Laurie's Blogs.
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Dec 2022
Dec 2022
More Good Things Derived From Eccentric Exercise
As I write this… I’m still on that plane (that I wrote about last week). So, I’m going through research papers that I’ve saved on my desktop to read ‘sometime later’. Today’s ‘sometime later paper’ is &ldquo...
03
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Acoustic Myography in Dogs
Perhaps you’ve seen this paper come across your feed on Facebook. Perhaps, like me, you thought, “What the heck is this?” Perhaps you even downloaded the paper and have been waiting for an opportunity to read it. Well, a long plane...
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Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Thankful for the Families we Create
Last week / weekend it was Thanksgiving in the USA. In Canada, we have ours in October… and I don’t think it’s celebrated anywhere else in the world. However, being that the United States is our closest neighbour, we see all of the advertisements for Blac...
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Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Your responses – What’s in YOUR home program?
The Results of the Survey are IN!!!I was please to get 28 responses to this survey! That’s not bad for a quick turnaround! Here are the questions and answers! Enjoy! 100% of the respondents prescribe home programs. When asked what was incl...
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Nov 2022
Nov 2022
What is Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor?
Have I got you curious? Fantastic! Then hang on for the lesson! Wikipedia describes it as follows:“Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), or abrineurin, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene. BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin...
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Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Don’t Discount Your Service!
This is a topic that I have voiced an opinion about before. Recently, I listened to a podcast “Why You Shouldn’t Offer Discounts for Physical Therapy”. The blog was in relation to a question from a physical therapists who noted that some of her long t...
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Oct 2022
Oct 2022
The Clues That Porphyrin Staining Can Share
I had an interesting case come through this past week. It was a sporting dog with no specific issues. He was just in for routine care. The dog in question is white and liver in colouring, and the thing I noticed first was that he had a faintly pinkish area ...
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Oct 2022
Oct 2022
What to include in a home program?
Home programs are an essential part of rehabilitation. Simply put, what happens ‘in clinic’ during a session is just a part of the benefit that rehab provides. What happens all of the rest of the days of the week hold equal importance. So, what shoul...
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Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Laser and Hip Arthritis
I came across another study. This one looked at using photobiomodulation for the treatment of arthritis in comparison to the NSAID meloxicam.Alves JC, Santos A, Jorge P, Carreira LM. A randomized double-blinded controlled trial on the effects of photobiomodulation therapy i...
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Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Tendinopathy Lesions – Combining Dry Needling and Exercise
Going through a list of recent journal articles, the following caught my eye. Giorgi E, Smith S, Drescher MJ, Rivera MJ. The Effectiveness of Dry Needling Combined With Therapeutic Exercises in Treating Tendinopathy Conditions: A Systematic Review. J Sport Rehabil. 2022 May ...
