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Any guidelines for rehab after a total hip replacement surgery?
Steps/time-line? What to expect each week after surgery?
When should I work on ROM? And when should we start to encourage weight bearing?
What should I avoid and are there any red flags?

Thank you for your help
Erica

I have taken the FitPaws Master trainer one year ago in UK From my point of view (I am a physio vet)it is a very well structured course, scientifically based. It was very basic in some aspects (anatomy, muscles type of work), but very illuminating for others: how to set up a balanced fitness program...

Do you mean CNS or peripheral nerves? For CNS in Italy I use propentofylline or a supplement called NEUROGEN (EPA, DHA, choline and uridine, vit E, resveratrol) and sometimes lipoic acid. Not sure if they are really helpful, but at least they can't hurt anybody For Peripheral nerves Vit B12 and lipo...

Thank you Laurie for your advices!
About settings...are they going to be the same as dogs?
I will keep you posted about my experience if I will survive to this cat
Erica

Have anyone any experience with radial shock waves for OA in cats?
Thank you
Erica

hi! Surgery was done 2 weeks ago. first week: Prolonged stretching with tape, US, massage, transverse frictions and manual streching second week: prolonged stretching with elastic band of different lenght alternated with US, massage and transverse friction, manual stretching during the day, very sho...

HI! Sorry to be absent the last few days. So...I have many news about ALF For Laurie : the greater trochanter is 0,5 mm displaced and no, I am not concerned about movement could displaces it more. We think it could have been happened 20 days before the first visit. NO hip dysplasia. BUT... during th...

forgot something...
not sure about the relation between tarsus hyperextension and hip disease (trochanter). JUst read something about hip dysplasia and tarsus hyperextension

excuse me for my english, I am an Italian vet-rehab practitioner Alf 9month old mixbreed dog (pittbul X dogue de bordeaux) was presented 20 days ago for an hyperextension of right hock. Ortho vet performed xrays of hips and hocks: great trocanter avulsion. Surgery not possible, too small piece to be...