Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation This thoroughly revised and updated new edition 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 yet practical guide ideal for the clinical setting.Providing must-have information for anyone working with active dogs or rehabilitation patients, Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation 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; and much more.Presents current, state-of-the-art information on sports medicine and rehabilitation in dogsOffers perspectives from an international list of expert authorsCovers all topics related to veterinary care of the canine athlete and all active dogsIncludes illustrations and photographs throughout to demonstrate key conceptsProvides clinical cases that set the information in contextCanine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is a complete resource for veterinarians, physical therapists,veterinary technicians, and anyone interested in working with canine athletes or in offering rehabilitation therapy in their practice.

Canine Sports Medicine and RehabilitationThis thoroughly revised and updated new edition 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 yet practical guide ideal for the clinical setting.Providing must-have information for anyone working with active dogs or rehabilitation patients, Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation 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; and much more.* Presents current, state-of-the-art information on sports medicine and rehabilitation in dogs* Offers perspectives from an international list of expert authors* Covers all topics related to veterinary care of the canine athlete and all active dogs* Includes illustrations and photographs throughout to demonstrate key concepts* Provides clinical cases that set the information in contextCanine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is a complete resource for veterinarians, physical therapists,veterinary technicians, and anyone interested in working with canine athletes or in offering rehabilitation therapy in their practice.

Contributors viiForeword xPreface xiiAcknowledgments xiii1 What is a Canine Athlete? 1Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr2 Locomotion and Athletic Performance 23Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr3 Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology 43Stuart Bliss4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation 72Joseph Wakshlag5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation 96Amy Kramer, Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach and Shari Sprague6 Manual Therapy 120Judy Coates7 Rehabilitation Physical Modalities 136Krista Niebaum, Laurie McCauley and Carolina Medina8 Therapeutic Exercise 177Laurie McCauley and Janet Van Dyke9 Aquatic Therapy 208Jody Chiquoine, Ellen Martens, Laurie McCauley and Janet Van Dyke10 Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete 227Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr11 Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics 265Patrice M. Mich, and Martin Kaufmann12 Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment 294Sherman Canapp, David Dycus and Kristin Kirkby Shaw13 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb 333Sasha Foster14 Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment 353Peter Lotsikas, Faith Lotsikas, David Hummel, Nina R. Kieves, Jonathan Dyce and Patrick A. Ridge15 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb 389Judy Coates16 Biological Therapies in Canine Sports Medicine 404Samuel Franklin, Antonio Pozzi and Frank Steffen17 Diagnosis of and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Canine Spine 425H. Steven Steinberg and Joan R. Coates18 Rehabilitation for Geriatric Canine Patients 454Rosemary J. LoGiudice, FCoAC and Lisa Starr19 The Prevention and Management of Pain in Canine Patients 479Mark E. Epstein20 Imaging in Canine Sports Medicine 502Jennifer Brown and Kimberly Henneman21 Conditions and Rehabilitation of the Working Dog 520Kimberly Henneman and Chris Zink22 The Role of Acupuncture and Manipulative Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation 545Carolina Medina, Rosemary J. LoGiudice and Christine Jurek23 The Business of Canine Rehabilitation 564Amy KramerIndex 577