Laurie's Blogs.

Laurie, I have a quick question. I had a client with very overweight Lab that blew out his ACL on his LEFT leg.  I told her I would not do surgery until the dog lost weight. He was in rehab with me for two months and lost a bit of weight.  Anyhow, he did become sound an...

This week's blog, I just wanted to direct you to some videos that I think you might find interesting.  They tie in with this week's educational Business & Marketing audio.  Enjoy!1. Patient satisfaction versus patient experience  2. Richard Branson's visio...

Aloha my friends! Two different items have come to my attention of late, and both with the same topic - Failure.  Now the word failure tends to have negative connotations to it, but both of these sources of information took a different slant to that. The first fail...

This blog presents an article from one of the Fall FourLeg Newsletters.Laurer SK, Hillman RB, Hosgood GL.  Effects of treadmill inclination on electromyographic activity and hind limb kinematics in healthy hounds at a walk.  Am J Vet Res 2009, 70 (5): 658 – 64.Wan...

Hey Laurie,I just finished watching your 2 part canine dementia videos. It just so happens I am currently reading a really interesting book Called “Grain Brain” by Dr David Perlmutter. A neurologist who specializes in brain and movement disorders. His focus is on...

Hi Laurie,I'm enjoying watching your videos and reading your articles; I'm glad I signed up for the members access. I just watched the video on equipment recommendations. And thought I would share that if anyone is looking for an ultrasound I have found the ITO US-101L very ...

Hi Laurie, I've retired now and only occasionally get called in to do relief where I used to work.  I like to think they can't live with out me, Ha Ha.  No truth to that rumor. Anyway, so often I use a tip which I learned from you when I attended the CRI Thera...

I am so excited to tell you that my latest book Successful Practitioners in Canine Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy is officially available!  It can be purchased on Amazon.com (and .co.uk, but not .ca for some reason)!  I do have a limited time special offer for the f...

Hey Laurie, I've got a case I can't figure out. This dog came to me with the diagnosis of a SDF strain of digit 4 on the left front foot, 3 months duration. I didn't diagnose it and I don't think I actually could. All i found was some tenderness in the toe. Rads are supposedly cl...

When research comes out that has high clinical relevance, YOU should be the first one to alert your clients to this.  One such bit of research comes from the PhD work by Randi I Kronveit from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.   Dr. Krontveit studied hip d...