Opis: Animal Physiotherapy

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 illustrationsContributors iv 1 Introduction 1 Catherine M. McGowan 2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression 3 Daniel Mills and Fiona Williams 3 Applied animal nutrition 15 Rosalind Carslake and Teresa Hollands 4 Applied canine biomechanics 39 Caroline Adrian 5 Applied Equine Biomechanics 55 Lesley Goff 6 Comparative exercise physiology 73 Catherine M. McGowan and Brian Hampson 7 Equine lameness 92 Chris Whitton 8 Canine lameness 112 Lance Wilson and Bruce Smith 9 Small animal neurological and muscular conditions 127 Philip A. Moses and Rita Gonc,alves 10 Equine neurological and muscular conditions 150 Harry Carslake 11 Physiotherapy assessment for animals 171 Lesley Goff 12 Manual therapy 198 Lesley Goff 13 Electrophysical agents in animal physiotherapy 212 Tim Watson and Katie Lawrence 14 Aquatic therapy 225 Michelle Monk 15 Acupuncture and trigger points 238 Brooke Marsh 16 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory conditions 247 Helen Nicholson 17 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for neurological conditions 260 Heli Hyytiainen 18 Canine treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions 272 Laurie Edge-Hughes 19 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine head, neck and thoracic limb 302 Emma Dainty 20 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine thoracolumbar spine, pelvis and pelvic limb 313 Emma Dainty 21 Equine sports medicine and performance management 329 Lesley Goff 22 Outcome measures in animal physiotherapy 347 Anna Bergh Index 364

Szczegóły: Animal Physiotherapy

Tytuł: Animal Physiotherapy
Wydawnictwo: John Wiley
ISBN: 9781118852323
Rok wydania: 2016
Ilość stron: 376
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.07 kg

Recenzje: Animal Physiotherapy