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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
26 Joint Mobilization Deborah Gross Saunders, J. Randy Walker and David Levine Manual therapy techniques are skilled hand movements intended to improve tissue extensibility, increase range of motion (ROM), induce…
31 Aquatic Therapy David Levine, Darryl L. Millis, Jeffrey Flocker and Lauren MacGuire Aquatic therapy has become a very valuable component of veterinary physical rehabilitation. There are specific principles of…
29 Therapeutic Exercises Early Limb Use Exercises Darryl L. Millis, Marti Drum and David Levine Therapeutic exercise is perhaps the most valuable modalities used in canine physical rehabilitation. Therapeutic exercise…
