Laurie's Blogs.
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Feb 2017
Feb 2017
Assessing for Proprioception
So, the last two blogs have been about proprioception: How the brain changes after an injury to a joint… and therefore how we may need to increase training of joint / limb awareness; Ideas for proprioceptive retraining in dogs sans-visual feedback. Today, I jus...
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Feb 2017
Feb 2017
Removing sight might enhance other senses
This is part two of ‘Knee injuries and changes in the brain’. See last week’s blog on the subject. In last week’s blog I discussed that the same findings and suggestions for humans (i.e. at end stage rehab following a knee injury, we need to re...
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Feb 2017
Feb 2017
Knee injuries & changes in the brain
This blog was inspired by an article that I shared on my Facebook page: http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/clinical-updates/when-you-injure-your-knee-it-changes-your-brain#.WJSWwfBUGtQ.facebookIt created a wee bit of discussion and I wanted to expand upon some thoughts. ...
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Jan 2017
Jan 2017
If I could make a day for you…
Does anybody recognize that line from the movie Babe? Keep reading, it will make sense. So, the inspiration for this blog was a “Participaction” post that discussed how physical activity can improve mental health. We see it with people all the time. &...
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Jan 2017
Jan 2017
Back and Leg Pain in Agility Handlers
By Margaret Kraeling, DPT, CCRTAt agility trials, I often hear handlers complaining of low back and knee pain after running their dogs all weekend. Certainly, the terrain is not ideal being either soft sand, uneven dirt (some sections softer than others) or grass which may be une...
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Jan 2017
Jan 2017
Tight Hip Flexors and Weak Glutes...
Here’s some interesting ‘food for thought’! My blog inspiration this week comes from https://mikereinold.com/do-tight-hip-flexors-correlate-to-glute-weakness/. The article discussed a research paper (Van Gelder et al 2015) that found a correlation bet...
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Jan 2017
Jan 2017
Iliopsoas Strain, or is it?
Good Morning Laurie,I down loaded your rehabilitation protocol for treating acute Iliopsoas strains which we will start incorporating into our program, however we deal with a lot of chronic Iliopsoas which are normally secondary to a hip or stifle dysfunction. We will put ou...
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Jan 2017
Jan 2017
Marketing Review - My Clinic, Now What About Yours?
Hey Gang, This week, I felt like I should write some kind of a year in review blog, or be inspirational, or something. But I just wasn’t finding my inspiration, until I came upon the following blog:http://www.themanualtherapist.com/2016/12/3-business-competencies...
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Dec 2016
Dec 2016
Tough time of year
This is often a tough time of the year for many folks. 1) Christmas can be stressful and sometimes lonely, and 2) for those of us in the northern hemisphere, it’s also closely related to the winter solstice, aka the shortest day of the year!I decided to write on this ...
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Dec 2016
Dec 2016
Sitting and lying all day... really that bad?
This week’s blog is inspired by: http://www.mikereinold.com/sitting-isnt-bad-for-you/In the Mike Reinold blog, he talks about the bad rap that sitting gets… how prolonged sitting is being blamed for back pain, saggy abdominals, and all physical evils. The...