Microbiome Health And Its Role In Canine Rehab
Written by Dr. Margo Roman, DVM, CVA, COT, CPT When we aim to treat our patients holistically as canine rehabilitation therapists, as we should be, we must consider more than just their musculoskeletal health. When we consider their mental health, nutrition, and...
Why Every Rehabilitation Patient Should See Your Camera
Your camera can play a valuable role in helping you record patient progress over time, communicate with owners and other members of the veterinary rehabilitation team, as well as educate and uplift owners and other professionals. Read on to learn how taking...
The Debate Surrounding Life Jackets in Canine Hydrotherapy
In the world of Hydrotherapy, the use of a flotation device is a controversial topic, one that should form the subject of some high-quality research and open discussion among professionals in the industry. There are various strong views on the use of floatation...
The Best Canine Rehab Exercise Equipment for your Practice
Whether we’re mobile or run a standard practice, exercise equipment forms a big part of what we do. It can be quite an investment; most of us get around the expense by starting small and adding pieces over time. So where do we start? What are the critical pieces...
What Research Reveals About Equine Shivers
Shivers was once considered as ‘common as dirt’, while today it is considered to be rare. However, the more we understand the components of this degenerative condition and it’s presentation from a neurological and muscle recruitment perspective, the more...
8 Things That May Cause Vet Rehab Therapy to Fail
Veterinary rehabilitation is an incredibly rewarding field, but it can also be pretty frustrating. Sometimes our patients just don’t seem to improve, or they get worse, and we cannot figure out why. It helps to have a “route map” that can pinpoint the common...
The Secret that most Successful Vet Rehab Therapists know about Client Loyalty
Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms play an essential role in our communication with clients, but these platforms change their policies and algorithms almost weekly. With them, we can never be 100% sure that our promotions, news and achievements are...
Obesity in Canine Hydrotherapy
One of the most common conditions we treat as hydrotherapists is obesity, which impacts the quality of life and is often a cause or exacerbating factor for a whole host of conditions, including osteoarthritis. We face challenges when presented with overweight...
A Joint is only as Strong as it’s Weakest Ligament: Prolotherapy in the hands of a Veterinary Surgeon
I love people who are passionate about what they do. Dr Steve Wimberly from Westville Veterinary Hospital in Durban, South Africa is just that; his face lights up when he speaks about his cases. Over the last few years, I have interviewed Steve on a therapy he has...
The Challenges of the Paralyzed Dog
Canine paralysis often comes unexpectedly and suddenly, leaving an owner overwhelmed and uncertain, coupled with a dog that is now completely dependent on the owner for every need. It is important for us as therapists to have an understanding of the challenges that...
The Link Between Girth Pain and Birth Trauma
Riders and owners will know this as girthiness, or something similar – a horse that braces against having the girth tightened, flinches or tries to bite or kick. There are many levels of escalation of this behaviour. Oddly, it is considered the norm for many horses....
One Missed Appointment is Actually Two Missed Appointments
The first missed appointment is the one the client actually misses, and the second is the one that they then re-schedule, thus taking away an appointment that another, possibly new, client could have had. Missed appointments can have a serious impact on your practice....
Resources for the Veterinary Rehabilitation Therapist
Stepping out of university and into the world of work is exciting, nerve-wracking and demanding. There in front of you sits your first client and (usually) their dog, both of whom treat you as if you’ve been doing this forever and know everything. You want to appear...
The Top 10 Podcasts of 2022
As we end off the year, we celebrate having published 233 episodes of the Veterinary Rehabilitation Podcast! The podcast has been an absolute passion for the Onlinepethealth team, providing a channel where we can get to know and learn from Vetrehabbers all around the...
The Top 12 Blogs of 2022
2022 has been an incredible year of learning, growing and community. Together we have learnt to work towards excellence above perfection and growth above striving. There has been so much to celebrate and there is so much to look back on as we take time at the end of...
9 Time Management Tips and Tricks
If you are anything like me, you have a list of things to do and that list never seems to shorten; one never reaches the end of that to-do list! I try hard not to procrastinate, but I must admit I make excuses to myself as to why certain tasks cannot get done right...
Why you can and should stay Mobile
Mobile businesses across all sectors are becoming common, since they have distinct advantages over brick and mortar businesses; they reduce overhead expenses, increase mobility and allow the owner flexibility of lifestyle. For many businesses outside of our industry,...
Tips to get you Through the Festive Season
With the holiday season almost upon us, we’re all looking forward to a time of rest and regeneration. We want to enter 2023 ready to run; full of new plans and ideas, renewed vigour to do better, and sufficient stores of patience and goodwill to see us through the...
Equine Myofascial Pain
Written by our guest: Maria Calatayud BonillaCHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST- EQUINE PHYSIOTHERAPIST Spain; ICOFCV Col. 4048Coordinator of Special Interest Group in Animal Physiotherapy of Spain (CGCFE)Click here to follow Maria on Facebook We tend to think that...
Ten Steps to the Perfect Rehab Evaluation
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...