Laurie's Blogs.
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Oct 2016
Oct 2016
Confessions of a Junkie!
I just can’t help myself. At first I say, “No, you don’t need that.” But then I get more and more interested. Then I want it. Then I justify getting it. “It’ll help me.” “I’ll use it l...
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Sep 2016
Sep 2016
LIT REVIEW - Radiation for Elbow Osteoarthritis
Kapatkin AS, Nordquist B, Garcia TC et al. Effect of single dose radiation therapy on weight-bearing lameness in dogs with elbow osteoarthritis. VCOT 2016; 29: 338-3343Link to full paper:http://www.orthovetsupersite.org/sites/default/files/vcot-full-paper/...
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Sep 2016
Sep 2016
Shiny object syndrome!
My husband once convinced me to crawl up into a tree (actually a willow bush – but ‘tree’ sounds better) to look inside a magpie nest. He had told me that looking into the nests of crows and magpies was always interesting because these birds liked to colle...
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Sep 2016
Sep 2016
Let's be objective!
Reviews courtesy of APTEI / Bahram Jam PT (www.aptei.com)This guy does some great reviews! And this one I thought I would like to share with you folks. I think we have a tendency to learn something new and add it to everything we do, without thinking or learning about...
04
Sep 2016
Sep 2016
The unfortunate link between chronic pain and sleep disturbances
Last Monday, I woke up with neck pain. I woke to find myself sleeping on my stomach with my head turned to the side (and a pillow overtop in order to minimize the sound of my husband snoring). Well what started out as stiffness soon turned into angry nerve pain, and I...
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Aug 2016
Aug 2016
Canine Rehab: AGE BUSTERS!
When searching for inspiration for today’s blog, I found an interesting physiotherapy blog, http://physiowinnipeg.com/4-ways-physiotherapy-helps-you-age-gracefully/. Physiotherapy helps you to age gracefully! Now there’s a good spin!So here were the main p...
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Aug 2016
Aug 2016
Olympic Realizations
Have you been glued to the television? It’s been hard to pull away from all of the Olympic action! Of course, I love watching the Canadians, but it’s been awesome watching some of the other countries do well...
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Aug 2016
Aug 2016
Manual Therapy Myths Dispelled
I couldn’t even begin to write a blog as impressive as what I’m going to share with you today. Today’s blog (or rather reading redirection) comes from a Canadian Physiotherapist, Bahram Jam, PT. He has written a brilliant and well researched paper di...
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Aug 2016
Aug 2016
Reality Check
What do you do when the dog owner either can't see or is dissatisfied with the improvements their dog is making? This is a bit of a tough dilemma. On one hand you question yourself, your diagnosis, your treatment plan, and your assessment of the dog (this is where obj...
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Jul 2016
Jul 2016
The Negative Review
When trying to come up with a blog topic, I tend to review the past week at the clinic, go through a selection of weekly blogs, check my inbox for good Q & A’s, and just sit with the question of what to write and see what jumps out. This week, the clinic had one d...