Laurie's Blogs.
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Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Keeping Old Dogs Active - Mentally & Physically
This blog comes three-fold: One part based on a client interaction; One part based on a Facebook live video I watched, and; One part based on a blog I recently read. Well, messages in 3’s should always be listened to! That’s why today’s b...
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Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Canine Cruciate Knowledge Nuggets – Aug 2021
This month when reviewing what has come out in the literature, I found a cluster of recent information on cruciates in dogs. The research articles touched on surgical techniques, complications, arthritis, and more. So, I figured that for this week’s blog, I woul...
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Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Advising Owners on How to Help Their Older Dog with Vision Problems
As canine rehab professionals, many of us likely have a large clientele base of senior dogs. While our main focus with these dogs is likely to be improving pain and physical function, there are other aspects of aging that we are well poised to deal with. One such area...
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Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Rehabilitation & Oncology
What is the role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in oncology? It’s actually more important that you might think!
In the veterinary world, oncologic care tends to reside within the realm of the veterinary specialist centers, where chemotherapy, radiatio...
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Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Handheld Percussive Massage Therapy
GUEST BLOG It seems there are new massage tools popping up on the market almost daily. It can feel hard to keep up on what is available; however, I can guarantee some of our clients know the latest and greatest and will be asking about them. One of the newer and, ...
03
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
How Much? Part 2 of Joint Supplementation for Osteoarthritis
Last week’s blog, Prescribing Prevention for Osteoarthritis, https://www.fourleg.com/Blog?b=519 looked at the potential for nutraceuticals to prevent osteoarthritis. In this blog, we’re going to dive into dosing. Because, we all know that if we ...
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Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Prescribing Prevention for Osteoarthritis
This week’s blog comes about after reading a journal abstract on the subject of knee osteoarthritis (OA) after different types of knee injuries in young adults.1 No surprise, the study found that knee OA increased almost 6x in young adults who had a knee injury (compa...
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Jun 2021
Jun 2021
What do you think when you see Spondylosis in a dog?
This topic has come up in a few places recently, and I wanted to take some time to create a blog on the topic of Spondylosis. Is it something to worry about? Is it normal or abnormal? How do you treat it? Can you treat it? What does it mean? So...
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Jun 2021
Jun 2021
PEACE & LOVE for Acute Injuries
Ae you stuck in the past when it comes to acute injuries? Are you still prescribing RICE? (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)? Maybe you moved on to PRICE (Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation). Maybe you actually thought you were already up to date becaus...
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Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Trigger point therapy for hip pain
Let’s talk about treating hip pain! Unilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) can be problematic in many ways. A recent human research article evaluated the effectiveness of dry needling on pain, hip muscle strength and function in patients with hip OA. Ceballos-L...
