FAQs Archive - True Balance Animal Wellness

Q: FOR FAMILIES WITH DOGS IN DIRE STRAITS

[fusion_imageframe image_id="176|thumbnail" max_width="" style_type="" blur="" stylecolor="" hover_type="liftup" bordersize="" bordercolor="" borderradius="" align="left" lightbox="no" gallery_id="" lightbox_image="" lightbox_image_id="" alt="" link="" linktarget="_self" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" filter_hue="0" filter_saturation="100" filter_brightness="100" filter_contrast="100" filter_invert="0" filter_sepia="0" filter_opacity="100" filter_blur="0" filter_hue_hover="0" filter_saturation_hover="100" filter_brightness_hover="100" filter_contrast_hover="100" filter_invert_hover="0" filter_sepia_hover="0" filter_opacity_hover="100" filter_blur_hover="0"]https://www.truebalanceanimalwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/selma_6-e1406605329425-150x150.jpg[/fusion_imageframe]Selma, a 5 year old 140 pound Great Dane, walked in to the hospital for neck surgery, and was sent home post-op paralyzed from the neck down. With her neurosurgeon’s referral, Alden treated her with cold laser and bodywork, and offered helpful ideas/home aids for managing Selma on the road to recovery. They were shown core strengthening exercises, recommended acupuncture, and hydrotherapy .

Q: OLDER DOGS "SLOWING DOWN" or seeming "A LITTLE STIFF"

SAREK (pictured at left), is a 12 year old lab mix who could no longer take walks or navigate stairs. Alden taught his owners passive range of motion, bodywork, and quick and simple daily strengthening exercises. With consistency from his parents, and weekly cold laser/bodywork sessions, he’s walking up to a mile daily, and is climbing stairs independently again!