Laurie's Blogs.

We had a canine rehab intern with us at my clinic this past week.  In the past, I used to feel stress about, and even responsible for, the types of cases that would come in that week.  Despite the fact that it was out of my control, I felt bad if the intern was hoping...

Hi Laurie, One of my techs had a TPLO done on her dog about 8 months ago.  She did rehab on the dog and it recovered well except that when I saw it the other day at a clinic party, I noted that when the dog walks her TPLO leg has internal rotation of the tibia and thus ...

Hi Laurie, I am seeing 5-year-old overweight yellow lab with torn cruciates in both stifles. The injuries happened few years ago. He used to go to day care and run around full force and injured himself there. Both stifles have crepitus but the left is worse than the right. T...

Looking back, I have to say, it’s been a tough year. We had to part ways with the vet that had worked as a rehab therapist for me at The Canine Fitness Centre for the last 2 year – because the Vet Association learned of her employment (which we never hid) and...

Question: Can you explain your definition of muscle tone.  In pediatric PT (my specialty) muscle tone is assessed as one tone throughout the body (low, normal, increased, etc).  You start out with one muscle tone and it doesn’t change (unless there’s a neuro...

Hi Laurie, I have been doing the motor control & timing exercise almost every day with Dexi, as often as I could. It seems to vary: stimulating either glutes OR quads appears to help. I cannot be sure that I am doing it as a physio would, so we do the best we can. Normally I ...

I may have mentioned this before, but I believe that the universe sends you series ‘messages’ that are intended to help with your learning.  In clinical practice, I find that we will be referred a number of similar cases, that in the end, help me to identify a co...

Hi Laurie, Its N. again with another question.  I am writing from home - so don’t have some of the details.  Anyhow, we are seeing an 18-month intact female GSD, who sustained a growth plate injury to the right distal radius and developed a carpal valgus.  Th...

Hey Laurie, I have a puppy assessment booked for this Wednesday. The referral said ’a potential limb angulation’. I have reviewed my puppy assessment notes - but otherwise am not really feeling confident for this one and not sure where to potentially go with a limb an...

Hi Laurie, Question for ya.... Hope you don’t mind.  I have a 9 year-old Border collie mix, competitive agility dog that underwent a toggle pin surgery (toggle pin technique and used Tightrope implant) for the treatment of a traumatic cranio-dorsal hip dislocation.&nbs...