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Hero Braces Achilles Tendon Protocol - Conservative Management
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Hero Braces Achilles Tendon Protocol - Conservative Management

Using a Tarsal Brace with Graduated Articulation Most would agree that as practitioners we need to protect the Achilles tendon injury/repair early on and then slowly load the Achilles Tendon over time.

  • Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
    Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
2 min read
4 Tips - The Perfect Dog Brace Cast
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4 Tips - The Perfect Dog Brace Cast

Creating the perfect Casting can be summed up in four essential tips. Position. Tight. High. Criss-Cross. Understand each to make yourself the Casting superstar for Custom Orthotics! Let’s be clear on what

  • Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
    Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
5 min read
7 Steps to Make a Rational Medical Decision for Your Dog
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7 Steps to Make a Rational Medical Decision for Your Dog

As pet parents eventually we all have to make a decision for a loved one that cannot talk to us.  They cannot tell us what they want. How are we supposed to know?

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
3 min read
Herniated Disc In Dogs? Support With A Back Brace
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Herniated Disc In Dogs? Support With A Back Brace

We usually think of the long-backed Dachshunds when we think of back pain. Turns out many breeds can have back problems called IVDD. How can we best help those dogs so they can

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
1 min read
Do Knee Braces Help Dogs?
Biomechanics

Do Knee Braces Help Dogs?

The quick answer is yes.  Many skeptics need a longer answer. These skeptics were burnt by early braces designs that did not work.  This left them with a bad taste in their mouth.

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
5 min read
Wheeler Conquers The Great Outdoors With A Torn ACL
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Wheeler Conquers The Great Outdoors With A Torn ACL

Yearning to return hiking and his camping lifestyle, Jason Darrah of the Primal Outdoors Channel needed to find a way to help his dog Wheeler with his torn ACL. Looking for an alternative

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
1 min read
The Casting/Impression, “As easy as Wrapping a Bandage?!”
Casting

The Casting/Impression, “As easy as Wrapping a Bandage?!”

Does the Custom Orthotic Casting Process Intimidate You? If you really think about it, the impression process isn't much different than wrapping a bandage.  We find vet nurses excel at the process in

  • Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
    Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
2 min read
Bracing Made Simple
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Bracing Made Simple

Be the expert in your patient room

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
1 min read
Dog ACL Brace Review - Dr. Carrie Adrian
Conservative Management

Dog ACL Brace Review - Dr. Carrie Adrian

If you ever wondered where dog bracing started, Dr. Adrian was there from the beginning.  She has played an integral roll in the evolution of several braces and has worked with most manufactures

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
1 min read
Cruciate Ligament Tear: Is Surgery the Only Option?
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Cruciate Ligament Tear: Is Surgery the Only Option?

It’s like any other day of a session of catch with your dog: You throw the ball, he runs after it and returns, tail wagging. Today, your dog doesn’t return. When

  • Jessica Peralta
    Jessica Peralta
5 min read
Achilles Ruptures in Dogs - Hunter's Story
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Achilles Ruptures in Dogs - Hunter's Story

It’s been a relaxing spring day at your house. As you leave the kitchen, you realize that your senior Golden Retriever is no longer by your side. You look back to see

  • Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
    Dr. Paul Brumett DVM, CCRP, cAVCA, HTAP
3 min read
Torn ACL in Dogs - How Braces Help
Conservative Management

Torn ACL in Dogs - How Braces Help

Not all dogs can have surgery, but we still want to reduce their pain. Braces help your dog walk sooner. The field of bracing is relatively new to Veterinary medicine, so not all

  • Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
    Ben Blecha, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist
3 min read
Cecelia and Ozzie's Triumph Over a Volleyball Injury
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Cecelia and Ozzie's Triumph Over a Volleyball Injury

Rising from a torn ACL and multiple surgeries, in the end a simple knee brace allowed Ozzie to return to comfort a Mom battling dementia. Ozzie and Harriet...er... Cecelia and Ozzie have

  • Jessica Peralta
    Jessica Peralta
3 min read
Bionic Pickles
Conservative Management

Bionic Pickles

When Alisha says "hold the pickles," she's not talking about a burger. She's talking about her almost three-year-old Great Pyrenees/Akbash-mix Pickles. Alisha has been holding and snuggling Pickles since the rescue dog

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
2 min read
Bohdi, Got Her "Silly" Back
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Bohdi, Got Her "Silly" Back

Bodhi is a survivor. She's a 14-year-old, lovable Cattledog and has been battling cancer for the last year and a half. She's been through two surgeries and two rounds of chemo, but nothing

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
2 min read
Talking to Your Veterinarian About Knee Braces for Dogs
Biomechanics

Talking to Your Veterinarian About Knee Braces for Dogs

Knees are joints. They give out over time. That’s certainly true of humans, and it’s also true of dogs. Dogs depend on knee ligaments for their joints to work much like

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
4 min read
Dog Knee Brace Review - Dr. Michelle Beck
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Dog Knee Brace Review - Dr. Michelle Beck

Not sure bracing fits into your practice? Initially a skeptic, Dr. Beck shares how her veterinary practice has grown to use bracing. 100% of my professional time is devoted to healing animals.  You

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
2 min read
Benson Battles Cushing's and ACL Tear: Wins!
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Benson Battles Cushing's and ACL Tear: Wins!

Benson was born November 21, 2001. He is a parti-colored Cocker Spaniel that sat up and begged for Maria Lowe to take him home 13 years ago. Since then, he has been the

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
Magoo Snuggles Again!
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Magoo Snuggles Again!

Magoo is a 7 year old Springer Spaniel who loves to spend his days running after squirrels, swimming, chasing birds on the beach in Massachusetts and doing serious amounts of snuggling. And as

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
2 min read
Zoey, Thankful for Thanksgiving
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Zoey, Thankful for Thanksgiving

They found her at a rescue home for homeless pregnant dogs. Zoey was 11 weeks old and the daughter of a German Shepherd/Husky mix. It was an instant connection. Seven years later,

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
Kuli & the Christmas Tree Farm
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Kuli & the Christmas Tree Farm

For years, families would celebrate tradition and travel for miles to get their annual Christmas Tree at the Clapp Christmas Tree Farm off the coast of Maine. Waiting, with tail wagging to welcome

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
Caleb, Happier than a Pig in Slop
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Caleb, Happier than a Pig in Slop

It was an exciting day nine years ago in Massachusetts. It was the week before Thanksgiving, and Greg's family had decided to adopt a new puppy from the local no-kill shelter. Greg and

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
Hero Dog: Roxy's Story
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Hero Dog: Roxy's Story

When you're a soccer star like Roxy, a little bump here and there is to be expected. In August 2013, Roxy received a little bit more than a bump. Born to humble beginnings,

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
Keeping the Pounds off Your Pooch

Keeping the Pounds off Your Pooch

The obesity epidemic is not only affecting human beings but extending its reach to our furry family members as well. Veterinarians report an alarming increase in pet obesity. Some reports indicate that up

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
2 min read
Dr. Carrie Adrian has been bracing since 2004
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Dr. Carrie Adrian has been bracing since 2004

Caroline Adrian is a PT, PhD and CCRP at VCA Veterinary Specialists of Northern Colorado in Loveland, CO where she is the Director of Rehabilitation Services for all VCA Hospitals. In 2005, Dr.

  • Go Hero Team
    Go Hero Team
3 min read
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