Laurie's Blogs.
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Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Laser Therapy versus Pulsed Electromagnetic Field
I was looking up research on using these modalities in combination, however I ended up finding mostly comparison studies… So, here we go, let’s dive into this topic! I went into this search a bit biased, but genuinely curious. There was l...
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Jun 2024
Jun 2024
What to Notice When Asking a Dog about Pain
What to notice when asking a dog about pain.That might sound like a funny way to put it. You can’t literally ask a dog where it has pain. This is an argument I’ve heard from some animal physiotherapy deniers in the past. However, anyone that has work...
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Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Supraspinatus Tendinopathy Research and Thoughts
In searching for a topic for today’s blog, I came across a different blog on supraspinatus tendinopathies. Whenever I see such things, I am always drawn towards check out pubmed to see “What’s New?” And that what I did here! So join...
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May 2024
May 2024
Five Studies in Five Minutes – Intra Articular Injections in Dogs…
Looking for a quick ‘top up’ of your knowledge on intra-articular injections for osteoarthritis in dogs? I’ve got you covered! Here’s a quick pick of 5 research papers and their findings on the subject! Happy reading! Alves JC, Santo...
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May 2024
May 2024
Canine Cervical Disc Disease – Knowledge Nuggets
I came across one paper on this topic, which led me to search for more papers… with the thought that it is nice to bring together a grouping of papers to help round out how we should put the information in to clinical context. In other words, to improve the “Wh...
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May 2024
May 2024
Attenuation in Photobiomodulation/ PBM / LLLT / Laser Therapy / Cold Laser
I’m sure I’ll be missing some points here… but this was my quick and dirty dive into the topic of laser light attenuation. Part of my Laser Therapy 101 series! Attenuation is a general term that refers to any reduction in the strength of a sign...