The most effective approach we can take to managing pain is a systematic, multi-modal approach. Understanding the pain management pyramid, and having it readily available in our practices to share with owners, can help us more effectively and systematically treat...
‘This is the first price increase I have had in eight years, but my expenses have increased so much I don’t think I have a choice.’ Sound familiar? What’s been stopping you? You might be worried that your clients will complain. You might think you have no right to...
There are some clients who truly challenge us as professionals and as people for various reasons. When they have an overly negative perception or unrealistic expectations of their animal’s diagnosis or outcome, it can set us up for an unsuccessful veterinary...
Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH) is a painful, degenerative condition in equines that can compromise their health as well as their performance. As veterinary rehabilitation therapists, we have the opportunity to help identify early...
We know and understand in an intellectual way that the entire body is connected; that there are close direct connections as well as indirect connections between the different structures and systems of the body. But do we really understand the impact of specific...
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture and its surgical correction is one of the most common reasons we see patients as Vetrehabbers. Being aware of the possible complications that may result from this surgical procedure can help us to more effectively rehabilitate our...
Nutrition and gut health can have a profound impact on the body’s ability to heal, and a body that is healing can cause stress and dysbiosis within the gut, leading to dysfunction and breakdowns in other areas and systems of the body. Over a four-week period, Lisa...
Canine Cushing’s disease commonly presents with muscle weakness and atrophy, and occasionally with additional degeneration of the muscle fibres that is best described as a myopathy. Being able to recognise the signs of this myopathy is essential to the correct medical...
When you are preparing (or upgrading!) your hydrotherapy practice, one of the questions that will inevitably be asked is, ‘What is the best non-slip flooring to use?’ Time and again, this question pops up in our Hydrotherapy community, so we thought we would break it...
Over the past year, a number of research articles have been published that are specifically related to canine hydrotherapy, making a recap of the literature necessary. Dr Arielle Pechette Markley joined us for a lecture where she discussed each of these recently...
