Laurie's Blogs.

This blog contains a couple of reviews of articles as found in the Sept-Oct 2012 Four Leg Newsletter.  There really hasn’t been much done with dogs in regards to clinical fitness testing... so these two articles really fascinate me... and get me thinking!-----------Swi...

Question:Hi Laurie,I hope you don’t mind me asking you a question directly about a case. But it is my own little dog so I was hoping for some treatment technique ideas. I have a sub 4-pound Chihuahua who has a very painful neck. This has happened before and took about 6 mon...

Hi Laurie, I am loving the website!  It is just exactly what I need to continue my education in rehab.  Thanks! Question #1Listening to one of your lectures- you were saying that decreased movement in the lumbar vertebrae might make you suspect spondylosis, an...

So, this tardy little blog is simply about what is going on in my life!  I don’t journal, I don’t go out drinking with friends… so you folks are it!  You’ll have to ‘listen’ to it all – or click away now!   I am swamp...

The question:How do we deal with rehabbing dogs following Tightrope repairs for cranial cruciate ligament laxity? For years, I had always told people that it matters very little WHICH technique was utilized to repair a CCL tear when it comes to post-op rehab.  “A ...

QUESTIONHi Laurie,I wanted to ask you a Q if you have a moment to answer.I don’t see many sporting dogs typically but I’m getting a run of these with what looks like iliopsoas tenderness. History:Intermittent lameness with excessive exercise, responsive to rest b...

Any great accomplishment does not happen overnight!  There is no such thing as an overnight success.  Rome was not built in a day!  Etc. Etc.Today’s’ topic is all about creating an action plan to achieve something big by taking baby steps!  I have ...

June TMJ CommentsSo funny to mention TMJ for the month of May!I had a case as well, a cat from Bide-A-Wee rescue group that had it’s jaw wired for a period of time by our dentist, Dr. XXXXX.  As cat’s are not as cooperative as our dog patients, I did gonio measur...

There is always a hot debate on whether or not to brace an ACL-deficient knee or not.  Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a supporter of bracing dogs with cruciate tears – outside of unforeseen circumstances.  Here is what I found in regards to bracing ...

Hi folks!  Last month was crazy busy for me, and while it was wonderful to get to see and meet so many of you while lecturing & teaching, boy, it was a little exhausting.  But… enough about that!Last month I saw 3 dogs all with TMJ (temporomandibular joint) i...