Laurie's Blogs.
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May 2014
May 2014
MANUAL THERAPY… The heart of comprehensive rehab!
I just got back from the STAAR conference in the United States. It's one I've gone to (as an instructor) for the last 5 years. It's a great conference with lots of hands on training for participants, networking for everyone, camaraderie all around, and good food too!&...
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Apr 2014
Apr 2014
The STAAR Conference update
What did I learn this week at the STAAR Conference?Hi everyone! This blog is being written at midnight… like so many of my blogs are! And I stewed about all afternoon (when I actually had more time) trying to figure out what I might write about in the blog.&nbs...
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Apr 2014
Apr 2014
BE something to look forward to!
I was listening to a video of an online course I’ve been taking, High Performance Academy by Brendon Burchard, and he was describing a list of things that make people excited and enthusiastic about life. One thing on his list was having things / events to look forward...
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Apr 2014
Apr 2014
Talking to Dogs
Do you remember back in January when I did the blog entitled "No-one's going to hurt you"? Well this blog, I wanted to tag onto that one and provide a reader comment that pertained to the original blog. I hope you enjoy this thread of thought!Hi LaurieI can not agree ...
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Apr 2014
Apr 2014
A case of Rib Dysfunction
Here's a case I saw this past Fall at The Canine Fitness Centre. This is an interesting and unique presentation of a rib dysfunction. Case 1Ten-year-old neutered male Labrador Retriever presented to a physical therapist at a canine rehabilitation facility with a veteri...
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Mar 2014
Mar 2014
Rib or Disc
Hi Laurie,I saw a soft-coated wheaten terrier yesterday that had an incident of non weight bearing lameness in a front limb. He is an agility dog and really well conditioned. Treatment has gone well. Yesterday he seemed at first fully weight bearing. After inspecting more closely...
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Mar 2014
Mar 2014
Question about 'Agility Pit' (aka Teres Major strains)
Hello most esteemed colleague, I look forward to watching your videos on Monday morning before my day. Thank you so much! Lately I've been pondering how to best strengthen the canine shoulder to prevent these [Teres Major Stra...
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Mar 2014
Mar 2014
Visualizing meniscal lesions
In today's blog, I wanted to share one of the research reviews from the latest edition of FourLeg News:Apparently, cadaveric studies have shown arthroscopy to be more sensitive than arthrotomy in detecting meniscal tears. This study compared detection rates in clinical case...
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Mar 2014
Mar 2014
Contralateral nerve damage following TPLO
Laurie, I have a quick question. I had a client with very overweight Lab that blew out his ACL on his LEFT leg. I told her I would not do surgery until the dog lost weight. He was in rehab with me for two months and lost a bit of weight. Anyhow, he did become sound an...
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Mar 2014
Mar 2014
Patient experience & customer service
This week's blog, I just wanted to direct you to some videos that I think you might find interesting. They tie in with this week's educational Business & Marketing audio. Enjoy!1. Patient satisfaction versus patient experience 2. Richard Branson's visio...