I am a board certified doctor of chiropractic and certified in the incredible VOM healing techniques. With 18+ years experience and veterinary affiliation in multiple locations, we can offer an unparalleled experience for you and your companion animals.
With over 18 years of experience working on large and small animals, Pittsburgh native, Dr. Michael G. Savko is a board certified doctor of chiropractic and certified in the incredible VOM healing techniques. He works in house, under the direct supervision of licensed veterinarians in prestigious veterinary hospitals across the region. Savko is also Reiki attuned, holds multiple certifications as a ThetaHealing™ practitioner, and has experience with many heralded body and energy modalities such as massage, myofascial release, acupressure, and other holistic and intuitive approaches to healing.
Imagine the best concepts from acupuncture/acupressure, muscle therapies such as massage and myofascial release, body therapies such as chiropractic and PT, as well as bodywork, energy work and the best of other holistic modalities!
The root of the work comes from a non invasive and very effective healing technology called V.O.M. which locates areas of your animal's nervous and muscle systems that have fallen out of proper communication or balance with the rest of the body and the brain. The goal is to naturally re-establish communication and balance in these areas thus reducing pain AND inducing healing. All accomplished in a very safe and gentle manner which allows for more comprehensive and deeper effects, that last longer than many techniques alone.
Dr. Savko knows how to do cracking or popping “hands-on” adjustments; that is what he started out doing more than 20 years ago. Knowing what he knows about chiropractic, manual adjusting FOR ANIMALS just didn't make sense for him. “I felt like I was missing something. No matter how much experience you have, it is hard to get the animal to really relax so you can do the adjustment properly, and I know what it takes to do a good adjustment. There is usually just too much give, and you could end up using excessive force to try and get the job done, or too little force, and sometimes nothing is really happening but a slight mobilization, and the client can do that. ” Savko has found that the results did not last as long and the stress to the animal during, and after the visit does not allow for the adjustment to be as good as it should or hold as long as it should, which means you end up doing more visits, for less results!
Many clients have said they have gone to other doctors or holistic practitioners in the past, doing different therapies or techniques with either no results, or maybe results in the beginning, but then they decline, or just plain don't work. A recent client told us, “Dr. Savko got more done in one visit, than I got in over a year with the other doctor!”
These are the kind of effects we want. We think VITALITY! Restoring the body’s vital force is our goal! We want to heal the whole, not just the part.
The work is incredibly accurate as it has the ability to find and reduce nervous interference and muscular imbalances without drugs or surgery. Our nervous system is extremely important as it is responsible for pain and function, and muscles are important for protection, balance, movement and stability. Therefore stress to the nervous/muscle systems can halt the healing process, severely inhibit normal bodily functions, and produce pain or discomfort. The removal of stress to the nervous and muscle systems can reduce pain and discomfort, allowing the body to function at a much higher level therefore removing, reducing or even PREVENTING symptoms from occurring.
Dr. Savko works with animals most days of the week, not just on the side for a few hours a week. He works in house, under the direct supervision of licensed veterinarians at 5 locations in veterinary hospitals all around the region. He consults with and receives referrals from veterinarians and veterinary specialists across the Greater Pittsburgh area and beyond. With over 18 years experience AND actually being a real, live, board certified doctor of chiropractic vs just taking a few courses, allows for Dr. Savko to offer your loved ones an unparalleled experience.
Healing, not just treating.
