I am sure I am not the only one wrestling with this challenge: Where do we draw the line between science-based practice, and ‘airy-fairy’ or alternative techniques and practices? To me, it feels as if there is often more evidence supporting the alternative practices...
For those of us who remember studying the cranial nerves for the first time, we likely gave them very little attention and focus. First-year anatomy is, after all, overwhelmingly heavy and full, with many more important things to memorize. And that is true. In first...
In a Research Refresh on the Small Animal platform, we dove into an article on pressure algometry, specifically looking at a modified technique and its validity, repeatability and reliability (Lane & Hill, 2015). But one article gives us only a snapshot, so let’s...
Shifting our perspective from healing to management When we are working with chronic pain patients, we need to shift our thinking from curative to management. It is normal for us to work with our patients with the goal of eliminating pain – pain is the enemy, right?...
In the last weeks (months, years …) we have been faced with the challenge of establishing a team mindset in our industry, where vets and veterinary therapists work together as professionals in relationships of trust, open communication, and collaboration, to reach the...
This blog is written by SynergyVets When vets require the services of a specialist for providing ongoing treatment or therapy to one of their patients, such as a veterinary physiotherapist, it is mutually beneficial for both parties if they already have a strong...
In a Small Animal Research Refresh, I decided to delve into a condition we see over and over again – hip dysplasia. The danger with a condition we’re all familiar with is that we become complacent; patients respond well to therapy, we have good results, and therefore...
Cupping therapy, or decompression therapy, has been around for a very long time. It has been used for generations in humans to treat a vast array of diseases and conditions, and in the past few years has been used in the veterinary and veterinary rehabilitation...
When we have a repeatable and reliable system to evaluate and treat our patients, we know that we can consistently perform the best evaluations without missing any important information. It also allows us to approach more complicated or challenging cases with...
When it comes to the sexual or reproductive status of dogs, I have always been a firm believer in spaying and neutering. In a country where dogs are frequently bred irresponsibly, where there are more dogs than people to take care of them, and where ‘accidents’ happen...