The canine forelimb performs a remarkable balancing act. It must accept and dissipate load, support the trunk, adapt to the ground and contribute to braking, balance and directional change. Unlike the hindlimb, it has no direct bony attachment to the axial skeleton. Instead, the trunk is suspended between the forelimbs through a complex arrangement of…
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At the Centre of the Conversation: Understanding Pelvic Dysfunction in the Canine Patient
The canine pelvis occupies a particularly influential position within the body. It provides a connection between the axial skeleton and the hindlimbs, contributes to the transmission of force and offers attachment to muscles involved in locomotion, posture and continence. It must support stability while participating in the continual adaptations that allow the dog to walk,…
Assessing the Canine Spine: From Segmental Findings to Functional Meaning
The canine spine is sometimes approached as though it were a series of separate regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral. These divisions are anatomically useful, but the living spine does not experience movement in such neatly defined sections. As the dog walks, turns, lowers its head or transfers weight between limbs, movement is distributed throughout…
Last chance to join Canine Level 1
This course is the fundamental building block of all our practitioner level canine programmes and aims to offer practitioners a robust baseline knowledge from which to grow as a canine therapist. Successful completion and comprehension of the content will give practitioners all they need to enter our Level II canine courses with confidence. Open to…
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