Apart from the constant trickle of dogs that need their knees rehabilitated, I have had a run of bad backs and paralyzed dogs recently. When people damage their disc, they get back pain, referred leg pain and so on. Unfortunately when dogs damage their disc, their symptoms can range from…
Allergies: the skin, the gut and the immune system
I was ‘fortunate’ enough to attend a leadership seminar run by the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) in my capacity as the current president of the Acupuncture group last week. Apart from the fact that I feel proud to be part of the volunteering ethos that is part of the Australian…
The Energetics of Acupuncture
The heat is super crazy today. It is the fourth day of over 40 degrees Celsius and commuting by bike in this weather is not much fun. Still, the animals have coped so far. A possum collapsed under my neighbour’s tree two days ago and although I was not around…
Ancient and Awesome
I am grabbing quick moment to write my president’s report for the Australian Veterinary Acupuncture Group (AVAG) newsletter. It is dribbling rain in the middle of the Gellibrand oval on Day 6 of the Great Victorian Bike Ride. We spun our treadilies for 20 km up the Otways today…
Introducing the piezo stimulator
I hope Santa has been kind to one and all for the festive season. Just before Christmas, I bought a piezo stimulator to use on acupuncture points. During my trip to Sri Lanka last year, Dr Elaine introduced me to the stimulator as I developed a sore neck from sleeping…
Recent Successes
Hi again, I was very excited recently to receive two referrals from an orthopaedic specialist who thought that his patients might benefit from some acupuncture and chiropractic work instead of surgery! Both dogs came in with sore necks and responded very quickly to treatment. A common finding with dogs with…