Educational Blog Posts
CCL Tears. Surgery vs. No Surgery
A CCL tear is the most common orthopedic injury in a dog. Surgery is the most frequently offered treatment option for most owners, but is it the right choice for your dog? [...]
This Old Dog Interview with Laurie Edge-Hughes
Shauna was invited by Laurie Edge-Hughes of the Canine Fitness Centre in Calgary to do an interview about her book This Old Dog. Have a watch as they discuss Shauna's path into physiotherapy, canine [...]
Could your dog have a CCL tear? What you should know.
The CCL, or cranial cruciate ligament, is the dog-equivalent of an ACL in a human. The CCL stabilizes the knee joint so that it can bend and straighten A [...]
Could your dog have luxating patella? What you should know!
Luxating patella is movement of the patella, aka knee cap, outside of the groove it should sit in at the front of the knee. Normally the patella should sit in the groove of the [...]
Can Underwater Treadmill Help your Dog?
The underwater treadmill is an often recommended rehab tool for many dogs with many different conditions. For all intents and purposes it is a treadmill in the water. The water is used to unweight [...]
Does your dog’s back hurt?
Back pain is common enough in people and I bet you have experienced it yourself. But would you be able to tell if your own dogs back was hurting? Here are some things you [...]