Learn & Go With Dr. Laurie
The best starting exercise for geriatric patients (and other dogs)
Did you know that dogs lose up to 25% of their type II muscle fibers just by aging but type I muscle fibers don’t deteriorate?
Did you know that we can convert type II muscle fibers to type I muscle fibers by performing certain types of exercises?
Sarcopenia is a normal aging in which type II muscle fibers turn into fat and then into fibrous tissue. Certain exercises can slow this progression down.
Exercises that target type II muscle fibers are great for aging patients because these tissues are lost when not used. But these can also be quite beneficial for puppies, patients with neurological ailments, dogs that have had surgery, and athletes to help prevent injuries.
When animals start to have sarcopenia, the circumference of their muscles does not change as the muscle fibers turn to fat, but they do lose strength. However, as sarcopenia progresses, the circumference of the tissue diminishes as well as strength.
Type I muscle fibers are not affected by aging. These fibers make up the majority of muscles that control posture and joint stability. They are slow twitch, slow to fatigue, and use fat to create ATP. Helping these muscles to fire over a period of time can work to alleviate obesity, better stabilize joints, and enhance endurance.
It’s so important to keep our dogs moving, as these muscle fibers are lost from disuse atrophy. That’s why geriatric dogs, dogs that have had surgery, and dogs that have neurological issues are especially at risk.
However, we can keep these muscles strong in a safe manner with simple exercises. Watch this video to see the best starting exercise and learn how to modify it for different patients.
This exercise, when done correctly, targets the type I muscle fibers in the whole body.
Type II muscle fibers are also important, as they are the ones that give muscles their power. These fibers are found in higher numbers in muscles that create motion. They are quick to fatigue and are important for athletes that need speed and the ability to jump. These fibers hypertrophy to create thicker muscle bellies. We are not targeting these fibers with this exercise, but I will show you how to target them in the future.
When done properly, this exercise can be done with every dog, from two-day old puppies to athletes as a foundational exercise. As with every exercise there are nuances, be sure to watch the video to understand how to modify for each of the follow:
Puppies
Adult Dogs
Post-Surgical Patients
Dogs with Neurological Ailments
Geriatric Dogs
Athletes
For more geriatric-specific exercises….
Identifying canine weakness and a great exercise to combat it
Do you know the most important signs to clue you in to muscle weakness in a dog when you are asking them to perform an exercise? Do you know what to look for in a dog’s face to spot fatigue?
Do you want details on an exercise that can strengthen your pets or patients, puppy, adult, and geriatric alike?
In this quick video, Dr. Laurie reviews pictures and videos to show you how to spot when a dog has some weakness and then teaches you an exercise you can immediately implement into your practice or use with your pet.
Watch the video to meet Ollie and see how his expressive face changes when pushed to rapid fatigue and learn a great strengthening exercise.
How to spot weakness in a dog
When you ask a dog to do an exercise, the body position they take can give you a good idea of where they are weak.
If their posture changes to an abnormal position, it can mean they have pain, a lack of ability to get into that position, or muscle weakness that is not allowing them to hold the biomechanically correct position.
A dog’s inability to hold a position – think of wobbling during a “sit up” or “beg,” is indicator of trunk or core weakness.
And their facial expressions can give you an idea of their level of fatigue. Looking at the eyes, ears and mouth position help you read where the dog is at mentally.
Dogs need a fitness routine
An important goal of creating an exercise program for a dog is finding an exercise that the dog struggles with. This is our area of opportunity to build strength.
An exercise like a Three-legged Stand keeps the dog in a biomechanically correct posture but challenges their balance and core muscles. This is a great exercise that can be used for dogs of any age. The trick is to do them so that the dog has to do as much of the work as possible for them.
When practicing the Three-legged Stand:
Make sure the dog is standing square so they are in a biomechanically correct posture.
Lift a limb with just one finger, don’t grab the limb, or you are doing most of the work.
Hold the position until the dog starts to wobble, counting seconds, then hold it a little longer as this is when they are gaining strength.
If one position is significantly weaker, start and end with this position (one more repetition than the other three) and continue until all positions have the same strength.
When performing this exercise on a flat surface is easy, the next challenge would be to perform it on an unstable surface, like a couch cushion or bed.
When this exercise is easy, progress to Snoopy Exercises/ Diagonal Leg Lifts.
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Conducting a gait analysis on patient with multiple lame legs
Have you seen patients come in with more than one lame leg?
Have you seen lameness patterns change depending on where the dog is walking?
In this Learn & Go with Dr. Laurie we meet Tilly, look at cool radiographs on a little known patella luxation surgery technique done by Dr. John Dee himself, that makes it look like part of the tibial crest is gone. We identify a radiographic change commonly seen with stifle stress that you may not be used to looking at. And then we analyze Tilly's gait from multiple angles and on different angled surfaces, visualizing her multiple lamenesses.
Watch the video below to meet Tilly, see the x-rays, and look the multiple gaits that tell us her story.
Tilly has had a partial cut to her tibial crest with a pin creating the perfect wedge to help alleviate her patella luxation.
DOGS CAN HAVE PAIN AND LAMENESS IN MORE THAN ONE LIMB. SOMETIMES ONE LAMENESS HIDES ANOTHER.
Sometimes they injure a second limb trying to shift weight off of a limb that was previously injured, injure it in a separate incident, or be painful from a chronic disease like arthritis.
WHEN A DOG IS SIGNIFICANTLY LAME, THEY WILL USE THEIR HEAD, TO AID IN WEIGHT SHIFTING, TO DECREASE WEIGHT ON THE MOST AFFECTED LIMB.
In the case of a front leg lameness the dog will lift their head, shifting their weight back, when the sore limb starts to bear weight. This is a “Head Bob Up.”
In the case of a rear limb lameness the dog will drop their head down, shifting weight off of a rear limb as it starts to bear weight. This is a “Head Bob Down.”
IF YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A HEAD BOB BUT CAN NOT TELL IF THE DIRECTION IS UP OR DOWN, YOU CAN HAVE THE DOG WALK ON AN INCLINE AND DECLINE SURFACE TO DIFFERENTIATE IT.
When the dog walks uphill, their weight is shifted back to the rear limbs. If the lameness is reduced, it indicates a front leg lameness. If the lameness is exacerbated, it indicates a rear limb lameness.
When the dog walks downhill, their weight is shifted forward to the front limbs. If the lameness is reduced, it indicates a rear limb lameness. If the lameness is exacerbated, it indicates a front limb lameness.
Note that if there are multiple limbs affected, you may see multiple lamenesses. In the Case of Tilly, because her diagonal limbs were both significantly affected, she went back and forth between two significant lameness patterns trying to find a comfortable way to walk and having to alternate lameness patterns because each time she chose one pattern it made the diagonal limb more uncomfortable.
The best exercise for dogs with hip issues
Today, we're learning a great exercise to strengthen hip muscles and help with laxity, inflammation, and pain.
Do you know dogs that have hip dysplasia, laxity, or other hip issues? These issues are more common in larger dogs, like German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Rottweilers, Great Danes, or Saint Bernards, but can show up in other dogs too.
The exercise I’m showing you today will strengthen the muscles that hold the hip joint together to prevent laxity, inflammation, and pain. It can be used to help alleviate pain once laxity and inflammation have started, and it helps strengthen muscles in the front limbs and trunk.
Watch the video below to see the exercise and several ways to perform it correctly with your dog.
Sideways walking
Walking sideways has a number of benefits for dogs. To start, it strengthens the muscles on the inside and outside of the hip on the rear limbs.
Why it’s important to strengthen a dog’s hip muscles
Strengthening these muscles:
helps stabilize the hip (gluteal, biceps femoris, and pectineus muscles).
helps prevent a “splay” injury or fall in the rear limbs (pectineus, gracilis, and adductor muscles).
helps dogs stay standing - older dogs or dogs that are weak in these muscles, may sink in the rear when they stop walking, (biceps femoris, gluteal, gracilis, adductor, semimembranosus muscles).
propels the dog forward, which aids in running speed and jumping ability (biceps femoris, gluteal, and semimembranosus muscles).
helps stabilize the knee, support the medial and lateral collateral ligaments.
Walking sideways also helps strengthen the muscles on the inside and outside of the front limbs, the muscles that attach the forelimb to the body.
Why it’s important to strengthen the muscles on the inside and outside of a dog’s front limbs
Strengthening these muscles:
helps prevent a “splay” injury or fall in the forelimbs (superficial and deep pectoral muscles)
supports the shoulder joints (superficial and deep pectoral muscles)
OTHER BENEFITS OF WALKING SIDEWAYS
Walking sideways strengthens the tendons and ligaments that support side-to-side stability of the limb joints (carpal, tarsal, stifle, elbow, and digital medial and lateral collateral ligaments)
Walking sideways enhances proprioception (i.e., knowing where the body is in space) and balance, which keeps the body upright. This makes our pets less likely to mis-step or mis-jump and injure themselves.
It also strengthens the trunk or core muscles, which are key to overall stability.
TIPS FROM THE VIDEO
If you haven’t already, be sure to watch the video, as I discuss the different techniques for working with a small dog vs a large dog.
Hand position is extremely important, as pulling up on the dog or placing the rear hand on the dog can create miscommunication of what we are asking the dog to do.
Your body positioning is also important. Leaning forward at the waist or leading with only one foot, can increase the chance of discomfort or injury to the person leading the exercise.
Each dog is different, and we want to give you options on how to best perform Sideways Walking to allow you to use this as a foundation exercise for many more challenges.
Sideways walking is an amazing exercise with challenge levels for dogs that can barely walk to dogs that can walk sideways on a ball unassisted.
The best exercise for your dog
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
Do you know the best exercise you can learn and teach to your canine patients? One that can be extremely beneficial for adolescents, adults, athletes, and geriatric dogs? This exercise can help dogs with hip issues, it will strengthen the muscles of acceleration for speed and jumping ability, and so much more.
Watch the video below to see the exercise and several ways to perform it correctly with your dog.
The Benefits of Backwards Walking
Walking backwards has a number of benefits for dogs.
It strengthens the muscles on the back of the rear limbs.
The muscles in the rear limbs:
help dogs rise from a sit or down position
help dogs stay standing - older dogs or dogs that are weak in these muscles, may sink in the rear when they stop walking, backwards walking helps prevent this
propel the dog forward, which aids in running speed and jumping ability
help stabilize the knee, support for the cruciate ligaments (gastrocnemius muscle)
help stabilize the hip (gluteal and biceps femoris muscles)
Walking Backwards strengthens the muscles on the back of the front limbs.
The front limb muscles:
support the wrists or carpal joints.
Older dogs or dogs that have chronic repetitive carpal/wrist joint injuries are weak in these muscles (forelimb flexor muscles)
Dogs that look like they are “down in the pastern” or hyperextend at the carpal joint can benefit from walking backwards.
are the major standing apparatus of the front limbs (triceps muscles)
control deceleration allowing for more controlled movements, faster stops, sharper turns (forelimb flexor and triceps muscles)
allow for better cushioning of the spine when the dog lands from a jump
Other benefits of walking backwards
Walking backwards helps enhance a dog’s balance and proprioception, meaning that a dog knows where their body is in space better, which makes them less likely to mis-step or mis-jump and injure themself.
It also strengthens the trunk muscles, which are key to overall stability.
Tips from the Video
If you haven’t already, be sure to watch the video, as we discuss the importance of head position in creating longer, more productive movements for quicker strengthening.
We also discuss how to help a dog that is weak in the rear and wanting to sit down or the dog who is stubborn and tries to sit down or spin out to the side to avoid performing the exercise.
Each dog is different and we want to give you options on how to perform Backwards Walking to allow you to use this as a foundation exercise for many more challenges.
Backwards walking is truly one of the most versatile exercises with challenge levels for dogs that can barely walk forward to dogs that can walk backwards on a ball unassisted on a hill.
How does Cooling Tissue before laser impact penetration?
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
Do you ever wonder if your laser energy is getting deep enough into the tissue? Maybe you wish you could get better penetration into the tissue, or perhaps you just want to use less energy and still get maximum penetration. Today we’re talking about cooling tissue before lasering and how that affects the depth of penetration.
Common areas we want deep penetration include hip joints, the abdominal organs, the chest cavity to treat the heart or lungs, and dense connective tissue e.g. the calcaneal tendon.
So how can we get lasers to go deeper?
Watch the video below to learn about research that’s been done on cooling tissue before using different types of lasers.
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A 2017 study looked at how well lasers penetrated humans’ achilles tendons after 20 minutes of cryotherapy (ice). They compared how much energy passed through the tendons using an 810 nm 200 mW laser on continuous mode and a 904 nm 60 mW laser on superpulsed mode (superpulsed lasers produce high power impulses for brief durations that go deeper into tissue without creating heat).
There were differences in the original penetration as we well as penetration after the cryotherapy.
The 904 nm laser penetrated tissue better overall even though the average power was only 60 mW compared to the 810 nm that had 200 mW continuous power. Wavelengths play a big part of penetration and effect.
The 904 nm wavelength had an approximately 33% increase in penetration after icing compared to the 810 nm laser that had an approximately 25% increase in penetration after icing.
What’s causing the difference in penetration? It may be that since there is less blood in the tissue due to vasoconstriction and therefore less heme from the red blood cells, there is less absorption of the photons and so more penetration. It may also be that there is less tissue. In the study, they measured the width of the tendon, and the tendons were thinner after the cryotherapy. My guess is it is a combination of both and potentially other factors that we are not aware of at this time.
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Lordosis – the cause, effects, and Treatments
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
Lordosis, or swayback, is an inward curve or hyperextension of the spine, which leads to back pain, gait changes, potentially shoulder pain, and other issues that compromise animals’ quality of life. There are several known causes of lordosis, some that are treatable with an easy fix, some that are moderately difficult to treat, and some that we can slow the progression of.
Lordosis can be caused by a number of things – weak abdominal muscle, weakness of the shoulder girdle muscles, postural changes that can be related to the front or rear limbs, and even nail care.
Lordosis can lead to back pain, shoulder pain, gait changes, and inflammation, which can be treated symptomatically, but if we can treat the root cause we can relieve these issues without medications. Sometimes all it takes is a nail trim. Really!
Let’s get into our video…
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Looking at pictures of Queenie – a 16-year-old (give or take a year) lab with severe progressive lordosis – we can see her progression over the years from simple abdominal muscle weakness to abdominal muscle and shoulder girdle muscle weakness.
Treating LORDOSIS
The Assisi Loop is a safe and easy way to help with pain and inflammation and can be used several times a day by a pet parent.
Chiropractic or manual therapy can be beneficial to relieve pain and allow the spine to move better.
Laser therapy can reduce pain and inflammation and can (and in my opinion should) be used concurrently with the Assisi Loop.
Nail trims can make dramatic changes in thoracolumbar posture immediately, if the nails are long and at least partially the cause for the lordosis. When a dog’s nails hit the ground it tells their nervous system that they are walking uphill and must change their posture to accommodate.
Cat Stretches can immediately relieve discomfort and increase spinal motion to help strengthen the abdominal muscles.
Exercises that target the abdominal and shoulder-girdle muscles include goosing at the chest, flank, and or abdomen, and with patients like Queenie, flexion cookie stretches in a lateral position.
Be sure to watch the video for examples of these exercise.
She may not have normal posture, but we have greatly improved Queenie’s quality of life, taken away the pain to make her happy. Her mom is continuing to see signs of improvement!
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Helping Zoey, the hunchback
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
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Today, we're continuing with our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets & patients.
Many dogs have posture issues that you many not even notice, yet it can be there because of pain and may in itself cause pain.
We look at Zoey as an example to see what to look for, what is causing the problem, and discuss a simple way to decrease her back pain as we treat her primary issues.
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Exercises to strengthen your dog’s wrists
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
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Does your dog have weakness or pain in their wrists? Do you want to know how to make them feel better and get stronger?
Digging is a great exercise to help strengthen the wrists. Watch how I teach Syd to dig. If you work with dogs you can teach your patients how to get stronger and feel better with this simple exercise.
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Helping stretch, the dog that couldn’t stretch
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Meet Stretch, a six-year-old Sheltie that had pain at his hips when he tried to extend them. Stretch couldn’t jump up and place his front feet on the couch or bed because it was too painful.
In this video we discuss how to do a joint mobilization called a “Spin” that can reduce or eliminate pain and significantly improve joint range of motion.
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Bromley – Exercises for a Frenchie with knee issues
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Today, we're continuing with our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets & patients.
Meet Bromley, an adorable Frenchie with knee and back issues.
In this video we look at his posture and discuss exercises to help him live a pain-free life. We can see his progress; we even get him to wag his tail!
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GaIt and Exercise with a Distant Pug
Today, we're continuing our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets and patients.
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Today, we're continuing with our series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets & patients.
Meet Chloe, she is a 17 yr old Pug in California I was asked to consult on.
We first look at her Posture and Gait.
Slow motion video gives you time to See what I See.
We cover some Helpful Solutions, what would Laurie Do.
Lastly, we highlight an Exercise - Both “How to Do It Right” and “How It Can Be Done Wrong”.
We are Always looking for "Optimum Results”
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Axel Does Cookies To The Sky: Optimum Exercise Outcomes
Today, we're starting a new series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets & patients.
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Today, we're starting a new series on how to get Optimum Exercise Outcomes with your canine pets & patients.
Ever tried Cookies to the Sky? Let's look at how it is commonly done wrong, and how, instead, you can do it optimally to allow quick strengthening of the muscles we want to target.
We commonly teach patients and pet parents how to do this exercise, but once home, it’s common for pets to cheat—and pet parents often do not see the intricate details that make the exercise optimal.
We show you the “Why” of the exercise, the “How” of the exercise, and the “Cheat” of a very smart dog. And of course, we’ll cover the “How to Outsmart the Very Smart Dog to have Optimum Results."
You can even stop half-way through and see what changes you would make to have Axel perform these exercises “Optimally.”
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Tips for Laser GoggLE Application—LEARN & GO WITH LAURIE
Here’s how to position laser goggles on a dog—safely & comfortably!
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Here are some tips for putting laser goggles on a dog safely & comfortably.
First, grab the strap that goes on the back of their head (the one with writing on it) and hold it near the glasses with the cutout for the nose facing down. Separate these two pieces from the chin strap.
Next, place the entire apparatus over the dog’s nose, keeping the chin strap beneath the dog’s chin.
Still holding the goggles up above the dog’s head, place the head strap behind the dog’s ears on the back of its head.
Now you’re ready to pull the goggles straight out in front of the dog’s eyes. Before placing the goggles on their face, be sure to gently brush any hair away from their eyes.
Finally, release the goggles straight over the pet's eyes.
If you notice the dog pawing at its face or rubbing the goggles, check again to ensure no hair is in their eyes.
A Note on OSHA Safety Guidelines: OSHA requires all people in proximity to the active Class 4 laser to wear safety glasses specific to the wavelengths of the laser. They recommend people wear these glasses when in proximity of a Class 3 laser.
If people 16' away from the laser have to wear protective glasses, shouldn't the pets whose eyes are within 1-2' have to wear them, and shouldn't they be comfortable while the goggles are on?
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LEARN & GO WITH LAURIE - VETTEL CASE OVERVIEW
Let's review a crazy case—a 4-year-old Rottweiler that became ataxic, and was vomiting, wobbling, and drooling.
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Let's review a crazy case—a 4-year-old Rottweiler named Vettel that suddenly became lame, ataxic/wobbling, was vomiting and drooling. Was it a brain tumor, elbow issue, or something else?
Vettel had previously been diagnosed with Grade 1 elbow dysplasia, but was thriving in spite of it!
In November 2020, he suddenly became lame, ataxic/wobbling, was vomiting and drooling.
Vets discovered he had a stomach full of dirt, but treatment did not resolve the issue.
Vettel worsened and began flinching when his head and neck were touched, even lightly. He almost fell over when another dog just touched his nose.
A neurologist suspected a brain tumor and wanted to perform an MRI, but the owner declined.
Over 4 weeks of pain management therapy, Vettel slowly improved.
At this point Mom drove the 2 hours to bring Vettel to me to work with.
What did I discover during my exam and gait analysis? I’ll show you, plus recap what we’ve done to treat Vettel.
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LEARN & GO WITH LAURIE - OCD of the shoulder
In this Learn & Go we look at OCD of the shoulder - including how it is diagnosed and possible treatment options!
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Today we take a look at Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) of the shoulder in dogs.
Shoulder OCD is most common in large breed dogs and often discovered around 6-9 months of age.
The patient has pain with flexion and hyperflexion of the shoulder.
Let’s look inside the joint.
What is the best method of diagnosing shoulder OCD?
Once we have a diagnosis, what modalities can we add besides surgical intervention?
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LEARN & GO WITH LAURIE - Checking in with Tipsy THE SHEEP!
In this Learn & Go we check in with Tipsy the sheep and see how her recovery from surgery is going!
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Remember Tipsy the sheep from Louisiana State University? Today we check in with her as she continues to recover from her surgery.
Tipsy had torticollis, a condition involving torsion of the neck and head.
It was not long before Tipsy was painful and arthritic, so surgery was done to improve quality of life.
When I spent time at LSU, I worked with Tipsy in the initial phase of recovery.
Did Tipsy start to use the leg again? Check out the video and see for yourself!
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LEARN & GO WITH LAURIE - Treating the brain WITH PHOTOBIOMODULATION
This Learn & Go looks at penetrating the skull to administer laser therapy to the brain.
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In this Learn & Go, we are looking at lasering through the skull to treat the brain!
Didn’t think it could be done? It can!
In one study, mice (post-stroke) were treated daily with a laser. What were their results?
Another study looks at traumatic brain injuries in mice - also, frequency does matter!!
What about treating humans with depression or anxiety?
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relax! session 6: LEARN & GO WITH DR. LAURIE - Straighten up to de-stress
This Learn & Go looks at the effect our body language and posture have on our confidence and overall mental state.
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Sit up straight, and settle your stress!
Today I am reviewing a study on how our body position affects our stress hormones.
In this study, two groups of interviewees were asked to hold different positions before being interviewed.
Bent over at your desk or on your phone? Guess how this affects your cortisol!
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relax! session 5: LEARN & GO WITH DR. LAURIE - the power of a smile
This Learn & Go explores how to engage our smile muscles for a benefit, even when we might not feel like smiling!
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Two Minutes to a Better Day - through a smile?
All you need is two minutes, and a pen or pencil
You can do this nearly anywhere - driving, making dinner, sitting at your desk!
In these stressful times, we can all use a boost of feel-good
Did you know? A Duchenne smile occurs when your muscles contract at the corners of your mouth, on your cheeks, and around your eyes? This study looks at the beneficial effects of a genuine, hearty smile!
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