Laurie's Blogs.

Dear Laurie, I wondered if I could pick your brain?? Next week my colleague and I will have a dog referred to us immediately following a total knee replacement. These operations are not carried out in the UK very often, and I was wondering if you had experience of ...

Hi Everyone, Well, my blog post on Issues International, certainly did stir up some controversy and commentary.  I must say that all of the commentary that came back to me was supportive or constructive regarding my original post, however I did receive two e-mails this ...

Following are the responses I received regarding the last blog post.  I include them because I think it's interesting and important to open discussions and provide unique thoughts and perspectives.  That is my intention in passing them along... One PT wrote:Hey Lau...

As you may be aware, I just returned from a whirlwind trip to England. I had 4 different teaching ventures, and got to mingle with physiotherapists, veterinarians, and hydrotherapists.  It was a great trip, but a common theme emerged, that fits in with the dozens of e-mails ...

Hi Laurie!I'm a vet from Italy, we met at the STAAR last June....and I have a question for you :o) I have an IVDD dachshund, post surgery T13-L1(right ventrolateral herniation). He is recovering well, almost regained all his normal functions but shows compulsive licking...

I pulled this literature review from the Four Leg News 2 (1), 2013.  I thought it would be good to share with everyone!  Cheers!  LaurieJigami H, Sato D, Tsubaki A et al. (2012)  Effects of weekly and fortnightly therapeutic exercise on physical function and q...

Hey Laurie,Quick question for you:  My younger dog, Lucy had the TPLO surgery about 8 weeks ago.  Lucy did really well the first week or two after surgery but then developed an infection that we were on top of right away and it cleared but since then she has not put muc...

Hi LaurieI have my Monday mornings set as rehab review!  Thank you for your website and the work that you do to further rehabilitation continuing education. I am a recent technician CCRP and work part time in a rehabilitation practice and part time in a general practice...

Hi Laurie- Here is that weird neuro case that I was telling you about- was wondering if you have any ideas of how we could help this boy out with rehab.  I am starting acupuncture and laser tx on this kid this week. Dobi is a 7 year old castrated Pug- has been to a...

Good morning Laurie!   I have another IVDD question.  I have a 4 y.o SF Bichon that had a hemilaminectomy @ left T11-T12 and bilateral @ T12-T13 9/9/13.  She came to me the first time on 9/23/13-walking, trotting actually, wagging her tail, minimally painful, ...