By Chris Zink and Janet B. Van Dyke
Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation 3rd Edition presents the state of the art in sports medicine and rehabilitation in dogs, offering practical advice and strategies for examining, treating, and managing canine athletes, working dogs, and companion dogs. The book features more than 500 clinical photographs, radiographs, and line drawings throughout to demonstrate key concepts.
New chapters in this revised and updated Third Edition, including the work of 34 new authors, discuss the multimodal approach to managing osteoarthritis, interventional pain management, assistive devices, newly recognized issues specific to working dogs such as police and assistance dogs, the current status of the business of sports medicine and rehabilitation, and more. Chapters from the previous edition have been extensively revised to reflect the latest science.
Features
Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation 3rd Edition explores:
- Locomotion and athletic performance, musculoskeletal structure and physiology, the role of nutrition in performance and rehabilitation, and imaging in canine sports medicine
- Manual therapy, physical modalities, therapeutic exercise, aquatic therapy, and conditioning and retraining
- Assistive devices, orthotics, prosthetics, biological therapies
- Interdisciplinary collaboration, acupuncture, spinal manipulation, and rehabilitation options for geriatric patients
- Veterinary diagnosis and treatment and evaluation and rehabilitation for disorders of the thoracic limb, pelvic limb, spine, and neurologic system
Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Companion Website
- Section 1: The Science of Canine Sports Medicine
- What Is a Canine Athlete?
- Locomotion and Athletic Performance
- Musculoskeletal Structure, Function, and Physiology
- Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete
- Imaging in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- The Prevention and Management of Pain in Dogs
- The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation
- Biological Therapies in Canine Sports Medicine
- Multimodal Approach to Canine Arthritis
- Section 2: The Science of Canine Rehabilitation
- The Practice of Physical Therapy and Models of Collaboration in Canine Rehabilitation
- Manual Therapies and Massage
- Physical Modalities
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Aquatic Therapy
- Veterinary Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Assistive Devices
- The Role of Manipulative Therapy and Acupuncture in Canine Rehabilitation
- Section 3: Clinical Case Management
- Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb
- Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb
- Disorders of the Canine Spine and Spinal Cord
- Evaluation and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Canine Neurologic System
- Common Disorders and Rehabilitation of the Working Dog
- Rehabilitation for Geriatric Canine Patients
- The Business of Canine Rehabilitation
- Index
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