Did you see or listen to the podcast interview with Tracey Cole?
Some folks had questions about the pelvic symphysis I mentioned in that interview. So let’s talk about it.
The pelvic symphysis is the center, base of the horse’s pelvis. Here is a helpful image, from Pelvis and Perineum:
This is the view of the rear of the horse, if you were standing on a ladder looking down at a 45degree angle.
The center “line” (which is the space to the left of label “ischium”) is where the pelvic symphysis is located.
Believe it or not, in a live horse this is technically a joint, and can be misaligned.
Misalignments of the pelvic symphysis can cause many problems, such as:
- Sore gluteal muscles
- Difficulty cantering
- Cross firing
- Counter cantering
- Difficulty backing
- Sacroiliac issues and/or pain
- Difficulty bending
- Difficulty picking up hind feet
- Hock issues
- Stifle problems
- Uneven hind hoof growth
Depending on how the pelvic symphysis is misaligned, the horse may stand “like a ballerina” (ie. one hind foot in front of the other, consistently):
You can also see horses with pelvic symphysis issues “bunny hop”. That is, walk, trot, or canter with their hind legs staying closely together. Rather than striding out correctly.
Frequently though, there are only the symptoms of pelvic symphysis issues, as listed above.
Correcting pelvic symphysis misalignment is easily done with TBT (Tucker BioKinetic Technique). You can learn to do this, at home, simply by completing Modules I and II.
See here for more info: https://www.tuckerbiokinetic.com/certification
If the pelvic symphysis misalignment is not corrected, every other modality or treatment, including joint injections will only help temporarily, if at all.
With TBT, we always look for , and fix the primary cause. In that way, not only are the symptoms fixed, but they don’t come back.
Cheers,
Renee Tucker, DVM
PS. Here is the link to the podcast mentioned: https://wheredoesmyhorsehurt.com/30-year-horse-vet-how-energy-healing-transforms-horses-podcast-with-tracey-cole/
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