IVCA member – Dr. Silke Meermann
My name is Dr. Silke Meermann; I am a small animal veterinarian in Bergkamen, Germany. After having graduated from Vet School in 2002, curiosity made me sign up for Veterinary Chiropractic with the former European Academy for Veterinary Chiropractic in 2004. In 2005 I completed both the EAVC and the IVCA-exams and have been an IVCA-member ever since. The way Chiropractic – and also Osteopathy and Physiotherapy – understand health and well being really has changed my life: Looking at things from a functional perspective instead of looking for names and diagnoses that tie an individual down to a disease or syndrome, really opened up my mind. As I have always been a „dog-person“, I took a small animal Physiotherapy Training and a Training in Structural Canine Osteopathy after that. At the same time I tried to learn as much as possible about different dog sports and behavioral training issues. This is where I met Christiane Gräff, a Human Physiotherapist and Osteopath with Special Training in Sports Physiotherapy – also dedicated to dogs. In countless talks and sessions we tried to combine our knowledge and fantasy – me coming from the Veterinary and Chiropractic Background – Christiane coming from the Human and Physiotherapeutic and Osteopathic side – to come up with osteopathic treatment techniques for dogs – and then put that together into our first book („Osteopathie bei Hunden“). The book is available as a hardcover textbook in German, it has also been translated into Spanish (Osteopatía en el perro). https://www.ulmer.de/usd-7118525/osteopathie-bei-hunden-.html As we saw – and still see – a lot of problems in connection with certain types of dog sports and the way dogs are trained, a couple of years later we felt the strong need for another Textbook on Sport Physiotherapy for dogs – this is how we came up with our second book („Sportphysiotherapie für Hunde“). It is also available as a hardcover textbook as well as an e-book. https://shop.thieme.de/Sportphysiotherapie-fuer-Hunde/9783132058712
The first IVCA exam in 2026 has taken place, and we are delighted that everything went well. Thank you to everyone for making this exam such a success.
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Haha the attire is so different for the Australian exams 🤔☺️
IVCA member – Dr. Silke Meermann
My name is Dr. Silke Meermann; I am a small animal veterinarian in Bergkamen, Germany.
After having graduated from Vet School in 2002, curiosity made me sign up for Veterinary Chiropractic with the former European Academy for Veterinary Chiropractic in 2004. In 2005 I completed both the EAVC and the IVCA-exams and have been an IVCA-member ever since.
The way Chiropractic – and also Osteopathy and Physiotherapy – understand health and well being really has changed my life: Looking at things from a functional perspective instead of looking for names and diagnoses that tie an individual down to a disease or syndrome, really opened up my mind.
As I have always been a „dog-person“, I took a small animal Physiotherapy Training and a Training in Structural Canine Osteopathy after that. At the same time I tried to learn as much as possible about different dog sports and behavioral training issues.
This is where I met Christiane Gräff, a Human Physiotherapist and Osteopath with Special Training in Sports Physiotherapy – also dedicated to dogs.
In countless talks and sessions we tried to combine our knowledge and fantasy – me coming from the Veterinary and Chiropractic Background – Christiane coming from the Human and Physiotherapeutic and Osteopathic side – to come up with osteopathic treatment techniques for dogs – and then put that together into our first book („Osteopathie bei Hunden“). The book is available as a hardcover textbook in German, it has also been translated into Spanish (Osteopatía en el perro).
www.ulmer.de/usd-7118525/osteopathie-bei-hunden-.html
As we saw – and still see – a lot of problems in connection with certain types of dog sports and the way dogs are trained, a couple of years later we felt the strong need for another Textbook on Sport Physiotherapy for dogs – this is how we came up with our second book („Sportphysiotherapie für Hunde“). It is also available as a hardcover textbook as well as an e-book.
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The Animal Chiropractic Freedom Rally is going to be more than a virtual summit — it’s a movement to protect and advance animal chiropractic legislation.
Event will be February 28th, 2026 (9am to 3:30pm US central)
100% virtual — attend from anywhere
Register here: www.makingstridesforanimalchiropractic.com/freedomrally
Topics to be covered: Philosophy, animal chiropractic history, upper cervical for horses, chicken adjusting, farm animal adjusting, intro to exotic animal adjusting, animal chiropractic business, social media, hindlimb adjusting for canines, and more!
Why this event is being hosted for charity to support law reform?
Access to animal chiropractic care is still limited by outdated or restrictive laws in many states. This event is being hosted to raise funds and awareness for animal chiropractic law reform, helping protect practitioners and expand access for the animals and families who need animal chiropractic care.
When we come together as a profession, we don’t just learn — we create change.
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Protect the privacy and security of our community!
Dear IVCA Members,
IVCA has been made aware of emails circulating that claim to offer the sale of IVCA member or conference contact lists. These messages are not legitimate and do not come from IVCA or any authorized partner.
The emails appear to be part of a scam attempt, using different sender names and generic email (gmail) accounts while repeating the same message. IVCA does not sell or distribute member contact information under any circumstances.
Please do not respond to these emails, do not click on any links, and do not provide any personal or payment information. We recommend marking them as spam or phishing and deleting them immediately.
If you have any questions or receive additional messages of this nature, please contact the IVCA office directly.
Thank you for helping us protect the privacy and security of our community.
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Unser langjähriges IVCA Mitglied Elisabeth Albescu - Fachtierärztin für Chiropraktik (A) - veranstaltet die Bayerischen VetChiro-Tage 2026 in der Pferdeklinik der LMU München in Oberschleißheim vom 08.-09. Mai 2026.
- Fachkongress für veterinärmedizinische Chiropraktik und Pferdemedizin
Weitere Informationen unter: www.vetchirotage.de und auf der IVCA Webseite: ivca.de/event/bayerische-vetchiro-tage/
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IVCA Member Spotlight
Hello, my name is Mari Bardalen Wiggen.
I am a human and animal chiropractor, living near Hønefoss in Norway. The reason I wanted to become a chiropractor was to be able work with animals. I graduated from University of Southern Denmark in 2008, and went to Backbone Academy to get certified in animal chiropractic. In 2016 I took the IVCA exam and became a member. I also have been involved in the board of the Norwegian Veterinary Chiropractic association for many years.
I have been working with horses since 2009, the last two-tree years also with dogs. I am specially interested in the communication between horse and rider, and therefore I also do rider analysis to help improve the function of both rider and horse.
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