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11/02/2026

They didn’t invent clocks. Why are they being punished?

10/31/2026

🐾 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇. 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒

A study published in the 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (2026) provides encouraging evidence supporting the use of kinesiology taping to reduce postoperative swelling in dogs.

The prospective, randomized controlled study evaluated 31 canine stifle joints following tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) surgery.

Researchers compared dogs receiving kinesiology tape applied in a double-lymphatic pattern with those receiving no tape.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

✔ Significantly less soft tissue swelling at specific measurement locations in the taped group within the first 24 hours following surgery.

✔ Significant differences were observed as early as 3 hours postoperatively.

✔ Kinesiology taping was well tolerated, with 𝐍𝐎 adverse effects reported.

The researchers concluded that kinesiology taping using a double-lymphatic pattern offers a simple, low-cost, noninvasive approach to reducing soft tissue swelling during the immediate postoperative period.

While further research is needed, these findings represent an important contribution to the growing body of scientific literature on veterinary kinesiology taping.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

At Hestaband™, we believe research, education, and practical skills are essential to making informed decisions for the animals in our care.

Kinesiology taping is simple, cost-effective, and noninvasive. Knowing when and how to use it makes the difference.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝘓𝘶𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘨, 𝘉., 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2026). 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 4 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘶-𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺. American Journal of Veterinary Research.

https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0398

Figure 1 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 from Dr. Brittany Ludwig, with attribution to the original publication.

10/29/2026

🧠 The injury healed. Did the nervous system?

When we think about neuroplasticity in rehabilitation, our minds often go straight to neurological patients.

But an orthopaedic injury changes the nervous system too.

Pain, inflammation, altered sensory input, reduced movement and changes in loading all influence the information travelling between the injured area, spinal cord and brain.

And the nervous system responds to that information.

Muscle activation can become inhibited.

Movement strategies change.

Sensory and motor representations within the brain can reorganise.

And over weeks or months, the patient becomes very practised at moving within this altered system.

So what happens when the original tissues heal? Does the nervous system automatically return to its pre-injury state?

Not necessarily.

This is why rehabilitation can't only be about healing tissue, restoring range of motion or rebuilding muscle.

We also need to think about sensory input, motor activation, learning, repetition and the movement experiences we're giving the patient as they recover.

👉 Comment BLOG to read *The Injury Healed. Did the Nervous System?*

This blog revisits some of the concepts shared by Amie Hesbach and Gillian Tabor in their Equine Neurodynamics webinar series – and we're very excited to welcome both Amie and Gillian back as lecturers at the 2026 Vet Rehab Summit: THE BRAIN. 🧠

10/26/2026

10/22/2026

A nationwide recall of compounded veterinary medications ranging from powders and pastes to topical sprays and gels, and including thousands of variants on the products, has been issued over concerns about their potency.
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10/08/2026

Think about this human research may be so very telling for our dogs!

"Researchers exploring that question were surprised to find that minimally and highly processed meals nutritionally matched on calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, salt, and weight produced distinct metabolic responses.

The ultraprocessed meals prompted the body to release more insulin and expend more energy while burning less carbohydrate for fuel. They also evoked different responses in the part of the brain involved in motivation and reward.

So we are told that only safe way to feed is to feed 100% ultra processed food to our dogs- kibble. So that means we can safely say Ultraprocessed foods represent most of our dog's intake and daily calories. Diets worldwide are also shifting to include more of such foods, which are formulated to be convenient, accessible, affordable, and highly palatable, making them easy to overeat.

Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person’s blood sugar. But is there something about food processing itself that influences how our bodies respond?

A new study from Virginia Tech answers that question. ➡️ bit.ly/4dVtKK8

10/07/2026

We all have had that dog. 🤣

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