Latest Softtissue Podcast Episodes

VetPhysioLife Episode 8

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:33 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode Kim tells us about one of her new patients, an elderly Labrador-Springer Spaniel cross. Among other things, we discuss quality of life considerations when dealing with such cases. Thankfully this boy is still enjoying life at the moment.   We also hear about one of Kim’s succ...

VetPhysioLife Episode 7

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:29 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode we catch up on Kim’s cases from the last couple of days. She describes how she is fitting Yala (deerhound) with a bespoke boot. Yala had a front toe amputated some years ago and has developed arthritis in that foot. The shoe is designed to take some stress off and to help him be ...

VetPhysioLife Episode 6

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:26 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode we talk about osteoarthritis (arthritis, OA) in dogs and cats. Read more in the accompanying blog post.

VetPhysioLife Episode 5

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:07 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode we talk about TTA. This stands for Tibial Tuberosity Advancement. It is one of the surgical procedures that has been used to treat dogs with ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament. This is the key ligament in the knee of the dog (cat, human etc.).

VetPhysioLife Episode 4

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:04 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As promised in Episode 3, in this episode we discuss intervertebral (spinal) disc disease in pets. You can also find a blog post on this subject here.        

VetPhysioLife Episode 3

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 07, 2017 13:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
At the end of the episode we mention intervertebral disc disease. We will share more on this in Episode 4.

VetPhysioLife Episode 2

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 04, 2017 16:11 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode Kim mentions a dog with neospora: This is a parasite that affects dogs and other animals including humans; In dogs it tends to affect the nervous system; It can be fatal, especially in young puppies.

VetPhysioLife Episode 1

Animal Physiotherapy (VetPhysioLife) - September 04, 2017 16:08 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this first episode Kim mentions LASER therapy a couple of times. Find out more about this here. Kim also mentions TPLO = Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy. This is a surgery performed on dogs to stabilise the stifle joint after ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament (analogous to the an...

Michael Shacklok's NeuroDynamic Techniques

GRIP Approach Podcast - April 06, 2017 02:40 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Today Dr. Benjamin Fergus and Dr. Robert Newhalfen sit down with Micheal Shacklock prior to class on his 4-day presentation in Chicago.  Michael Shacklock is the founding director and principal instructor of Neurodunamic Solutions (NDS), the author of the international best-seller textbook Cl...

001: Flipping Planes

GRIP Approach Podcast - December 11, 2016 03:11 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Dr. Benjamin Fergus is the founder of GRIP Approach - a rehabilitation and performance based approach and educational company.  In this episode he discusses the strategy of 'flipping planes' in a clinical or performance setting to gain functional range of motion. There are certain movement...