I meant to write this blog back in January when our local dog park reopened after the floods. There was plenty of excitement and I saw many carks parked in front of the gate and lots of dogs running around. This got me thinking about the general advise I give…
It’s about the dog.
I was recently invited to speak to a group of veterinary students about acupuncture and integrative medicine. So I talked about the wonders of fascia (the glad wrap of the body) and how acupuncture meridians travelled along these super highways and their close relationship with osteopathic and chiropractic techniques. Along…
Hind limb lameness and the sacroiliac joint
Hind limb lamenesses can have many causes. Hip dysplasia and stifle problems such as cruciate disease or patella luxation are a few of the problems that vets commonly see. However, sometimes the radiographs come back looking normal and the anti inflammatories don’t seem to have made much difference. What happens…
Rehabilitation, Chiropractic, Osteopathic and Kineseo taping.
It has been a crazy two weeks with travel to Brisbane and Newcastle to attend three workshops. The upside is that my toolbox has just ballooned in size. Brisbane and the completion of the final workshop of the Certification as a Canine Rehabilitation Therapist has set me up with a…
Sore shoulders and the wonders of rehabilitation
Having written ‘Blog’ on my hand, The pressure was on to write one tonight before I forgot, yet again. At the end of a 10 hour day, my brain was not at it’s sharpest and the only thing that came to mind was that the last two dogs for the…