Writing and reading that was not only hard but also quite traumatic as I simply don't believe it. I want to do better. I always want to...

A Deep Digital Flexor Tendon (DDFT) injury is a common occurrence in a horse but in a dog?! The dog in question had had short episodes of...

I regularly use a class 3b LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) during my treatment of dogs for...

What is it? To me it is pain arising from the sciatic nerve, anywhere from it's origin at the spinal cord in the lower back, to it's...

I was fortunate enough to listen to and chat with Professor Tim Watson, the guru on tissue repair, for the latest nuggets of information....

Maia, through pain and a naturally anxious personality, had become "one of those dogs" to such an extent that she was now even growling...

Canine IRPA closely resembles rheumatoid arthritis in humans. With one of the main features of both pathologies being arthralgia...

Post-operative prevention of the loss in quadriceps muscle strength is the priority. Interestingly, the loss of quadriceps muscle...

Humans most commonly sublux their patella laterally whereas dogs more commonly sublux their patella medially; why and how can this be...

Nearly every physiotherapy intervention in musculoskeletal rehabilitation introduces mechanical forces, i.e. mechanotherapy, regardless...

It is widely recognised that the dog does descend from the wolf. Their DNA is virtually the same, they have the same number of...

The number of devices on the market to allow us to restrain a dog is a minefield so here's the evidence-based research, as well as my...

Tendinopathy research has rebounded from being one of a non-inflammatory pathology back to being one of a chronic inflammation (Dakin et...

Anterior/Cranial cruciate ligament (A/CCL) injuries are common in humans and dogs. The post-operative rehabilitation period is the most...

Over the years acronyms have come and gone, i.e. RICE and PRICE, and a new approach has been suggested; one of a continuum. This approach...

When arthritis develops the first sign is usually pain. This may be through limping, yelping, a change in behaviour irrespective of the...