Laurie's Blogs.
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Aug 2015
Aug 2015
NMES / E-stim Settings
Hello!I have been starting to play around with NMES on patients and the settings I was given seem to be very different than what you are doing. So far both of my patients that I have tried this on (one neuro case - brachial plexus avulsion and one post op cruciate patient) ...
02
Aug 2015
Aug 2015
I want you... and UWT blog inspiration
Hey Gang!So... I want you! Check out this video and help me out in creating some great content... and check out what I'm offering in return this time!And to double up on the blog-learning... Here is a link to the most recent blog I wrote for The Canine Fitness Centre (about...
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Jul 2015
Jul 2015
Those fat lumps along the dog's back
Dear LaurieI hope you are doing well.Since last year I am the proud owner of a approximately 4 year old female dog, a Puli. She came to me via internet, from an animal shelter, where she had spent 5 months. Prior to that she must have been a dog roaming the streets. When I picked...
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Jul 2015
Jul 2015
Gracilis tear in a working dog
Hi Laurie,
Please don'f feel obligated to reply but I'd be grateful for advice. I'm treating a military Belgian shepherd with a nasty gracilis tear. This first happened in January. She was given 6 weeks rest, then straight into work, went lame immediately, and I've now seen ...
12
Jul 2015
Jul 2015
A neuro dog success video
This video is a nice little success story - sent to me by Dr. Wendy Harley. I thought it was great and asked if I could share it! The reply:Of course you have my permission to link the video. The clients goal was a functional, happy, pet quality dog. And ...
05
Jul 2015
Jul 2015
A neuro dog question
Hi Laurie-I have two patients I currently working with, both are down in the rear. One is IVDD, the other was a trauma case, neighbor's dog pinned her down at 3 mos old and we have been slowly making progress with her. My question is; they both sit with legs str...
28
Jun 2015
Jun 2015
SIJ Instability Commentary
Laurie,I loved the SI tutorial and I love the fact that we chiropractic vets and physios are crossing more and more over. I am also a victim of unstable SI but all well for now with regular adjustments by brilliant chiropractor, and yoga did cause it to flare up big time. Pilates...
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Jun 2015
Jun 2015
ToeGrips Commentary
Dear Laurie,Thank you so much for including ToeGrips in your training series! I loved hearing your take on ToeGrips vs booties and appreciate the opportunity to share some of my thoughts. A client of mine came up with the idea for ToeGrips, and for me, it was love at f...
14
Jun 2015
Jun 2015
Mental health benefits of canine rehabilitation
While searching for blog topic ideas to ‘steal’ for my clinic’s blog, I found a great blog / article that I wanted to summarize and expand upon for you.The blog I found was about how canine rehabilitation is healing for both the body and the mind. Now this...
08
Jun 2015
Jun 2015
A Case Study about a Nagging Hot Spot... that REHAB cured!!!
(Article written by Monika Hoyer)Jenny is a five-year-old Australian Cattle Dog cross that actively competes in Agility. Last summer (2014) I had Jenny coned almost all summer trying to heal a very bad hot spot on her leg. She was either wearing a cone or had her leg wrapped...