Animal Physiotherapy 2e
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals
Samenvatting
A thoroughly updated edition of this essential reference guide for physiotherapists and physical therapists, looking to apply the proven benefits of physiotherapy to the treatment of companion and performance animals.
Seven new chapters provide greatly expanded coverage of practical treatment and rehabilitation
Includes reviews of different physiotherapy techniques, drawing on both human and animal literature
Discusses approaches in small animal medicine as well as for elite equine athletes
Provides applied evidence–based clinical reasoning model, with case examples
Now in full colour with many more illustrations
Specificaties
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<p>1 Introduction 1<br /> Catherine M. McGowan</p>
<p>2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression 3<br /> Daniel Mills and Fiona Williams</p>
<p>3 Applied animal nutrition 15<br /> Rosalind Carslake and Teresa Hollands</p>
<p>4 Applied canine biomechanics 39<br /> Caroline Adrian</p>
<p>5 Applied Equine Biomechanics 55<br /> Lesley Goff</p>
<p>6 Comparative exercise physiology 73<br /> Catherine M. McGowan and Brian Hampson</p>
<p>7 Equine lameness 92<br /> Chris Whitton</p>
<p>8 Canine lameness 112<br /> Lance Wilson and Bruce Smith</p>
<p>9 Small animal neurological and muscular conditions 127<br /> Philip A. Moses and Rita Gonc¸alves</p>
<p>10 Equine neurological and muscular conditions 150<br /> Harry Carslake</p>
<p>11 Physiotherapy assessment for animals 171<br /> Lesley Goff</p>
<p>12 Manual therapy 198<br /> Lesley Goff</p>
<p>13 Electrophysical agents in animal physiotherapy 212<br /> Tim Watson and Katie Lawrence</p>
<p>14 Aquatic therapy 225<br /> Michelle Monk</p>
<p>15 Acupuncture and trigger points 238<br /> Brooke Marsh</p>
<p>16 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory conditions 247<br /> Helen Nicholson</p>
<p>17 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for neurological conditions 260<br /> Heli Hyyti¨ainen</p>
<p>18 Canine treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions 272<br /> Laurie Edge–Hughes</p>
<p>19 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine head, neck and thoracic limb 302<br /> Emma Dainty</p>
<p>20 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine thoracolumbar spine, pelvis and pelvic limb 313<br /> Emma Dainty</p>
<p>21 Equine sports medicine and performance management 329<br /> Lesley Goff</p>
<p>22 Outcome measures in animal physiotherapy 347<br /> Anna Bergh</p>
<p>Index 364</p>