Tipsy the Sheep: Lasering After Elbow Arthrodesis Helped Her walk again!
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Meet Tipsy! A sheep born with torticollis, Tipsy started developing arthritis & pain in her right front leg as a sequela to the torticollis as she put most of her weight on that leg.
By 4 years old, she was no longer able to get up on her own.
By the time I met her, the arthritis was so severe that a surgeon, Dr. Chuck McCauley (no relation!), performed an arthrodesis on her elbow to eliminate the pain.
That’s when LSU asked me to help Tipsy recover post-surgery and get her walking again!
We’ve taken a multi-modal approach to aiding in Tipsy’s post-surgical recovery—including:
Icing
Massage
PROM
Assisi Loop
Acupuncture
Chiropractic
Exercise—Standing & Walking in a Cart
And, of course, laser therapy!
What did we laser? Our primary goal was to reduce the swelling & pain in her elbow post-surgery to help her walk again—sheep are not usually able to survive laying around for 4 weeks, the time it took for the surgery site to heal, especially as she had to lay on her surgery side because of her rumen—but it worked!
We also lasered her neck, allowing her to move it much better. This helped greatly since she needs to be able to move her head as she walks.
And finally, we used laser therapy to strengthen Tipsy’s back limbs and alleviate multiple trigger points & pain down her back.
This multi-modal approach was just what Tipsy needed to get her walking & running again—that and LOTS of love!
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