Laurie's Blogs.
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May 2021
May 2021
Sleep
There are many things we know about sleep when it comes to health. This is true in both humans and animals. One recent study set forth to look at normal. Interestingly, the study noted that “research on dogs and sleep has outpaced our basic knowledge about what ...
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May 2021
May 2021
How is your Empathy EQ?
I read an interesting blog that took me down this rabbit hole, How Empathy Can Improve Clinical Outcomes. I’ve seen this topic before in other blog posts and human healthcare articles. So, I thought I’d share the knowledge and then go down the path of what...
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May 2021
May 2021
Guest Blog - Laser and Cortisone Injections
The following was a question & answer on the Spectravet Laser Discussion Group, that I requested to be allowed to use on FourLeg. Thank you to Peter Jenkins (again!) for this fabulous answer!Question: How long should I wait to laser following a local cortisone...
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May 2021
May 2021
A New Tendinopathy Protocol - maybe… maybe not…
This past week I was alerted to a summary of a research paper on management of tendinopathy lesions by my friend and colleague Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach. We then had a short exchange of thoughts… and I figured that the thoughts generated would make for a good blog. ...
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May 2021
May 2021
5 Rules for Exercising
I came across an interesting ‘human’ blog: 5 Rules for Exercising People in Painhttps://www.themanualtherapist.com/2021/02/top-5-fridays-5-rules-for-exercising.html Here’s the first line, “A big misconception within the therapy world ...
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Apr 2021
Apr 2021
The thing about low back pain studies & critical appraisal of research
I have a pet peeve! (Well, maybe more than one.) The PEEVE I want to discuss here is the studies and attention given to studies on non-specific low back pain. What is non-specific low back pain? Exactly my point!!! There are a myriad of things that c...
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Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Lumbosacral Disease – Part 3 – Clinical Reasoning
I have received a number of emails since doing this series of blogs (and e-blasts) regarding lumbosacral disease. There have been some good questions that highlight the need for another blog on this topic. This time we need to talk about clinical reasoning. Rule ...
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Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Lumbosacral Disease Part 2
Well, the universe just keeps on providing learning opportunities on this subject! This past week, both in terms of cases AND in terms of online education, I am seeing more and more lumbosacral tidbits of information and clinical pearls. Firstly, I am still waiting to ...
03
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Diaper Suspenders... Owners can be so clever!
As usual, owners of dogs with disabilities are AMAZING! Such is the case with this ‘diaper hack’. I was at my clinic the other day and out from one of the other treatment rooms comes a little Frenchie wearing suspenders!! Suspenders from harness to di...
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Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Possible Early Sign of Lumbosacral Disc Disease
Lately I’ve been seeing more initial assessment than I usually do. I’m covering a maternity leave at my clinic and doing extra hours to fill in missing time slots. This means that as compared to my normal schedule where I see my regular clients, or provide...
