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Successful management of acute-onset tortilocollis in a giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Author: Dadone LL, Haussler KK, Brown G, Marsden M, Gaynor J, Johnston MS, Garelle D

Case study report of combined application of laser therapy and cervical range of motion exercises that produced marked clinical improvement for a  giraffe with severe acute onset torticollis.

Published:  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2013; 44(1): 181-185. doi:  10.1638/1042-7260-44.1.181
Keywords:  giraffe, torticollis, low-level laser therapy, chiropractic, physical therapy

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Dadone LL, Haussler KK, Brown G, Marsden M, Gaynor J, Johnston MS, Garelle D

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