[Dog Chiropractic D-dog] Making the love of chiropractic care 'normal' for beloved dogs
D-dog Co., Ltd. announces its April Dream to make dog chiropractic care commonplace, driven by a founder with 35+ years of human osteopathic experience.
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Our company supports April Dream, a project that makes April 1st a day to broadcast dreams. This press release is the dream of D-dog Co., Ltd. (Location: Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Representative: Josuke Inaba), which operates the dog chiropractic "D-dog".
7 million "family members" facing the crisis of aging and walking
The number of dogs kept in Japan is said to reach about 7 million*, and the average lifespan of pet dogs is increasing year by year due to the increase in indoor keeping and higher quality of pet food.
*From the Pet Food Association's "National Dog and Cat Keeping Reality Survey"
On the other hand, "walking problems" associated with longevity are becoming more serious. It is said that about 40% of senior dogs are suspected to have joint diseases, and there is a risk of developing conditions such as patellar luxation in Toy Poodles and herniated discs in Miniature Dachshunds even at a young age.
Dogs cannot express their poor physical condition in words. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the condition to have already progressed by the time an abnormality is noticed, and there is a reality that many owners give up, thinking "it's because of their age".
But is that really something that "can't be helped"?
The Origin: The "hands" that saved my mother were the beginning of everything
The origin of Josuke Inaba, representative of the dog chiropractic "D-dog", who has over 35 years of experience as an acupuncturist and judo therapist, lies in his "mother".
His mother, who worked hard to raise him as a single mother, developed rheumatism.
Eventually, she could barely walk, and her condition deteriorated to the point where even answering the phone was difficult.
Even though she moved from one hospital to another, her symptoms only worsened instead of improving. It was then that they found a certain acupuncturist and judo therapist.
After receiving treatment, his mother gradually recovered to the point where she could walk on her own.
Seeing this, Inaba witnessed the moment when "human hands change a human's life".
Then, the master who had been performing the treatments told him this:
"From now on, you should treat your mother."
Inaba was in the second grade of elementary school at the time. With those words as a trigger, he became an apprentice, learned the techniques, and continued to study rheumatism for his mother.
Techniques born from over 35 years of clinical experience
After that, Inaba ran the "Inaba Acupuncture and Osteopathic Clinic (Location: Inaba-cho, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture)" and has faced many patients for over 35 years.
What was cultivated through his long clinical experience was the conviction that "the body inherently has the power to recover on its own".
This idea eventually led to a new perspective: "Wouldn't the same be true for animals, not just humans?"
An encounter with a Miniature Pinscher gave birth to "another mission"
The turning point was a single comment from a patient.
"My dog can no longer stand up..."
Although they visited animal hospitals, the symptoms did not improve. With the loss of her beloved dog's health, nursing care became necessary, the patient's life changed completely, and she was enveloped in deep sorrow.
The sight of the discouraged patient overlapped with his childhood self, and at the same time,...
7 million "family members" facing the crisis of aging and walking
The number of dogs kept in Japan is said to reach about 7 million*, and the average lifespan of pet dogs is increasing year by year due to the increase in indoor keeping and higher quality of pet food.
*From the Pet Food Association's "National Dog and Cat Keeping Reality Survey"
On the other hand, "walking problems" associated with longevity are becoming more serious. It is said that about 40% of senior dogs are suspected to have joint diseases, and there is a risk of developing conditions such as patellar luxation in Toy Poodles and herniated discs in Miniature Dachshunds even at a young age.
Dogs cannot express their poor physical condition in words. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the condition to have already progressed by the time an abnormality is noticed, and there is a reality that many owners give up, thinking "it's because of their age".
But is that really something that "can't be helped"?
The Origin: The "hands" that saved my mother were the beginning of everything
The origin of Josuke Inaba, representative of the dog chiropractic "D-dog", who has over 35 years of experience as an acupuncturist and judo therapist, lies in his "mother".
His mother, who worked hard to raise him as a single mother, developed rheumatism.
Eventually, she could barely walk, and her condition deteriorated to the point where even answering the phone was difficult.
Even though she moved from one hospital to another, her symptoms only worsened instead of improving. It was then that they found a certain acupuncturist and judo therapist.
After receiving treatment, his mother gradually recovered to the point where she could walk on her own.
Seeing this, Inaba witnessed the moment when "human hands change a human's life".
Then, the master who had been performing the treatments told him this:
"From now on, you should treat your mother."
Inaba was in the second grade of elementary school at the time. With those words as a trigger, he became an apprentice, learned the techniques, and continued to study rheumatism for his mother.
Techniques born from over 35 years of clinical experience
After that, Inaba ran the "Inaba Acupuncture and Osteopathic Clinic (Location: Inaba-cho, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture)" and has faced many patients for over 35 years.
What was cultivated through his long clinical experience was the conviction that "the body inherently has the power to recover on its own".
This idea eventually led to a new perspective: "Wouldn't the same be true for animals, not just humans?"
An encounter with a Miniature Pinscher gave birth to "another mission"
The turning point was a single comment from a patient.
"My dog can no longer stand up..."
Although they visited animal hospitals, the symptoms did not improve. With the loss of her beloved dog's health, nursing care became necessary, the patient's life changed completely, and she was enveloped in deep sorrow.
The sight of the discouraged patient overlapped with his childhood self, and at the same time,...