Laurie's Blogs.
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Feb 2013
Feb 2013
The Peripheral world of “Dog”
Today’s muse was inspired by a recent research article I read: Freeman LM et al. Nutritional and microbial analysis of bully sticks and survey of opinions about pet treats. Can Vet J 54: 50 – 54, 2013.
So the article discusses firstly, how “bully sti...
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Feb 2013
Feb 2013
Shoulder OCD Q & A
Hi LaurieI have a rehabber-friend that just contacted me about rehabbing a dog with bilateral OCD lesions in his shoulders. A surgeon performed surgery, but did not provide a protocol to follow, and will not return calls to my rehabber-friend either. The owner of the dog and the ...
27
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
FHO following hip fracture
Hi Laurie,
So, it is times like this that I wish I lived there or you lived here...I have a pooch that I’m fostering. He’s a 1-2 year old boxer that was dumped over a fence into a locked school-yard with a previously (estimating at least 7 weeks prior) bro...
20
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
Ribs, Ribs, & More Ribs
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...
13
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
TPLO Dog and Tibial Internal Rotation
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 ...
06
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
Surgery for the Chronic Stifle Joint
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...
30
Dec 2012
Dec 2012
My Year in Review
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...
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Dec 2012
Dec 2012
A Question about ’Tone’
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...
16
Dec 2012
Dec 2012
Exercise Critique & Comment on Exercise Progression
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 ...
09
Dec 2012
Dec 2012
The FHO - The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
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...