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Now, I had
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Four Leg BLOG: Laser and Hip Arthritis
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I came across another study. This one looked at using photobiomodulation for the treatment of arthritis in comparison to the NSAID meloxicam.
Alves JC, Santos A, Jorge P, Carreira LM. A randomized double-blinded controlled trial on the effects of photobiomodulation therapy in dogs with osteoarthritis. Am J Vet Res. 2022 Jun 28;83(8):ajvr.22.03.0036. What they did: They took 20 dogs with bilateral hip osteoarthritis and clinical signs of OA-related pain / functional disabilities and randomly assigned them to a Meloxicam and Sham-laser group (controls) or a Laser and Placebo-pill
group (Rx-group). The study lasted for 21 days. Meloxicam was dosed at 0.2 mg/kg q24hrs. Laser was class 4, with 6.5 – 8 Watts of power, calculated to be delivering 14.3 – 19.5 J/cm2 over the area of the greater trochanter for a time interval of 4 min, 35 sec to 5 mins, 5 seconds. (Slightly different wavelengths were used /
combined depending on the colour of the dog’s hair coat). Laser was administered 3 x / week the first week, 2 x / week the second week, and 1 x / week the third week. What did they study? Thermographic Imaging Canine Brief Pain Index Canine Orthopaedic Index Goniometric ROM Thigh Circumference Results... Continue reading - click below...
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Okay, there are always some questions about about the Forum, and I thought that I should pass on the info to everyone.
- To get on, you need to sign up with a NEW username and password. (Password can be the same as what you you to get into the Member's area). Next time you want 'in', it should remember
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In a Four Leg Rehab Minute!
As part of the Four Leg update, I am providing quick educational tidbits of information! Here is a video on ADDING MANUAL THERAPY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS!! WANT TO READ/WATCH MORE ABOUT
OSTEOARTHRITIS? CHECK OUT FOUR LEG BY: Blogs Human hip osteoarthritis research that
matters LIT REVIEW - Radiation for Elbow Osteoarthritis Turmeric & Curcumin - Considerations & Safety The ACL, the brain, and the eyes! Mobilize or Exercise… what to do with that
OA joint? Obesity & Osteoarthritis Joint Arthroscopy - Yes or No? Chronic
Pain, Osteoarthritis, Neurologic Healing and more… Reversing Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis and hyperalgesia / allodynia Efficacy and Safety of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy INFLAMMATION & ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES in
Skeletal Muscle Healing Osteoarthritis and Exercise Current Canine Rehab Trends in Exercise Prescription Why Animal Physiotherapists do not treat arthritis (but don’t tell anyone). Sleep Trigger point therapy for hip pain Prescribing Prevention for Osteoarthritis How Much? Part 2 of Joint Supplementation for Osteoarthritis Knowledge Nugget – Motor
Control Exercises versus Strengthening PRP – What’s new in HUMAN research? Inflammation, Exercise, & the Gut Collagen, Foot Pads, and Osteoarthritis AudioMesenchymal stems cells and osteoarthritis Microbiota & Musculoskeletal Health
ArticlesGeriatrics: Treatment of Osteoarthritis in the Literature Geriatrics: Osteoarthritis book chapter Geriatrics: Glucosamine for dogs Pain Management: PT Pain Management in Sports Medicine
Newsletters2013 Nov-Dec: Volume 2,
Issue 6 2015 Jan-Feb: Volume 4, Issue 1-B Shock Wave Newsletter - Part 2 2016 Jan-Feb: Volume 5, Issue 1 2016: May-June: Volume 5, Issue 3 2016: July-Aug: Volume 5, Issue 4 2018: Sept-Oct: Volume 7, Issue 5 2019: March-April: Volume 8, Issue 2
Video PresentationsPain Management:
PT Pain Management in Sports Medicine
Video TrainingVideo Training 22: The Dog with Hip OA Video Training 121: Things NOT to do! Video Training 191: Vibration Platforms - Part 2 Video Training 199: Shockwave Part 2
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For over a year, I worked with Physiotec (an online exercise platform) to create a exercise prescription platform for canine rehab practitioners. And this is it!
I've put hundreds of exercises together onto this handy platform. You can find the exercises, print off a handout, send them a link to the VIDEOS of the exercises. There's so much: Massage, owner-friendly joint therapies, exercises, advisement, etc, etc!
NOW... be aware that this platform is run by / owned by Physiotec (and they charge separately for it's use)... and the support for the website is via physiotec as well. The MAIN GLITCH I am finding now... is that when you e-mail or call tech-support you will NEED to LET THEM KNOW that
your question pertains to FOURLEGEXERCISE! (Otherwise, it's a bit of a schmozzle to get sorted, because they direct you to the Physiotec website vs FourLegExercise website!!!) Check it out and LET ME KNOW (what you think, your experiences, etc... so that I can report back if there are issues!)
I hope you find it useful!
Go there... Check it out!!!
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Have a great week everyone!
Until next time... Cheers!
Laurie
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