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

Kristen is also working on two textbook chapters on Canine Physical Rehabilitation and Osteoarthritis, soon to be published for veterinary technicians. Canine rehabilitation, aka anatomy review It's actually physical therapy-type stuff, but because of legal reasons, you can't use the term "physical therapy" unless you're specifically trained as a human physical therapist. Her broad range of experience includes pet and competition obedience, behavior modification, rehabilitation of "problem dogs," puppy development, breed rescue, Canine Good Citizen & Therapy Dog Preparation and more. With the increasing number of animal rehabilitation practitioners, or what humans call “physical therapists,” three legged dogs can now take advantage of the same life-changing therapies that humans do. It is important prior to starting a patient in rehabilitation that they have an accurate diagnosis and complete physical, including both orthopedic and neurologic examinations. Wellness and preventive medicine such as exercise for weight reduction, muscle strength, and cardiovascular fitness have emerged as health trends among pet owners. Her veterinary interests include dentistry, small animal physical therapy/rehab, and laboratory technology. Though PetSafe just entered the Vet Therapy market a little over a year ago, the field has been in the history books for a few decades now. While at Sonoma State, she played volleyball for four years and was the team captain for two years. Now, physical therapy is used as part of the treatment of dog arthritis. Dog Water Therapy Dog physical therapy is an important aspect of the rehabilitation process for dogs that have been recently injured or have just undergone major surgery.