FourLeg: Which icing is better ...And some great Q &A!

Published: Mon, 07/29/19

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Ooh, I had a little time off!

And what did I do?

Well, I finally compiled the Vibration Platform material / data that I've been collecting - expect that soon.

I did a little purging of our storage room - Man oh Man! A person collects a lot of 'stuff' and 'junk' over the years. Don't tell the kids, but we threw out some of their 'art' - like a bunch of rocks glued together, and sculpture of a crocodile thing next to a hollow log (which was intended to hold a cigarette...and neither my husband or I have ever smoked, so we're not sure why that was the intended purpose!)

As well, yesterday, I was a Pet-A-Palooza in Calgary. My clinic had a booth there. It was a hoot! Tons of dogs, tons of people, and lots of great exposure. I'm thinking a video on such things would be useful! Hang onto that thought.

Anyways, it was just nice to not 'have to' do anything at any given time of day or pace! There we go... that was my vacation!

OKAY, that's enough much about me, onto your learning for the week...

But first, a cartoon!

BLOG:

Icing after knee surgery

This is going to be an easy blog for me. Honestly, I’m just going to redirect and cut and paste from elsewhere. Here we go!

So, in December of 2018, Game Ready, a company that manufactures and distributes continuous passive cooling & compression devices, discontinued their canine line. Should you be worried?

One canine paper showed that it did help with pain, lameness, and swelling in dogs following TPLO surgery.

However, I want to highlight a ‘human’ paper that studied the difference between standard periodic icing protocols and use of a continuous cold therapy compression device.

Keep on reading...

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BLAST from the PAST

In this NEW section, I want to inspire you to GO BACK THROUGH some of the OLD Four Leg Education Modules!

EXERCISE

Well, this is a big topic. At first I typed in Exercise Progression... and my one audio on that topic came up. When I typed in Exercise... well then boom! An onslaught of articles, videos, newsletters, and miles of blogs. So, check out this list to see if something catches your eye and dive back in to learn more!

Look no further... info is on FourLeg.com!

Just hope onto FourLeg.com, Login to the Members section and visit:

Audio

Exercise Progression

UWT Exercise Starting, Progress, & Discharge

Articles

Geriatrics: Exercise considerations in the geriatric canine patient

Miscellaneous: Management of the recumbent dog

Neurological Rehab: Neuro Exercises

Pain Management - Part 8 - Exercise Therapies for CHRONIC Pain

Canine Athlete Considerations: Functional Exercises to Strengthen the Core

Protocol: Puppy Rear End Awareness

Sit Pretty - What all the fuss is about! (this one is open access, so I left the link intact.)

Newsletters

2012 July-Aug: Volume 1, Issue 3 (Novel exercise concepts Part 1)

2012 Sept-Oct: Volume 1, Issue 4 (Novel exercise concepts Part 2)

2017: Jan-Feb: Volume 6, Issue 1 (Exercise & the brain)

2017: July-August: Volume 6, Issue 4 (Shoulder Issue - Exercises for ROM)

2018: July-Aug: Volume 7, Issue 4 (Behaviour Issue - Exercise & the Reactive Dog)

Video Training

Video Training 11: Land Treadmill training

Video Training 19: Fun with Cinderblocks

Video Training 34: My Exercise Area

Video Training 49: Rear End Awareness Exercises

Video Training 52: Exercises for the Achilles Tendon

Video Training 59: Slipped Hocks

Video Training 81: Increase weight bearing

Video Training 121: Things NOT to do!

Video Training 122: Step Ups Exercise for rear leg strengthening

Video Training 144: Exercise Creativity

Video Training 152: Functional Exercises

Video Training 154: Pain Management Part 8

Video Training 160: DIY, Teaching patients, & Teaching owners

Video Training 169: Don't Exercise!

Video Training 170: Medial Shoulder Exercises Part 1

Video Training 171: Medial Shoulder Exercises Part 2

Video Training 179: Inflatable Exercises

Video Training 183: Therapeutic exercise for a cat!

Video Training 187: The Pelvic Tilt Exercise

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Have You Checked it Out?

The latest (and greatest) online exercise prescription platform... FOURLEGEXERCISE.COM

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!!!

Have a great week everyone!

Until next time... Cheers!

Laurie

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