Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy by Darryl Millis MS DVM, David Levine PT, Robert A. Taylor DVM MS

Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy



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Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Darryl Millis MS DVM, David Levine PT, Robert A. Taylor DVM MS ebook
Page: 532
ISBN: 0721695558, 9780721695556
Publisher: Saunders
Format: pdf


Maybe to repair a knee injury or a back problem? In the last ten years, the fastest growing area of veterinary medicine is canine rehab, which is basically physical therapy. One of these emerging specialties for your canine companion is physical rehabilitation therapy. In human medicine, physical therapy has existed for decades. When a dog wears a weighted backpack during sit-to-stand exercises, greater muscle force is required to rise to a standing position. ( 1 -“Canine Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy”, Millis, Levine, Taylor). €�The Rollins Center will employ a comprehensive system of modalities, including hydrotherapy, therapeutic laser and ultrasound, digital gait analysis, neuromuscular electric stimulation, massage, and a host of physical exercise programs,” he said. €�One particularly unique Garzotto is a board-certified surgeon and certified canine rehabilitation therapist, and has been a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania for nearly a decade, Magazu said. How many of you out there have ever had to have surgery? Many of our canine friends suffer from the same troubles as we do.