Laurie's Blogs.
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Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Growth Spurts & Back Pain
I had a patient in last week. A 6-month-old Portuguese Water Dog puppy. He had SIJ pain and dysfunction, and pelvic asymmetry. Now, this is a puppy I’ve been following since he came to this owner at approximately 2ish months of age. So, I ...
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Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Cryosaunas for dogs?
I was asked an interesting question. Do I know of anyone who has used cryostimulation (aka. cryosauna technology / whole body cryotherapy / partial body cryotherapy) on a dog? The short answer is ‘no’. But I wanted to look up the research a bit...
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Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Physical Therapy & Discs
Treating animals with disc lesions using physical therapy manual techniques (mobilizations or traction) is often met with concern by non-rehab veterinarians. However, it is common-place in human practice. Mechanical and neurophysiological effects have been the rationa...
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Jul 2017
Jul 2017
Trial & Error OR Trial & Success!
I recently treated a human. What? A human? Yes! A real human that was actually happy to have me work on her! Here’s the story. The human in question is a therapist that works with me at my clinic. She was walking her dog, and h...
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Jul 2017
Jul 2017
The ACL, the brain, and the eyes!
ACL injuries are prevalent in both dogs and people! We are well aware of the issues as they present acutely after injury and post-operatively. Issues such as pain, swelling, gait modifications, osteoarthritis, and loss of strength to name a few. Trauma to the AC...
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Jul 2017
Jul 2017
My Appendix Story
So, here’s my story and how it might relate to helping our animal patients heal. Last Saturday I was awakened by stomach pains at about 5 am. Just diffuse abdominal pain. I went to the bathroom figuring that a good cleansing vomit would be comin...
09
Jul 2017
Jul 2017
Blog - Shockwave & Shoulder Pathology
For this blog post, I just wanted to share one of the articles reviewed in the latest FourLeg News. Cheers! Becker W, Kowaleski MP, McCarthy RJ, Blake CA. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for shoulder lameness in dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 51: 15-19, 2015....
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Jul 2017
Jul 2017
Beware of the Definitive Diagnosis Trap
I came across the following: Beware believing or giving a definite diagnoses. It might ossify your approach & (by default) your treatments.Ossified Diagnoses : Everyone Loses.Adaptive Diagnoses : Everyone Smartens.https://cinemasays.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/th...
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Jun 2017
Jun 2017
Mobilizing the hypermobile joint
Laurie Edge-Hughes, BScPT, MAnimSt (Animal Physio), CAFCI, CCRT This blog topic comes from a blog I found about whether or not it is appropriate to mobilize a painful lax ankle sprain. http://www.themanualtherapist.com/2017/04/mmt-q-should-i-mobilize-painful-lax.html&n...
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Jun 2017
Jun 2017
The old, the fat, the black & the hairy
I’m repurposing this blog. I just put it out on my clinic website… but I like it enough to repost it for all of you! (Things to think about!) This blog has been inspired by a few different experiences I’ve had lately: Three client stories, and ...