Description
This thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation offers a gold standard reference for all aspects of sports medicine and rehabilitation, encompassing basic science and integrated veterinary and physical therapy approaches. New chapters cover biological therapies, working dogs, and business management, and every chapter has been extensively revised and expanded with state-of-the-art information―providing an even greater wealth of evidence, expertise, and experience to this complex discipline. Presented in full color, with illustrations and photographs throughout and real-world case studies,the book is a detailed guide for the clinical setting. Providing must-have information for anyone working with active dogs or rehabilitation patients, the ebook offers enlightening chapters including: Locomotion and Athletic Performance; Canine Therapeutic Exercise; Canine Aquatic Therapy; Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete; Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics; Diagnosis of and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Canine Spine; Rehabilitation for Geriatric Canine Patients; The Role of Acupuncture and Manipulative Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation. 606 p.
- Chris Zinc, [Editor]. DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA, CEO of Canine Sports Productions, Teacher of Canine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine to rehabilitation professionals internationally, Individualized rehabilitation programs for canine athletes.
- Janet B. Van Dyke, [Editor]. DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT, Past-president of the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians and CEO and founder of the Canine Rehabilitation Institute, a global continuing education provider, where she teaches anatomy, biomechanics, and surgical pathology to canine rehabilitation professionals.
- Publication date (digital version): 2018-02.
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