Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy 2nd Edition

• Invaluable protocols for conservative and postoperative treatment ensure the successful healing of dogs and their return to full mobility.
• Printable medical record forms on the companion website, including client information worksheets, referral forms, orthopedic evaluation forms, and more, can be customized for your veterinary practice.
• Six completely updated chapters on exercising dogs define the basic principles of aquatic and land-based exercise and how they may be applied to dogs, as well as how physical therapy professionals can adapt common “human” exercises to dogs.
• Numerous chapters on therapeutic modalities, including therapeutic lasers, illustrate how physical therapy professionals can adapt common “human” modalities to dogs.
• Physical examination chapters offer comprehensive information on orthopedics, neurology, and rehabilitation.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation

• History of Canine Physical Rehabilitation
• Regulatory and Practice Issues for the Veterinary and Physical Therapy Professions
• Conceptual Overview of Physical Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, and Canine Rehabilitation

Section II: Basic Science of Veterinary Rehabilitation

• Canine Behavior
• Canine Anatomy
• Tissue Healing: Tendons, Ligaments, Bone, Muscles, and Cartilage
• Responses of Musculoskeletal Tissues to Disuse and Remobilization
• Exercise Physiology
• Exercise Physiology of the Canine Athlete

Section III: Patient Assessment and Management

• Orthopedic and Neurologic Examination
• Canine Locomotion Analysis
• The Physical Rehabilitation Evaluation
• Assessing and Measuring Outcomes
• Rehabilitating the Painful Patient: Pain Management in Physical Rehabilitation
• The Role of Chondroprotectants, Nutraceuticals, and Nutrition in Rehabilitation
• Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient
• Devices for Ambulation Assistance in Companion Animals

Section IV: Therapeutic Modalities

• Superficial Thermal Modalities
• Therapeutic Ultrasound
• Electrical Stimulation
• Therapeutic Lasers in Canine Rehabilitation
• Applications of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in Small Animal Practice
• Other Modalities in Veterinary Rehabilitation

Section V: Therapeutic Exercise and Manual Therapy

• Biomechanics of Physical Rehabilitation and Kinematics of Exercise
• Range-of-Motion and Stretching Exercises
• Joint Mobilization
• Massage
• Exercises for Proprioception, Balance, and Joint Position Awareness
• Therapeutic Exercises: Early Limb Use Exercises
• Therapeutic Exercises: Joint Motion, Strengthening, Endurance, and Speed Exercises
• Aquatic Therapy

Section VI: Physical Therapy for Specific Diagnoses

• Common Orthopedic Conditions and Their Physical Rehabilitation
• Common Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Athletic Patient
• Neurologic Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Neurologic Patient
• Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric and Arthritic Patients
• Physical Therapy for Wound Care
• Physical Rehabilitation for the Critically Injured Veterinary Patient
• Development of a Rehabilitation Facility for Small Animals and Business Considerations

Appendices and Reference Materials

• Appendix 1: Protocol Development and Protocols
• Appendix 2: Manufacturers of Supplies and Equipment
• Glossary
• Index