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Dr Ann Maastricht is a Veterinarian that performs Veterinary Chiropractic and Acupuncture for Horses and Small Animals.

Ann has branched out into the field of Veterinary Chiropractic and Acupuncture. After an internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery and in particular Equine Lameness at Ballarat Veterinary Practice Ann took up General Equine Practice at Kilmore Equine Clinic working mostly with horses and Weekend Consultations at Woofpurnay Veterinary Hospital working mostly with Dogs and Cats. After seeing many veterinary cases that general veterinary medicine was unable to treat she became interested in Veterinary Chiropractic and Acupuncture.

Ann provides a mobile Veterinary Chiropractic and Acupuncture service to Performance, Racing and Pleasure horses alike as well as Small Animals in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne (other area’s can be arranged if adequate numbers available).

Ann is an avid rider herself and also competes in Dressage and Horse Trials and attends her local Adult Riding club when time permits.

Animal Chiropractic is a field of Veterinary Medicine that allows the practitioner to find "Vertebral Subluxation complexes" (VSC).

A VSC causes a reduction of movement within the normal Range of Motion (ROM) of a joint as well as causing inflammation within the associated nerves.

Veterinary chiropractors are able to assess the spine and other joints to determine if they are "stuck" and can then undertake specific adjustments to the VSC's to return them to normal motion.

The Chiropractic adjustment not only allows for the return of normal ROM but also allows for the normalisation of the nervous system and promote the innate ability of the animal to heal itself.

When Chiropractic is used on a regular basis we can maintain the normal function of the joints as well as delivering pain relief and reducing inflammation of the related nervous system.
This will allow your animal to reach more of its full potential.

Veterinary Acupuncture is a treatment modality that uses very fine needles (acu) at specific points along channels known as “Meridians” that are inserted through the skin (puncture) to treat or prevent disease.
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine has been used in China for thousands of years!!
These meridians are closely associated with nerves and vessels and stimulation of these points has the ability to alter biochemical and physiological factors to achieve regulation, balance, pain relief and healing.

Acupuncture can be compared to power lines and electricity. The power lines are equivalent to the Meridians and the electricity is equivalent to Qi (the energy force that runs through the meridians and body). By stimulating points along the powerlines we can amplify or control the amount of Qi running through the Meridian and cause pain relief and return the body to a state of balance.