Darryl Millis, David Levine

Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

"Overall, this book is an extensive text for anyone interested in pursuing canine rehabilitation and physical therapy" Reviewed by: Helen Davies, University of Melbourne on behalf of Australian Veterinary Journal, March 2015

• 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.
• NEW! Companion website with 40 narrated video clips of modalities and exercises used by physical therapists demonstrates effective ways to treat various neurologic and musculoskeletal problems in dogs.
• NEW! Fourteen new chapters describe the latest advances in the areas of joint mobilization, rehabilitation of the athletic patient, biomechanics of rehabilitation, therapeutic lasers, and physical therapy for wound care.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 784
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455775804
• Artikelnr.: 40808218

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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 - NEW!


Section III: Patient Assessment and Management


10. Orthopedic and Neurologic Examination



11. Canine Locomotion Analysis



12. The Physical Rehabilitation Evaluation - NEW!



13. Assessing and Measuring Outcomes



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



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



16. Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient - NEW!



17. Devices for Ambulation Assistance in Companion Animals - NEW!


Section IV: Therapeutic Modalities


18. Superficial Thermal Modalities



19. Therapeutic Ultrasound



20. Electrical Stimulation - NEW!



21. Therapeutic Lasers in Canine Rehabilitation - NEW!



22. Applications of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in Small Animal Practice - NEW!



23. Other Modalities in Veterinary Rehabilitation - NEW!


Section V: Therapeutic Exercise and Manual Therapy


24. Biomechanics of Physical Rehabilitation and Kinematics of Exercise - NEW!



25. Range-of-Motion and Stretching Exercises



26. Joint Mobilization - NEW!



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 - NEW!



34. Neurologic Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Neurologic Patient



35. Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric and Arthritic Patients



36. Physical Therapy for Wound Care - NEW!



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

Appendix 2: Manufacturers of Supplies and Equipment - NEW!

Glossary

Index

Rezensionen

"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

"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