Lumbar Spine Degeneration - Justin Paquette, MD discusses human disc disease

Physical Therapy

Clark's Passive Exercises -PT for post-op during crate rest. Check with your vet or therapist which would be appropriate for your dog. Dogs on conservative treatment should wait until after 8 weeks of crate rest.

Goliath Video - Goliath doing physical therapy with his therapist. Note: this video is informational only --consult your vet or PT before attempting any therapy on your dog.
Bonnie's Video - Bonnie doing water therapy on the treadmill.

Jolene's Video - Jolene doing water therapy in her pool.

Accupressure
Merlina's Acupressure Presentation (Powerpoint) - Read this first!
Merlina's Acupressure Video

Acupressure video series - never on a fresh herniation & after crate rest is complete. Check with your vet first

Merlina video series

Merlina #1 around 9/15/04- - Walking in the kitchen two weeks after crate rest was over for her1st herniantion (cervial and lumbar, treated conventional). You can see her arched back, how she positions her hind feet either too close or too far away (and then corrects them), and how she sits incorrectly with her legs spread forward. All are signs of permanent neurological damage.
Merlina #3 Dec 2004- - Lying down; obvious signs of back discomfort, you can see the arched back again. This is her second episode, lumbar. Mild. Healed with conventional.
Merlina #5 Dec 2004 -- Showing neck muscle spasms. These have been happening ocassionally after her first episode (cervial and lumbar).

Doxie Progresses

Each dog's degree of injury to the spinal cord is different. Couple that with the fact the nerves can be the slowest part of the body to recover, it is impossible to put a time limit as to when a dog might recover from paralysis and relearn to walk.

Sassy -After completing conservative treatment with 8 weeks of crate rest Sassy's nerves still continued to heal and her legs re-learned how to walk five months later.

Rancho - she had surgery on April 23rd. Is currently on acupuncture therapy. Has bladder control, but no bowel control, and this is how she moves.

Dixie - 5 weeks after surgery.

Baron - In the slow motion part you can see the neuro damage from the disc herniation. But that did not affect his attitude and love for life one bit.

Dakota - Here is our Loenberger who had cervical surgery and is recovered. This is a Powerpoint presentation. Click on the right sliding bar to forward the pages.