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Just a couple of updates:
Okay... so last Monday, travelling home from Sweden took 29.5 hours from pillow to pillow. Delayed flights, missed flights, rerouting via multiple flights, and then a final delayed flight. I'm still a bit jet lagged!!!
This week ahead, we are gearing up for my clinic's 15th Birthday!!! Amazing! We survived against many political odds. We've thrived against many 'nay-sayers'. So, we're celebrating with an open house on Saturday! If you're in Calgary by chance - come on by!!! :)
Lastly, I NEED YOUR HELP...
Do you own a VIBRATION PLATFORM? Then I need to talk to you! I am working on a FourLeg training video for you about this cool tool... but there really isn't much in the literature specific to canine uses. So, I want YOUR feedback on HOW you use it? Your CONTAINDICATIONS / CAUTIONS? Any success stories or horror stories? Fill me in so that I can share! Just REPLY to this e-mail! Please & Thank You!!
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Okay, enough about me, onto your learning for the week...
These cat cartoons really crack me up!!!
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So, this week I was referred an interesting case. It was a nice little Australian Cattle Dog that competes in agility. Back in October he suffered a presumed slip or something (came back lame on retrieving a ball on uneven ground) and has been in hobbles ever since (5 months). So, I was asked to help come up with a plan for what to do. To be honest, everyone
else treating him (he’s not local to me) is rather scared to progress him, and frankly they don’t know how, and that’s what I was asked to come up with.
They aren’t alone! I see this often from many different non-physiotherapist practitioners. Why non-physios (PTs)? I think that when we (physios) treat humans and learned about exercise prescription, we were made to feel very comfortable with pushing the body. We were given a solid grounding in tissue healing and what to do at each stage. We know
that in order to progress, you need to challenge tissues. (My mantra “There is no crate rest fairy” fits well in this scenario!)
Okay, what did find with this dog?
Keep on reading...
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Orthopaedics
- Hock OCD & DJD
- Deltoid Fibrotic Myopathy
- Hind Limb Malformation
- Boston Terrier with spinal cord ischemia, mild disc lesions, shoulder hyperextension
- Shockwave - Focused vs Radial
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Check out the forum. Help your colleagues. Post your questions.
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Okay, there are always some questions about about the Forum, and I thought that I should pass on the info to everyone. - To get on, you need to sign up with a NEW username and password. (Password can be the same as what you you to get into the Member's area). Next time you want 'in', it should remember you.
- Pick a user name that you want to be seen.
- Answer questions. Post questions.
- Sign your posts please... It's nice to reply to a person by name!
- If you want to post a document or a picture, you can drag it into the message box or scroll down, click attachments, and then 'add files'.
- Videos... Upload to Youtube, and then posting the link.
- Want to be notified when someone answers your question or responded to your comment? Just under the reply box, you can click "notify me when a reply is posted".
And get on there and engage with the community!
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In this NEW section, I want to inspire you to GO BACK THROUGH some of the OLD Four Leg Education Modules!
The SHOULDER
Do you need to update yourself on what you might do for the new SHOULDER case that is scheduled for tomorrow? Look no further!
Just hope onto FourLeg.com, Login to the Members section and visit:
Video Training 05: Bandaging for Medial Shoulder Instability
Video Training 07: Assessing for Medial Shoulder Joint Instability
Video Training 48: Shoulder Joint Mobilizations
Video Training 170: Medial Shoulder Exercises Part 1
Video Training 171: Medial Shoulder Exercises Part 2
Video Training 172: Medial Shoulder Manual Therapies
Video Training 175: How to Gain Terminal Extension
AND
Newsletter - 2017: July-August: Volume 6, Issue 4 (The Shoulder Issue)
AND the following Articles:
Differential Diagnoses: Cheat-Sheet - The Cervico-Thoracic-Shoulder Region
Canine Athlete Considerations: Soft Tissue Injuries of the Shoulder in the Canine Athlete
Differential Diagnoses: The Cervico-Thoracic-Shoulder Region
Teres Major: Teres Major Paper
Protocol: Medial Shoulder Hypermobility
And not to mention the 53 different blog topics that had something to do with shoulders!!!
For, those of you that aren't members yet, I just updated the Sneak Peak Page -https://www.fourleg.com/Sneak-Peek for you to SEE how much is on the MEMBER'S side of FourLeg!
OVER 185 Videos!
35 Audios!
43 Newsletters!
TONS of articles, protocols, & handouts!
And a FRIENDLY forum to ask questions!
No other educational platform has this depth of educational materials, available to you right from day one after you subscribe!
Be a forward thinking & up to date practitioner! Join Four Leg Now!!
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For over a year, I worked with Physiotec (an online exercise platform) to create a exercise prescription platform for canine rehab practitioners. And this is it!
I've put hundreds of exercises together onto this handy platform. You can find the exercises, print off a handout, send them a link to the VIDEOS of the exercises. There's so much: Massage, owner-friendly joint therapies,
exercises, advisement, etc, etc!
NOW... be aware that this platform is run by / owned by Physiotec (and they charge separately for it's use)... and the support for the website is via physiotec as well. The MAIN GLITCH I am finding now... is that when you e-mail or call tech-support you will NEED to LET THEM KNOW that your question pertains to FOURLEGEXERCISE! (Otherwise, it's a bit of a schmozzle to get sorted,
because they direct you to the Physiotec website vs FourLegExercise website!!!) Check it out and LET ME KNOW (what you think, your experiences, etc... so that I can report back if there are issues!)
I hope you find it useful! Go there... Check it out!!!
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Have a great week everyone!
Until next time... Cheers!
Laurie
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P.S. Are you looking to include SHOCKWAVE in your practice? |
I have just the thing! I highly recommend the unit that I have and use at my clinic. And now, I can bring it to you!
And if you're interested, give me a shout and I'll happily send along all of the details. RADIAL SHOCKWAVE rules! I am loving it as an adjunct to my other therapies, and am seeing amazing results with it when used on osteoarthritis, tendinosis lesions, and lumbosacral disc disease. (There are more things it can treat, but these three things keep it hopping
at my clinic!)
The price is right (in Canadian Dollars), and I can ship anywhere in North America. (For those of you overseas, I can put you in touch with local distributors nearer to you!)
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Read More about this kick-butt Radial Shockwave Unit!
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