Greyhounds

All Greyhound owners should check their dogs after each run and be able to find muscle tears and soreness but shoulders and sciatic nerve should be left to the professionals 

Some of the symptoms to look for in the racing greyhound

Problems associated with shoulders:

• Running off or easing off in the bends
• Not being able to get down in the boxes and therefore missing the start
• Greyhounds that continously run with shoulders out will eventually drop the left pin muscle
• Pull up with sore wrists
• Not extending out in front
• Most Metacarpal and wrist problems come from the shoulders

Problems associated with the sciatic nerve:

• Missing the start
• Crabbing
• Cramping across the saddle or wither
• Lack of drive
• Referral pain causing muscle soreness down the stiffle, hamstring and as far down as the calf muscles

Greyhounds can drop back muscles, tear hip supports and triangle muscles due to bad referral pain from pinched sciatic nerve causing chronic muscle spasms

Many dogs are fighters and hard to handle due to soreness caused through pinched nerves. Laser and Ultrasonic work will not remove muscle soreness due to referral pains caused through nerve problems.

See Doc to get your dog winning!!