Laurie's Blogs.

 

03
Sep 2012

Fitness Testing - For Dogs!!

This blog contains a couple of reviews of articles as found in the Sept-Oct 2012 Four Leg Newsletter.  There really hasn’t been much done with dogs in regards to clinical fitness testing... so these two articles really fascinate me... and get me thinking!-----------Swi...
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28
Aug 2012

Acute Neck Pain

Question:Hi Laurie,I hope you don’t mind me asking you a question directly about a case. But it is my own little dog so I was hoping for some treatment technique ideas. I have a sub 4-pound Chihuahua who has a very painful neck. This has happened before and took about 6 mon...
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19
Aug 2012

Spondylosis Pontifications

Hi Laurie, I am loving the website!  It is just exactly what I need to continue my education in rehab.  Thanks! Question #1Listening to one of your lectures- you were saying that decreased movement in the lumbar vertebrae might make you suspect spondylosis, an...
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12
Aug 2012

About My Summer so far!

So, this tardy little blog is simply about what is going on in my life!  I don’t journal, I don’t go out drinking with friends… so you folks are it!  You’ll have to ‘listen’ to it all – or click away now!   I am swamp...
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01
Aug 2012

Rehab of the CCL Tightrope Technique

The question:How do we deal with rehabbing dogs following Tightrope repairs for cranial cruciate ligament laxity? For years, I had always told people that it matters very little WHICH technique was utilized to repair a CCL tear when it comes to post-op rehab.  “A ...
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25
Jul 2012

Iliopsoas and the sporting dog!

QUESTIONHi Laurie,I wanted to ask you a Q if you have a moment to answer.I don’t see many sporting dogs typically but I’m getting a run of these with what looks like iliopsoas tenderness. History:Intermittent lameness with excessive exercise, responsive to rest b...
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18
Jul 2012

Staying Motivated & Productivity Management of Self!

Any great accomplishment does not happen overnight!  There is no such thing as an overnight success.  Rome was not built in a day!  Etc. Etc.Today’s’ topic is all about creating an action plan to achieve something big by taking baby steps!  I have ...
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06
Jul 2012

Your Comments - TMJ & Bracing

June TMJ CommentsSo funny to mention TMJ for the month of May!I had a case as well, a cat from Bide-A-Wee rescue group that had it’s jaw wired for a period of time by our dentist, Dr. XXXXX.  As cat’s are not as cooperative as our dog patients, I did gonio measur...
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22
Jun 2012

To Brace or Not to Brace?

There is always a hot debate on whether or not to brace an ACL-deficient knee or not.  Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a supporter of bracing dogs with cruciate tears – outside of unforeseen circumstances.  Here is what I found in regards to bracing ...
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06
Jun 2012

TMJ Month

Hi folks!  Last month was crazy busy for me, and while it was wonderful to get to see and meet so many of you while lecturing & teaching, boy, it was a little exhausting.  But… enough about that!Last month I saw 3 dogs all with TMJ (temporomandibular joint) i...
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