You are receiving this e-blast because you signed up for these e-blasts on FourLeg.com. If for some reason, this makes you unhappy... then unsubscribe at the bottom. But for everyone else... HEY! Let's get on with the show! Four Leg News: Pressure Algometry
Blog - Calcinosis Cutis & LASER!
And Four Leg content regarding TAILS!!
The life updates:
The new dogs are working out AWESOME! They are such loves and just fit perfectly into the household! I'm so happy that we took them in, as is my husband, the son in the basement, and the other son up the road too! So, that has been GREAT!
Otherwise, up here, it's starting to feel like fall! Eek! However, that means that many of the annoying bugs are gone. That's a win!
Canadian kids go back to school (for the most part) after the September long weekend (so in about a week). I'm pretty sure we'll see a spike in our Covid numbers (- because children are gross. I can say that because I had 2! Ha ha!). Not sure what is happening in other countries around the world (regarding school), but stay safe everyone and be kind!
In keeping with the situation in Ontario up here (and non-vets being allowed to practice animal rehab)... I'm going to keep asking for letters of support. (As this has been suggested to me.) I thank you in advance for your consideration!
Still asking for support!
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I NEED LETTERS OF SUPPORT (mainly from Veterinarians)!
To be considered a subject matter expert, I am looking for letters that cover topics such as:
- Laurie Edge-Hughes taught me safe & effective use of modalities (such as laser, shockwave, etc.)
- Laurie taught me effective physical assessment skills and how to use clinical reasoning to make a PHYSICAL / Pathofunctional / FUNCTIONAL diagnosis
- Laurie taught me how to plan treatments for rehab cases
- Laurie taught me manual therapy skills
You get the gist.
I am looking for DOZENS of letters. Please! Please! Thank you to those that already sent one. I appreciate it so very much. (Send to Laurie@FourLeg.com)
Thank you in advance for considering my request!
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Alrighty... enough about me. On with your learning!
Four Leg News 9(5) - Sept-Oct 2020
Outcome Measures - Pressure Algometry
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Objective Outcome Measures continued! This time we look at pressure algometry. Also known as mechanical threshold testing (MTT) and mechanical nociceptive testing (MNT), this is a quantifiable objective measurement of mechanical pressure to evoke a response. Learn more and see if this tool is one you'd like to use clinically!
Click the link to go to FourLeg, Member's can then Login, Click Newsletter Archives, and there it will be at the top!
Enjoy!
CLICK HERE! To get to FourLeg!
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Blog:
Calcinosis Cutis (n=2) & the Wonders of Photobiomodulation Therapy!
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I’ve had a couple of ‘let’s-try-it-and-it-worked’ cases lately. I wanted to share the stories here, so that others might also benefit from what I learned.
Two recent patients of mine presented with the diagnosis of Calcinosis Cutis. “What’s that”, you ask?
The description is as follows: Calcinosis cutis is the deposition of calcium in the dermis, resulting from dystrophic or metastatic calcification. It is most commonly seen as a result of dystrophic calcification, which usually occurs more often in dogs than cats. Widespread calcinosis cutis is referred to as calcinosis universalis, whereas more localized disease is called calcinosis circumscripta.
>>> (keep reading to learn more about this condition and how I utilized laser therapy to treat it in two dogs.)
k below to get reading now!!!
CLICK HERE to continue READING the BLOG!
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SHARING MY BLOGS! My web-guy reformatted the blogs, so that they can be shared more easily as individual blogs. PLEASE feel free to share any blogs that you'd like on your own Facebook page or Twitter
feed! Permission granted!!! :)
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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!
So this time I did a search on FourLeg using the term Tails & Coccygeal. Here's what I came up with for:
TAILS
Only a few hits with these search terms... but they're interesting never the less! Check out the following content to learn more!
Check out:
Video Training
Video Training 173: Rottweilers with & without tails
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 MEMBERS side of FourLeg!
OVER 210 Videos!
42 Audios!
51 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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I've put all of my exercises (and some of yours) onto a handy platform - Physiotec! It's a wonderful online resource for delivering home exercise / advice programs.
There are HUNDREDS of exercises FOURLEGEXERCISE.COM already! 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 / billed for separately, by... Physiotec... 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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WHY THE HECK NOT???
Sign up for a Month... cancel at any time...
And just see what you think! There's so much more than you can even imagine in the learning area!! You really should check it out! Click on the link to go to the Sneak Peek page and see the listing of content!
AND AS A BONUS... MEMBERS GET SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES AND ON FOURLEG PRODUCTS!
- Spectravet Lasers
- Respond Systems
- DogTread treadmills
- Hero Braces
- Lollipup exercise equipment
- FourLeg posters & books
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And that's a wrap! Have a great week ahead everyone!
Until next time... Cheers!
Laurie
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AND Members can 'search' for specific content - use the white search bar in the upper right hand corner that appears when you log in. P.S.
Hey Members, sign up on the FORUM
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Okay, so I had some questions about about the Forum, and I thought that I should pass on the info to everyone. - The Forum is located on the Members' side of FourLeg, so you'll need to login to find it. Then look over to the right hand column where you normally look up the content, and at the bottom, you'll find Forum. Click it!
- Now, 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 displayed.
- 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 post the link.
- It's really cool when you sign your name, that way people can respond to you by name. :)
And get on there and engage with the community!
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