Over the month of March, we have had four incredible lectures from author, physiotherapist and Vetrehabber Tuulia Luomala, who has found her passion in the exploration of the fascia. If you joined us live, I am sure that, like me, you have walked away from this series...
~ “Thanks to Angela Griffiths from Greyfriars for her valuable input and photographs for this blog” All dogs can swim? I certainly believed that all dogs could swim, until the day I saw a young dog in the water, thrashing about with the forelimbs, head...
We’ve all heard that consistency is the key to success. We have heard or read stories about people achieving great things, and the credit given to consistency. And we have all failed to grab hold of this simple idea – this ideal – and make it a reality in our lives....
Back pain is an extremely common problem among our equine population of athletes and pleasure horses. In researching the topic, I tried to find out just how many horses are affected by back pain, but could not find any research that provides an answer. That being...
Although we are always focused on the behavior of our patients and creating positive associations with us and our treatments, it is always valuable to gain more information on improving relationships, increasing compliance, and gaining the trust of our patients. Last...
After a series of canine amputee’s made their appearance at Equine-Librium College practical examinations, the different adaptations and movement patterns of these patients, compared to ‘normal' patients, was highlighted to the examiners. With her curiosity...
‘Discipline is the whole key to being successful. We all get 24 hours each day. That’s the only fair thing: it’s the only thing that’s equal. What we do with those 24 hours is up to us.’ Sam Huff, American footballer ‘The only equality that exists on earth is...
As Veterinary Rehabilitation Therapists, massage is one of our greatest tools. Through massage, we can evaluate the health and symmetry of a dog’s, horse’s, or cat’s muscles, we can help tight muscles relax, weak muscles activate, and painful muscles heal, and we can...
Ella is a German shepherd puppy diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia. She is energetic, fun-loving and a stunning patient, being intelligent and quick to respond. Her owner adopted her as a 12-week old pup, with high hopes that she would join him in his active...
For a long time, I have wanted to write about the stay apparatus, but it was not until recently that I finally found the inspiration to jump into this topic. I received an email, asking me my thoughts on disproving the theory of the stay apparatus. The theory? I had...
