Common symptoms of when your horse or dog may benefit from a McTimoney treatment are as follows:
- Uneven wear of shoes
- Unexplained deterioration in usual performance
- Resistances (e.g. napping, bucking, refusing, rearing)
- Unlevelness (especially behind)
- Sore or cold backs
- Asymmetry (e.g. stiffness on one rein)
- Uneven muscle development or atrophy
- Grumpiness when tacking up
Dogs:
- Difficulty getting in and out of cars or climbing stairs
- Reluctance to exercise
- Crying out when getting up
- Stiffness or pain after exercise
- Signs of discomfort or pain when being fussed
General:
- Lameness after a trauma where alternative causes have been ruled out
- Limb dragging
- Changes in behaviour
- Recurrence of symptoms previously successfully treated by manipulation