Rocktape trial in dogs

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.

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New-old Idea Rocktape

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…

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Cruciate ruptures in dogs

One of the most common problems that come to me are the dogs with a ruptured or damaged cranial cruciate ligament. In football terms, it is the footballer’s knee and they are usually out of the season after undergoing a knee reconstruction. Dogs of all shapes and sizes can suffer…

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Mayhem in May

May was always going to be crazy and it has arrived. I have just returned from a very productive long weekend in Kilmore. The annual conference for the Animal Biomechanical Professionals Australia (ABPA) was a great time to catch up with old friends and colleagues, learn variations of different techniques…

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Bad Backs and paralysed Dachshunds

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…

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Patella luxations

Hi again, It has probably been a while since my last blog. I did have a really good idea to talk about last week but I have now forgotten what it was. Anyway patellas are always worth a few words. I see a lot of little dogs with medially luxating…

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