Laurie's Blogs.

This blog presents an article from one of the Fall FourLeg Newsletters.Laurer SK, Hillman RB, Hosgood GL.  Effects of treadmill inclination on electromyographic activity and hind limb kinematics in healthy hounds at a walk.  Am J Vet Res 2009, 70 (5): 658 – 64.Wan...

Hey Laurie,I just finished watching your 2 part canine dementia videos. It just so happens I am currently reading a really interesting book Called “Grain Brain” by Dr David Perlmutter. A neurologist who specializes in brain and movement disorders. His focus is on...

Hi Laurie,I'm enjoying watching your videos and reading your articles; I'm glad I signed up for the members access. I just watched the video on equipment recommendations. And thought I would share that if anyone is looking for an ultrasound I have found the ITO US-101L very ...

Hi Laurie, I've retired now and only occasionally get called in to do relief where I used to work.  I like to think they can't live with out me, Ha Ha.  No truth to that rumor. Anyway, so often I use a tip which I learned from you when I attended the CRI Thera...

I am so excited to tell you that my latest book Successful Practitioners in Canine Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy is officially available!  It can be purchased on Amazon.com (and .co.uk, but not .ca for some reason)!  I do have a limited time special offer for the f...

Hey Laurie, I've got a case I can't figure out. This dog came to me with the diagnosis of a SDF strain of digit 4 on the left front foot, 3 months duration. I didn't diagnose it and I don't think I actually could. All i found was some tenderness in the toe. Rads are supposedly cl...

When research comes out that has high clinical relevance, YOU should be the first one to alert your clients to this.  One such bit of research comes from the PhD work by Randi I Kronveit from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.   Dr. Krontveit studied hip d...

Dear Laurie, I wondered if I could pick your brain?? Next week my colleague and I will have a dog referred to us immediately following a total knee replacement. These operations are not carried out in the UK very often, and I was wondering if you had experience of ...

Hi Everyone, Well, my blog post on Issues International, certainly did stir up some controversy and commentary.  I must say that all of the commentary that came back to me was supportive or constructive regarding my original post, however I did receive two e-mails this ...

Following are the responses I received regarding the last blog post.  I include them because I think it's interesting and important to open discussions and provide unique thoughts and perspectives.  That is my intention in passing them along... One PT wrote:Hey Lau...