Laurie's Blogs.

I came across an interesting blog.  It makes some good points and expresses some thoughts that I’ve had myself.  First off, the title is Outcome Measures Suck.  Eek!  We’re not supposed to say that outload or even think that, right?  But I adm...

For this blog inspiration, I give credit to Silvia Lavallee (PT) from Manitoba, Canada.  She forwarded an elbast that the Manitoba Physiotherapy Association sent out to their members on this topic. Here’s the full blurb:

Clinical PearlSubmitted by Sarah Conci...

In this week’s blog, I want to talk about ‘late onset patellar luxation’.  Now, I bet some of you are thinking, ‘late onset, what the heck is that?’  Well, have you have seen a dog that is aging or who has suffered some rear end or rear lim...

I was looking through some recent journal articles and I found a topic that caught my attention.  Essentially correlations between one finding and another finding.   The article that got me thinking was this one:
The incidence of impingement syndrome in case...

This blog topic is education in two ways.  Firstly, educating your clients PRIOR to surgery about what to expect post operatively may have an impact on the function / outcome of the dogs post-operatively.  Secondly, here is something that you can do or include on your w...

Firstly, a disclaimer:  This article contains IDEAS, THOUGHTS, EXAMPLES, EXPERIENCES, and RESOURCES and compiles them into strategies for how to mitigate risk during this pandemic while trying to work in canine rehab.  As professionals, it is important to heed to t...

Covid has changed everything we do.  However, during this whole crisis, my clinic has managed to stay open.  We implemented policies on the fly, changed things day by day as we learned more about the virus, stayed open, let clients come in (with masks), and are thriving...

In this week’s blog, I just want to share a paper I found on a subject I didn’t know about!

Here’s the paper:  Magi G, Cherubini GB, Taeymans O. Sacrocaudal (sacrococcygeal) intervertebral disc protrusion in 2 cats. Can Vet J. 2018;59(4):388-392.A...

I’ve had a couple of ‘let’s-try-it-and-it-worked’ cases lately.  I wanted to share the stories here, so that others might also benefit from what I learned.  Two recent patients of mine presented with the diagnosis of Calcinosis Cutis.  ...

Hey all!  For this blog, I wanted to do a bit of a book review.  This time, it’s for the book entitled:A Clinicians Guide to Myofascial Pain in the Canine Patient by Dr. Michele Broadhurst.Dr. Broadhurst is a chiropractor, trained in South Africa and additionally ...