The older female kangaroo was starting to move slower than others kangaroos in her mob, so keepers did a scan and discovered she had injured her spine.
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00:00¿Can you run like a cheetah?
00:03¿Can you stand up straight and tall like a meerkat?
00:07¿Can you bend down like a giraffe?
00:11¿Can you hop like a kangaroo?
00:15Even just sitting, standing, or lying down
00:18is all helped by a system of our body
00:20called the skeletal system.
00:22It's made up of bones and joints
00:23all working together to give us our shape,
00:26protect our organs,
00:27and help us with our movement.
00:31This is Ima's skeletal system.
00:34And this is Ima.
00:37She is an 8-year-old female red kangaroo
00:40with a healthy appetite for life.
00:42And snacks.
00:43She loves to eat snacks.
00:47She currently resides with the other kangaroos
00:50in Kangaroo Kickabout at the Nashville Zoo.
00:52And they certainly have quite a full house on their hands.
01:00Ima is the oldest kangaroo in the mob here,
01:02but she still participates in regular training sessions
01:05with her keepers to get in a little exercise.
01:12Recently, Ima's keepers noticed she was slowing down
01:15and not moving as much as the others.
01:17Being that she's older,
01:18it makes sense that she might be a little slower
01:20than some of those other young-garoos.
01:25The veterinary staff took pictures of her bones,
01:28called radiographs,
01:29and they were able to see that she had actually injured her spine.
01:33Never fear, though,
01:34the veterinarians have an idea.
01:36For Ima's next training session,
01:38they invited Dr. Brian Pascoe.
01:42His patients are usually humans,
01:44not kangaroos.
01:45But for Ima, he's happy to make an exception.
01:48Dr. Pascoe is a chiropractor,
01:51a doctor who specializes in bones and joints,
01:53so he is the perfect fit for Ima's needs.
01:57Just like he would with his human patients,
02:00he skillfully uses his hands to feel down Ima's spine.
02:04He introduces her to some tools.
02:05These will help to take any unnecessary pressure off of her joints.
02:13Ima even gets to use a laser,
02:16which will stimulate her body and help to heal faster.
02:20All while enjoying a yummy sweet potato treat.
02:23Only the VIP treatment is good enough for Ima.
02:28One final look to make sure Ima's bones
02:30are all lined up properly
02:31and working together as they should.
02:35Looks like she's all good to go.
02:38Now she can return to the mob
02:39and get back to more important things,
02:42like partaking in a few more snacks.
02:44We'll see you all this.
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