Laurie's Blogs.

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 ...

The following information comes from this paper:Duchesne E, Dufresne SS, Dumont NA. Impact of Inflammation and Anti-inflammatory Modalities on Skeletal Muscle Healing: From Fundamental Research to the Clinic. Phys Ther. 2017;97(8):807-817. Some snippets from the abstract:Alt...

The following question was sent to me via e-mail. Is there any research to support or dispute there is delayed scarring in for dogs that have Cushing’s disease, Diabetes, obesity or even old age with cranial cruciate ligament injuries, dogs with either with an extracap...

Last week’s blog, https://www.fourleg.com/Blog/471/Testing-for-Return-to-Sport was well received.  Within it, I posted a link to a survey asking others for their ideas on the topic.  This week’s blog is the response to those questions!  Enjoy the r...

Today I came across a blog that talked about Return to Sport Testing (RST).  The author(s) had done their own review of a review study to re-evaluate the claims made about RST. Here’s the link to the original, but it doesn’t do us much good in canine rehab, ...

 After last week’s blog, https://www.fourleg.com/Blog/469/When-to-spay-or-neuter?,  that highlighted the research paper regarding when to spay or neuter dog, I had a question about the ovary sparing hysterectomy (OSH).  While it’s something I’ve h...

I had posted this article on the Four Leg Facebook page but wanted to dive into it as a blog post.  Here goes!https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00388  Hart BL, Hart LA, Thigpen AP, Willits NH.  Assisting decision-making on age of neutering for 35 breeds of do...

Do you run an underwater treadmill or a pool in your practice? Do your clients participate in dock diving or water training?  Does your canine patient spend excessive amounts of time diving into water sources to retrieve?  If so, then you (and your clients) need to unde...

I found an article that I LOVE!  This time, it’s all about Shockwave.  I know I’ve seen a number of discussions come up in regards to shockwave units, companies, results, methods, etc., so when this article popped across my screen, I quickly downloaded it wi...

I’ve collected a number of research articles that I think the conclusion is the best part, or the only part we need to know as rehab professionals.  So here goes! 1.Upchurch DA, Renberg WC, Turner HS, McLellan JG. Effect of Duration and Onset of Clinical Signs on ...