Laurie's Blogs.

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Are you a follower of Four Leg Rehab on Facebook?  If not, then you may not have seen a blog post I shared this past week.  It was about conditioning tighter turns in agility dogs. (See http://martialarfs.com/blog/conditioning-tighter-turns-for-agility-dogs/ )...

So I've blogged about the 'myth' of core stability, provided things to think about in regards to functionality of your exercise selections... and now, FINALLY, a video that shows some ideas.  What you might notice is that they aren't fancy!  Dog's are moving at Mach 10 ...

Think about it firstSo, let’s say you saw a video of a dog running across a row of inflated peanut balls, and you thought, “Cool!  Hey, I want to try that with Rex!”  Firstly, ask yourself, “Why?”  Will it address any of the key compon...

So, this blog is inspired from a pod-cast I listened to:http://www.themanualtherapist.com/2016/11/untold-physio-stories-s3e6-core-of.htmlThe podcasts is called Untold Physio Stories, and the guest for this one was Dr. Scotty Butcher, a Canadian physiotherapist.  The gist of ...

This week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a business workshop – Business Freedom Blueprint by Paul Wright.  Paul’s a physiotherapist-entrepreneur.  He owned several clinics, figured out the formula to success.  Sold them all and then went into...

By Tania Costa, VT, CCRP, CMTCanine Wellness Centre - Toronto, Canadahttp://caninewellness.comThis case study will help to illustrate how the ill effects of unrelieved stress can lead to pain and medical issues.Muffin, a F/S 6 year old dachshund, was owned by an elderly couple. T...