Equine Navicular Syndrome is known by many different names, but no matter what we have called it in the past, the prognosis has remained poor. An improved understanding of navicular syndrome has highlighted the involvement of multiple anatomical structures, forcing...
I well remember the day my canine ball of fluff licked me in the face for the first time! So much energy and love in such a tiny, wriggly body. I remember week after week as he grew bigger, more boisterous and playful, how excited he would get when I arrived home, or...
A plateau in rehabilitation can be caused by a multitude of factors, including ourselves, as rehabilitation therapists. Applying a stringent checking system will help us prevent plateaus in our patients, identify them early, and move past them quickly! Plateaus can be...
On our journey to increase the validity of our profession, as well as our continual striving for improved patient outcomes, the use of clinical metrology instruments (CMI) can provide us with validated outcome measures to assess patient response to treatment, and...
Have you found during your work that a dysfunction or asymmetry in the jaw is reflected in the shoulder and again in the pelvis? That when the sacro-illiac is out, so is the jaw? Today, we pick apart one anatomical aspect of this connection, and reflect on how the...
In a recent discussion with Francisco Maia from the K9PT Academy about minimising our practices, the topic of the underwater treadmill came up. For Francisco, better results can be achieved without the use of an underwater treadmill. As we sign off our series of...
Over the month of July, Dr Patrice Mich from the Canine Rehabilitation Institute has been joining us live in a series of webinars focused on veterinary orthotics and prosthetics (V-OP). I would love to share some of the most eye-opening insights I gained from this...
Within the field of Veterinary Rehabilitation we know that our body of good quality research is limited, but growing. When it comes to canine hydrotherapy, the research is even more limited, and growing far more slowly. There are few research articles we can cite to...
Over the last few years, I have found myself more and more strongly believing that horses should not be in work before they achieve skeletal maturity. Like you, I pride myself on being evidence based in my approach to life. And so when I set out to write this article,...
Through the month of June, we enjoyed multiple webinars, interviews and training sessions on the all-important topic of communication. Fantastic, extraordinary and above-average communication skills are essential in our businesses; they impart understanding in our...
