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I recently came across a Facebook article that talked about the discussed the importance of the vagus nerve in just about everything, including epilepsy, depression, inflammation and the immune system. It talked about fitting an electrical implant to stimulate the vagus. This got me wondering about how I could do…
here are a couple of dogs trialing Rocktape Weimeraner with Wobblers. He definitely walked better with Rocktape stuck on. Post surgery for disc rupture, hopefully this will reduce the dragging of the hind feet.
Just found out about Rocktape. I can’t wait to try it on my doggy patients. It has been used on people for awhile now and is entering the horse world. I can think of quite a few ways I can use this in dog rehabilitation. This is me in a…
14 year old Russian Blue hit by car 9 weeks ago. Fractures in the pelvis surgically repaired but she was left with poor use of her back legs, severe constipation and weight loss due to poor appetite. With three weeks of acupuncture and herbal treatment, she rapidly overcame her constipation,…
Something awesome happened today. I see these patients every now and then and every time they get better, I get a buzz out of it. As you can see, this little dog is pretty ancient, 14 and a bit. She suddenly collapsed a week before I saw her and couldn’t even…
Zoobiquity? Held in Sydney yesterday, I was very excited to attend the first ever conference where human and animal scientists and practitioners got together to present their findings in relation to the ailments that commonly afflict modern day humans and animals. Not surprisingly the focus was on obesity, diabetes, diet…
2015 welcomes in the year of the goat/sheep. Not only was I born in the year of the goat, but I am also a Capricorn. They certainly don’t make them any more stubborn than me! This is actually a characteristic that I have made my strength as I was not…
We’ve all heard that prevention is better than cure. This is true for our furry companions too. I occasionally get clients bringing in very young puppies because they can’t walk ‘properly’. the results have been very rewarding. Take the ‘swimmer’ puppy that could barely get up at three weeks old…
Last week, I was at a very special event at Box Hill TAFE. It was the start of the new Graduate Diploma in Animal Biomechanical Medicine. It has been six years since RMIT closed the Graduate Diploma in Animal Chiropractic. After many 100s of hours getting the new course up…
This is a question that Western trained minds find difficult to answer. It can’t be seen, measured by machines or explained by the ‘Gold Standard’ double blind, placebo trials. Eastern Medicine however, places great importance on this ‘energy’. Explanations are often poetic and incorporate the greater world, even cosmos around…
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