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Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

  • 2 Edición - 24 de octubre de 2013
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Darryl Millis, David Levine
  • Idioma: Inglés

Bridging the gap between human physical therapy and veterinary medicine, Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, 2nd Edition provides vets, veterinary students, and human ph… Leer más

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Bridging the gap between human physical therapy and veterinary medicine, Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, 2nd Edition provides vets, veterinary students, and human physical therapists with traditional and alternative physical therapy methods to effectively evaluate and treat dogs with various debilitating conditions. Coverage includes treatment protocols for many types of cutaneous, neurologic, and musculoskeletal injuries to facilitate a faster and more complete recovery.

Puntos claves

    • 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

    De interès para

    Practicing veterinarians

    Índice

    Section I: Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation

    1. History of Canine Physical Rehabilitation

    2. Regulatory and Practice Issues for the Veterinary and Physical Therapy Professions

    3. Conceptual Overview of Physical Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, and Canine Rehabilitation

    Section II: Basic Science of Veterinary Rehabilitation

    4. Canine Behavior

    5. Canine Anatomy

    6. Tissue Healing: Tendons, Ligaments, Bone, Muscles, and Cartilage

    7. Responses of Musculoskeletal Tissues to Disuse and Remobilization

    8. Exercise Physiology

    9. Exercise Physiology of the Canine Athlete

    Section III: Patient Assessment and Management

    10. Orthopedic and Neurologic Examination

    11. Canine Locomotion Analysis

    12. The Physical Rehabilitation Evaluation

    13. Assessing and Measuring Outcomes

    14. Rehabilitating the Painful Patient: Pain Management in Physical Rehabilitation

    15. The Role of Chondroprotectants, Nutraceuticals, and Nutrition in Rehabilitation Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient

    16. Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient

    17. Devices for Ambulation Assistance in Companion Animals

    Section IV: Therapeutic Modalities

    18. Superficial Thermal Modalities

    19. Therapeutic Ultrasound

    20. Electrical Stimulation

    21. Therapeutic Lasers in Canine Rehabilitation

    22. Applications of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in Small Animal Practice

    23. Other Modalities in Veterinary Rehabilitation

    Section V: Therapeutic Exercise and Manual Therapy

    24. Biomechanics of Physical Rehabilitation and Kinematics of Exercise

    25. Range-of-Motion and Stretching Exercises

    26. Joint Mobilization

    27. Massage

    28. Exercises for Proprioception, Balance, and Joint Position Awareness

    29. Therapeutic Exercises: Early Limb Use Exercises

    30. Therapeutic Exercises: Joint Motion, Strengthening, Endurance and Speed Exercises

    31. Aquatic Therapy

    Section VI: Physical Therapy for Specific Diagnoses

    32. Common Orthopedic Conditions and Their Physical Rehabilitation

    33. Common Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Athletic Patient

    34. Neurologic Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Neurologic Patient

    35. Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric and Arthritic Patients

    36. Physical Therapy for Wound Care

    37. Physical Rehabilitation for the Critically Injured Veterinary Patient

    38. Development of a Rehabilitation Facility for Small Animals and Business Considerations

    Appendix

    1: Protocol Development and Protocols

    2: Manufacturers of Supplies and Equipment

    Reseñas

    "Overall, this book is an extensive text for anyone interested in pursuing canine rehabilitation and physical therapy or for those intending to refer dogs to such practitioners." --Reviewed by: Helen Davies, University of Melbourne on behalf of Australian Veterinary Journal, March 2015

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 2
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 24 de octubre de 2013
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre los autores

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    Darryl Millis

    Dr. Millis received his BS and DVM from Cornell University, MS from the University of Florida, and completed an internship and surgery residency at Michigan State University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, a founding charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he served as chief of surgery. Dr. Millis is currently the Director of the CARES Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and is a co-editor of the Textbook of Small Animal Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation;_Essential Facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats; Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation: Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice; and Multimodal Management of Canine Osteoarthritis. He is a primary faculty member of the University of Tennessee Certificate Program in Canine Rehabilitation, which received the Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education. This course is now taught in five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is also the Past President of the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy. His primary areas of research interests include osteoarthritis, physical rehabilitation, and modulation of fracture healing with growth factors. Dr. Millis has delivered over 900 presentations at state, national and international meetings, and has authored over 45 publications, 50 textbook chapters, and 100 abstracts/proceedings
    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences,College of Veterinary Medicine University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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    David Levine

    David Levine, Cline Chair of Excellence in Physical Therapy and Acting Department Head ,Department of Physical Therapy,The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Cline Chair of Excellence in Physical Therapy and Acting Department Head ,Department of Physical Therapy,The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA

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