy about words like 'out' willy nilly. Ive heard it all over the years and being fortunate to be a sports therapist I can let it go but for a lot of owners it is a natural assumption that the 'back' person is talking about bones.

You really cannot, no matter how well qualified you are in either human or horses, manipulate a bone or a joint that much without hearing the screaming!

 

[jumpthemoon]

You beat me to it dwi! 'out of alignment' refers to the pelvis being unlevel - caused by ligaments/muscles/soft tissue etc contracting unevely.

 

[Madam_max]

Hurrah! Well said.