And not just any chiropractor…… Todd Gregory works on the Olympians!
I made the appointment for Picasso because he was supposed to see Todd before he had surgery, but Todd was in town only a few days before Picasso was set to have surgery, so I saw no point to doing it then. Also Picasso will be starting the Hydrohorse after the first of the year and I wanted to make sure all his ducks (vertebrae) were in a rows. lol
I also have been concerned about his neck. Picasso has a very overdeveloped under neck muscle. I was hoping Todd could tell me if that is a compensatory thing, i.e. we can fix it with proper work, or if it was a structural defect that wasn’t fixable.
Todd started out with a tool I can only call a tiny jack hammer! It is a percussive massager. Picasso was HIGHLY suspicious, but Todd introduces the device by firt percussing his own arm while he lays his arm on the horse. He then gradually moves toward his hand so the horse feels the machine more and more. Excellent technique! After that he used the cold laser. The cold laser emits energy at a certain wavelength that helps cells heal, gets mitochondria to produce ATP, and promotes overall healing. Picasso really wasn’t sure about this and so he just HAD to investigate….
The cold laser has a power source that has a small fan in it. This minor hum had Pica questioning its safety….. So he kept a close eye on proceedings…
He had to make sure Todd was doing his job correctly…..
Todd followed the cold laser with a stim machine. It’s a ring of wire that emits electrical pulses. These pulses cause the horse’s muscles to pulse underneath the ring! Very cool and I do such a bad job of explaining what it does. Either way, Todd then did some minor adjustments to Picasso and finished up. Picasso looked so pleased and relaxed at the end. He dropped his head and started to snooze!
Thanks Todd (and Pam 
) ! Great visit!
And after Picasso was so relaxed he was dizzy, MOM got an adjustment! So nice to have a relaxed back again. But what was most memorable was Pica’s eyes when Todd set up the table. “What the hell are you gonna do to me now?” But when I got on the table he was even more intrigued!
He was very confused as to why I was on a table and getting contorted in all kinds of odd positions. Goofy horse….
In other news, Tildren came and will be given to Picasso on Thursday. Wish us lots of luck!
