LAURIE EDGE-HUGHES, BScPT, MAnSt
(Animal Physio),
CAFCI, CCRT
Laurie obtained her degree
in physical therapy (BScPT) from the University of Alberta in 1993. Following
graduation, she worked in the intensive care unit at the Foothills Hospital
(Calgary, AB) before practicing at a private physiotherapy clinic (Cochrane,
AB). Her broad post-graduate education has been in the field of human and
canine orthopedics, including advanced assessment and treatment in spinal
and extremity neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, postural stabilization, dynamic
muscular stabilization, adverse neural tissue tension assessment and treatment,
and osteopathic therapeutic techniques (i.e. muscle energy, craniosacral therapy,
and functional indirect therapy). Laurie received her certification in medical
acupuncture from the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute. She also
obtained special dispensation to practice spinal manipulations in the province
of Alberta.
Laurie has always demonstrated particular interest
in the field of animal physiotherapy. Early on in her career, she completed
numerous courses offered by the Canadian Horse and Animal Physical Therapists
Association (CHAP) in this field. She initiated her practice with animals
in 1993, integrating her skills and knowledge in physical therapy and rehabilitation
in humans with her passion for animals. Laurie founded Four Leg Rehabilitation
Therapy (Cochrane, AB) in 1997, where she provided physical therapy services
to animals and their owners in the greater Calgary area. Laurie currently
practices animal physical therapy at The Canine Fitness Centre Ltd. (Calgary,
AB), a facility she established in 2004 in partnership with Dr. Amalia Rossi
Campos MVZ, MSc and Dr. Manuel Campos, MVZ, MSc, PhD. This facility is the
first stand- alone animal physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic in Canada,
and it also features the first underwater treadmill in the country.
Other accomplishments in Laurie's professional
career include holding the titles of secretary and president of CHAP, an association
she currently chairs. Since 1999, she has been CHAP's chief instructor in
canine anatomy, assessment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, manual therapy,
and rehabilitation. Laurie also lectures with the Canine Rehabilitation Institute
(CRI) in Florida, a canine physical therapy and rehabilitation certification
program for veterinarians, physical therapists, and veterinary technicians.
Laurie holds a certification in Canine Rehabilitation Therapy (CCRT) from
the same institute. Laurie has been very much at the forefront of the field
of canine physical therapy, and taught the first courses in this field in
the United States (1999) and Australia (2001). Laurie has been an invited
lecturer at the Second, Third, and Fourth International Symposia on Physical
Therapy and Rehabilitation in Veterinary Medicine as well as at the Second
and Third Annual Conference on Veterinary Physiotherapy at the Royal Veterinary
College (London, England). Laurie is a guest lecturer for the continuing professional
development program at the Royal Veterinary College (London, England) and
for the Master in Animal Studies in Animal Physiotherapy program at the University
of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). In 2006, Laurie received her Master in
Animal Studies (Animal Physiotherapy) degree from the University of Queensland,
Australia.
physio@fourleg.com
Laurie Edge-Hughes
Box 1581,
Cochrane, AB
T4C 1B5
Ph/ Fax: (403) 932-4432
Cellular: (403) 510-4050