I just saw your blog on blood flow restriction. That was my inservice when I was a student last year and I learned a great deal about it and used it with human patients. I wondered about the implementation on dogs. Was wondering if you’ve tried it?
KA
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Hi Kaitlyn!
I've not tried it yet! I'm doing an experiment with 'Voodoo Flossing' and carpal ROM with my own dog. I want to try blood flow restriction as well... but I'm not sure how I measure improvement with that one. I was thinking you could use it while walking on a treadmill and/or using a vibration platform... but then what? How do I know if it's worth doing or not? I'm leery of trying it on any post-op client-owned dogs. Maybe I just need to test for compliance and go from there!
Laurie
I've not tried it yet! I'm doing an experiment with 'Voodoo Flossing' and carpal ROM with my own dog. I want to try blood flow restriction as well... but I'm not sure how I measure improvement with that one. I was thinking you could use it while walking on a treadmill and/or using a vibration platform... but then what? How do I know if it's worth doing or not? I'm leery of trying it on any post-op client-owned dogs. Maybe I just need to test for compliance and go from there!
Laurie
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