Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient
16 Nursing Care of the Rehabilitation Patient Marti Drum, Bobbie Werbe, Karen McLucas and Darryl Millis Nursing care is essential during treatment of the physical rehabilitation patient. As discussed in…
Common Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Athletic Patient
33 Common Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Athletic Patient Sherman O. Canapp, Jr. and Deborah Gross Saunders The diagnosis and treatment of common conditions of athletic and sporting dogs…
Neurologic Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Neurologic Patient
34 Neurologic Conditions and Physical Rehabilitation of the Neurologic Patient William B. Thomas, Natasha Olby and Lisi Sharon General Considerations From Olby N, Halling KB, and Glick TR: Rehabilitation for…
Exercises for Proprioception and Balance
28 Exercises for Proprioception and Balance Darryl L. Millis and David Levine Many conditions affect proprioception of small animals. The most obvious of these are neurologic conditions. However, recent evidence…
Therapeutic Exercises: Joint Motion, Strengthening, Endurance, and Speed Exercises
30 Therapeutic Exercises Joint Motion, Strengthening, Endurance, and Speed Exercises Darryl L. Millis, Marti Drum and David Levine Therapeutic exercises to improve active joint motion through a more complete range,…
Orthopedic and Neurologic Evaluation
10 Orthopedic and Neurologic Evaluation Darryl L. Millis and Joe Mankin Detection and assessment of orthopedic and neurologic disorders may be challenging. Ideally, each person involved in the treatment and…
Electrical Stimulation
20 Electrical Stimulation David Levine and Barbara Bockstahler Terminology Used in Electrical Stimulation The authors would like to acknowledge Janna Johnson for her work on the previous edition. Electrical stimulation…
Assessing and Measuring Outcomes
13 Assessing and Measuring Outcomes Darryl L. Millis and David Levine Assessing the outcome of treatments, including physical rehabilitation, is essential to determine how an animal is progressing and to…
Laser Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation
21 Laser Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation Darryl L. Millis and Debbie Gross Saunders Healing properties have been attributed to light for thousands of years. Light provides electromagnetic radiation in the…
