Rehabilitation Therapy, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

1st Edition, Volume 53-4 - May 18, 2023
Editor: Molly J. Flaherty
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Molly J. Flaherty brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Rehabilitation Therapy. Top experts… Read more

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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Molly J. Flaherty brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Rehabilitation Therapy. Top experts cover current and emerging areas of interest, with introductory material for the general practitioner as well as advanced material for the rehabilitation veterinarian. Topics include everything from pain management and manual therapies to more focused areas of special interest, such as rehabilitation therapy in palliative care.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Multimodal Approach to Pain Management in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Key points
Introduction
Physiology of pain
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Select Manual Assessment Techniques and Clinical Reasoning Skills Used in Canine Physical Rehabilitation Before Engaging in Manual Therapy Treatment
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Disclosure
Declaration of Interests
Clinics care points
Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy or Animal Chiropractic in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Key points
Introduction
Brief history
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Supplementary data
Shockwave Therapy in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Key points
History
Mechanism of action
Types of devices
Scientific evidence
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Photobiomodulation (Therapeutic Lasers): An Update and Review of Current Literature
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Regenerative Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy in the Canine
Key points
Introduction
Principles of developing and implementing a rehabilitation therapy plan
Regenerative medicine and rehabilitation therapy
Regenerative medicine and multimodal rehabilitation therapy
Clinical applications of rehabilitation therapy following regenerative medicine
Veterinary regenerative rehabilitation: challenges and future directions
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Management of Injuries in Agility Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Incidence of injuries in agility dogs
Types of injuries in agility dogs
Risk factors for injury
Clinics care points
Biomechanics of agility
Common performance problems
Clinics care points
Common agility injuries
Less common agility injuries
Pelvic limb
Conclusion: Rehabilitation considerations for agility dogs
Disclosure
Rehabilitation Therapy for the Degenerative Myelopathy Patient
Key points
Introduction
Evaluation
Current evidence for physical rehabilitation and complementary medicine
Clinical outcomes
Client communication
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Therapy Exercises Following Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair in Dogs
Key points
Introduction
The first 72 hours
First 72 hours to 2 weeks
Weeks 2 to 4
Weeks 4 to 6
Weeks 6 to 8
Beyond 8 weeks
Additional considerations
Summary
Clinics care points
Supplementary data
Declaration of Interests
Rehabilitation to Return-to-Work for Working Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Disclosure
Clinics care points
Feline Osteoarthritis Management
Key points
Background
Integrative management of feline osteoarthritis
Summary
Disclosure
Declaration of Interests
Use of Rehabilitation Therapy in Palliative Care Patients
Key points
Introduction and background
Current evidence and recommendations
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure