Laurie's Blogs.

This past week while diving into physiotherapy blogs, I ran into the concept of blood flow restriction (BFR) training.  I have to admit, it was something I had never heard of.  I couldn’t imagine what they were talking about.  And, why on earth would you do t...

Inspiration from:https://mikereinold.com/worse-after-treatment-con-ed-plan-current-thoughts-on-blood-flow-restriction-training/ This is really a good question.  And it comes from new-grad PTs in the human field as well as newbies to the animal rehab field. Essent...

  https://www.themanualtherapist.com/2018/03/untold-physio-stories-s8e6-trials-and.html The story / blog goes on about a woman who is having thumb pain.  She’s a massage therapist, but her pain is worse when driving!  Pressure makes it feel better (...

I read a lovely little journal article that I wanted to share.  The article was in regards to thrust manipulation versus nonthrust manipulation (i.e. mobilizations) for the treatment of mechanical neck pain. Pragmatically Applied Cervical and Thoracic Nonthrust Manipula...

An interesting concept is springing up in human medicine.  It is that being cognizant of choosing how to describe our diagnoses and being aware of the impact that your words might have.  The concept goes further to say that when you describe things using medical jargon ...

 I came across a very timely blog.  It was about terminal knee extension and the reasons why you (as a therapist… or as a patient too, really) NEED to restore it after a surgery / injury / etc.It’s timely as well because I have just invented a new exercise ...

Okay, this one is a mix of fun, inspiration, and a good solid pat on the back!  I came across a blog entitled:  Top 10 honest reasons why physios are heroes.  https://thesports.physio/2017/09/16/top-10-honest-reasons-why-physios-are-heroes-a-joint-blog-by-sandesh-r...

By Peter Jenkins, MBA– www.spectravet.com The question of laser therapy (aka photobiomodulation - PBMT) vs cancer is a common one, and, typically, you'll see cancer and neoplasia listed as contraindications for laser therapy.  However, it's not always the cas...

 http://cochranecountryfuneral.com/edge-dr-d-brian/ Forgive the ACDC reference…   But when trying to decide on a blog post to write this week, I decided to let it be a bit personal and about my actual thoughts for the week.  I’ve not had many...

 By Laurie Edge-Hughes As rehab practitioners, we need to realize that the human interaction component of what we do is often just as important as the physical direct treatment part of what we do!  Today’s blog is inspired by,  http://www.themanualtherap...