Laurie's Blogs.
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Apr 2025
Apr 2025
Screening for Cruciate Ligament Disease
Because cruciate ligament disease (CLD) is such a common problem, its not surprising that researchers are trying to figure out way to screen for predisposition to this condition. Headway has been made with Labrador retrievers, with a genetic test now being available commercially ...
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Mar 2025
Mar 2025
Refracture after Repair of Radial-Ulnar Fractures in Small-Breed Dogs & Why Rehab Therapists Should Care
Muroi N, Kanno N, Harada Y, Hara Y. A Retrospective Study of Risk Factors Associated with Refracture after Repair of Radial-Ulnar Fractures in Small-Breed Dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2025 Mar;38(2):77-86. IntroductionThe paper investigates radial-ulnar fractu...
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Mar 2025
Mar 2025
Back Braces for Dogs - A Research Study and Resources
The study “Effect of a Corset on the Gait of Healthy Beagle Dogs,” authored by Takamasa Itoi and colleagues from Okayama University of Science, in collaboration with Daiya Industry Co., Ltd., explores the potential benefits of the Anifull Dog’s Corset Pro&...
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Mar 2025
Mar 2025
Knowledge Quickies! Hips, Knees, Shoulders, Elbows, & Goniometry
Just a few random papers with wee bits of information you might like to know! 1. IN CATS, total hip replacement improved peak vertical force and vertical impulse as compared to a femoral head and neck ostectomy. This resulted in improved symmetry and better loadi...
08
Mar 2025
Mar 2025
Does TENS impact Gait Parameters in Dogs with Osteoarthritis?
Here’s a relevant research paper for all of us to dissect and digest! This researchers looked at whether treatment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will affect gait parameters in dogs with osteoarthritis. Fifteen dogs with osteoarthritis of ...
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Mar 2025
Mar 2025
Localized Vibration Therapy for Canine Hip Dysplasia: Insights from a Pilot Study
P.S. Grok (AI) helped me to summarize this article. Nice job I think! Have a read!Cheers, LaurieA recent study published on August 21, 2024, in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1424373) investigates the potential of localized vibration (L...
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Feb 2025
Feb 2025
Does TPLO surgery for CCL Tears Restore Natural Kinematics in Dogs?
Okay… I think I know the answer to this one already. But, I do love when research confirms what I have been finding. Here, this research group followed 8 adult dogs (4 French Bull Dogs and 4 Pit Bull Terriers) . One Frenchie had a TPLO and three others wer...
15
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
A New Dog Taping Book
A new dog taping book has hit the market (in English)! Traute Schmidt and Yvonne Müller of Switzerland have crafted a lovely book with great pictures and descriptions to empower canine rehabilitation practitioners and dog owners alike to use kinesiology tape to a...
08
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
Medial Meniscal Tears and the Posteromedial Joint Line Sulcus
It was years, no decades, ago that I learned about the posteromedial joint line sulcus. I had attended a lecture by a local veterinary surgeon. She discussed this area of the stifle joint as being a good landmark to detect subtle joint swelling at the stifle – w...
01
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
Cruciate Repairs and the Effects on ROM and Lameness
A new research paper came out that looked at ROM in dogs following surgery for cruciate ligament rupture. They wanted to compare the differences in stifle joint range of motion (ROM), both flexion angle (FA) and extension angle (FA), for dogs that underwent tibial tub...
