Guest guest Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I have a case that I would like some input on. It is a Boston Terrier, who is presenting with intermittent " sinking " as the owner calls it. It only happens when he gets up, usually in the evening after lying down for a while, or sometimes in the morning. He tucks the L leg under him and sinks down on that side. You can see it in the video. Also this afternoon, after massage and treatment to his low back and psoas, he would do a small pelvic tilt motion repetitively, in humans it would be considered a posterior pelvic tilt. He is painful on L full hip extension. Today he was not painful in his plowback or psoas, but he has been in the past. I will also attach a video that the owner took this evening with him standing and putting weight through his L rear leg. I am treating it as a low back strain with possible disc bulging, which may explain his intermittent symptoms. He was doing well after beginning physical rehab treatment with me, and we were doing exercises as well as manual work. He then had a lot of activity over the weekend (last weekend) and his symptoms came back. His gait is short in the rear limbs and stilted, but he does have a Boston walk. He has also had periodic deficits in left rear placing reflex. Any thoughts that this might be something other than a back/disc issue? The right side seems to be relatively unaffected, it has had some pain when his muscles are bound up, but overall is not symptomatic. Thanks for any input. -- Day, MPT, CCRP-pendingWaghab Canine Physical Rehabilitation -- Day 2 of 2 File(s) Tike for 2.mov Tike 1-2-12 517pm.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 , I don't think I have ever seen a TL radiculopathy causing a pelvic limb lameness without other neuro findings or problems in the other pelvic limb, especially if it is IVDD. Perhaps one of the neurologist that participate in this discussion group could comment. It is possible to get a femoral nerve neuropathy w/ injury to the m. psoas major. Sorry I am not of much help. Rick Wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi , Can you post a video of him walking? Kube, DACVIM (Neurology) Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner VCA South Shore Animal Hospital Weymouth, MA > > , > > I don't think I have ever seen a TL radiculopathy causing a pelvic limb lameness without other neuro findings or problems in the other pelvic limb, especially if it is IVDD. Perhaps one of the neurologist that participate in this discussion group could comment. It is possible to get a femoral nerve neuropathy w/ injury to the m. psoas major. Sorry I am not of much help. > > Rick Wall > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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