Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals

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 INDICE: Chapter 1 IntroductionCatherine McGowan .Chapter 2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggressionDaniel Mills, Fiona Williams .Chapter 3: Applied Animal NutritionRos Carslake and Teresa Hollands .Chapter 4  Applied Canine BiomechanicsCaroline Adrian .Chapter 5 Applied Equine BiomechanicsLesley Goff .Chapter 6 Comparative exercise physiologyCatherine McGowan and Brian Hampson .Chapter 7 Equine lamenessDr. Chris Whitton .Chapter 8 Canine LamenessLance Wilson, Bruce Smith .Chapter 9 muscular conditionsPhilip A. Moses .Chapter 10 Equine neurological and muscular conditionsHarry Carslake .Chapter 11 Physiotherapy assessment for animalsLesley Goff .Chapter 12 Manual therapyLesley Goff .Chapter 13 Electro Physical Agents in Animal PhysiotherapyTim Watson and Katie Lawrence .Chapter 14 Aquatic TherapyMichelle Monk .Chapter 15 Acupuncture and trigger pointsBrooke Marsh .Chapter 16. Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory conditionsHelen Nicholson .Chapter 17 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for neurological conditionsHeli Hyytiäinen .Chapter 18 Canine treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditionsLaurie Edge–Hughes and Helen Nicholson .Chapter 19 Assessment and treatment techniques of the Equine Head, Neck and Thoracic LimbEmma Dainty .Chapter 20 Assessment and treatment techniques of the Equine Thoracolumbar spine, pelvis and pelvic limbEmma Dainty .Chapter 21 Equine sports medicine and performance managementLesley Goff .Chapter 22 Outcome measures in Animal PhysiotherapyAnna Bergh

• ISBN: 978-1-118-85232-3
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés