Bennett Veterinary Physiotherapy

Using stickers in applied Anatomy to point out bony landmarks on Impy. He was such a good boy! 🤗 🐴
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Working with the greyhounds today and assessing their behaviour and interpreting their body language by looking out for signs of stress which could be caused potentially due to environmental factors or areas of uncomfort which may be accentuated during palpation.

We do this by looking closely at certain areas of the dog such as the eyes, ears, mouth, tail and body posture and also looking out for particular signs of fear, anxiety and stress (FAS).

These guys are retired race dogs so their limbs have had a history of some serious hard work!
So it’s more than likely they may have areas with a lessened range of movement or tenderness particularly in the hind limbs.

It’s important to understand signs of stress as physiotherapists so we can take extra precaution around certain areas and only treat if it is beneficial for their overall welfare.

It’s also extremely important for owners to recognise signs of stress or pain in their pets as this could potentially indicate an underlying issue.

Chandler Bennett
Student Veterinary Physiotherapist

Today in lab practical we used the microscopes to look closely at different tissue types. 🔬

Getting a closer looks helps to understand the structure in depth with relation to how the tissue functions. 🦴🫀💪🏼

Here are some of the slides we looked at. 🤓

Don’t they look like little planets? 🪐🤭

🔵Hyaline Cartilidge
🔵Smooth Muscle
🔵Skeletal Muscle
🔵Cortical bone
🔵Cancellous bone

Chandler Bennett
Student Veterinary Physiotherapist

Today in our equine practical, we got to practice using chalk to draw on the bony landmarks of the horse in preparation for our introduction to veterinary physiotherapy exams! In this picture I was using the chalk to outline the temporomandibular joint on Diamond. This was a great way to visualise the areas and to start getting used to the feel of them! I really enjoyed applying our anatomy knowledge into practical, and of course, being with the horses 🤭