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It will take more than threats and cease and desist letters from state veterinary boards to silence animal chiropractic pioneer Dr. Daniel Kamen, D.C. After a long absence, he will soon be back on the road again showing equestrians and dog owners how to restore normal joint function and improve their animal’s performance.Kamen, 57, who is the author of three best-selling books on animal chiropractic technique, The Well Adjusted Horse, The Well Adjusted Dog, and The Well Adjusted Cat, has received warning letters from Oklahoma, Washington, Ohio, Minnesota, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, and Nevada, to name a few, not to conduct seminars in their states. “Can you believe this?” said Kamen. “Nevada, a state that allows prostitution and gambling sent out a news release over the national wire after I did a seminar in Las Vegas during the winter of 2000. Apparently, cavorting with a hooker stays in Vegas, but cracking a horse’s tuchus does not.”
Many of these states claim Kamen is practicing veterinary medicine without a license just for teaching these techniques to other chiropractors, veterinarians, plus horse and dog owners. “I can’t think of anything more absurd, and un-American,” said Kamen, who has been involved in animal chiropractic since 1981, long before any certification courses were available. “What ever happened to freedom of speech? I suppose Amazon and Barnes & Noble are also practicing veterinary medicine without a license since they sell books and DVD’s teaching you how to perform abdominal surgery on horses and dogs.”
Kamen, who has conducted over 400 hands-on animal chiropractic technique seminars worldwide, thinks the controversy over his seminars is not about animal safety, but about money. “Chiropractic gets results without drugs, surgery, or side effects—and it’s inexpensive,” said Kamen. “There is an easy and safe technique I teach dog owners which, in many cases, can prevent the onset of canine hip dysplasia. They can do it themselves forever for under two hundred dollars. Compare that to hip dysplasia surgery that can cost over six grand. There is also an effective and simple technique for canine bladder incontinence I can teach someone in less than one minute. Maybe the vets are afraid they’ll sell less phenylpropanolamine, a drug that can lead to bone marrow suppression.
Kamen, who briefly worked on the famed racehorse Cigar, said he was coaxed out of retirement mostly by horse owners. “I used to get tons of barrel racers and Thoroughbred owners at my seminars,” said Kamen. “Many of their friends took my course and immediately saw a big improvement in their horse’s racing results—shaving fractions off the time.”
When Kamen resumes his seminars in the spring, he fully expects to hear from many more veterinary boards, but he’s not sure which ones. “A lot depends on how well their football teams do this season,” said Kamen. “They know I’m from Chicago. If the Bears beat the Vikings on December 1st, I had better wait until at least April 1st to announce whether or not I’m going to Duluth.”
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Name: Daniel Kamen, D.C.
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Address: 1121 Highland Grove Drive Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 708-744-6325
Website: http://www.animalchiropractic.com
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