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12
Jan 2014

Snippets from Successful Practitioners in Canine Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy

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...
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05
Jan 2014

SDFT injury or not?

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...
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29
Dec 2013

New research regarding canine hip dysplasia

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...
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22
Dec 2013

What to do post-operatively with a new surgical technique

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 ...
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15
Dec 2013

Clarifications on 'Issues International' Blog

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 ...
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08
Dec 2013

Responses to the 'Issues International' Blog

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...
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01
Dec 2013

Issues International

As you may be aware, I just returned from a whirlwind trip to England. I had 4 different teaching ventures, and got to mingle with physiotherapists, veterinarians, and hydrotherapists.  It was a great trip, but a common theme emerged, that fits in with the dozens of e-mails ...
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24
Nov 2013

Compulsive Licking

Hi Laurie!I'm a vet from Italy, we met at the STAAR last June....and I have a question for you :o) I have an IVDD dachshund, post surgery T13-L1(right ventrolateral herniation). He is recovering well, almost regained all his normal functions but shows compulsive licking...
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17
Nov 2013

Human hip osteoarthritis research that matters

I pulled this literature review from the Four Leg News 2 (1), 2013.  I thought it would be good to share with everyone!  Cheers!  LaurieJigami H, Sato D, Tsubaki A et al. (2012)  Effects of weekly and fortnightly therapeutic exercise on physical function and q...
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10
Nov 2013

Water Treadmill for a Slow to Heal TPLO

Hey Laurie,Quick question for you:  My younger dog, Lucy had the TPLO surgery about 8 weeks ago.  Lucy did really well the first week or two after surgery but then developed an infection that we were on top of right away and it cleared but since then she has not put muc...
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