Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Acknowledgements xi

1 Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation for Veterinary Technicians/Nurses 1

Mary Ellen Goldberg

2 Joining a Rehabilitation Team 11

Julia E. Tomlinson

3 The Veterinary Technician and Rehabilitation Pain Management 26

Mary Ellen Goldberg

4 Communicating the Treatment Plan 49

Tracy A. Darling and Cynthia M. Otto

5 Manual Therapy Treatment 59

Judy Coates

6 Home Exercises 79

Abby Rafferty and Jacqueline R. Davidson

7 Supporting the Client and Patient 95

Robin Downing and Mary Ellen Goldberg

8 Nutritional Counseling 109

Kara M. Burns

9 Motivating Your Patient 127

Megan Nelson and Julia E. Tomlinson

10 The Disabled Patient Part 1: Assistive Devices and Technology 145

Mary Ellen Goldberg and Julia E. Tomlinson

11 The Disabled Patient Part 2: The Neurological Patient 163

Stephanie Kube and Mary Ellen Goldberg

12 The Disabled Patient Part 3: Special Considerations for Geriatrics 187

Mary Ellen Goldberg and Julia E. Tomlinson

13 The Disabled Patient Part 4: Home Nursing Care 205

Julia E. Tomlinson and Elizabeth E. Waalk

14 Modalities Part 1: Thermotherapy 218

Julia E. Tomlinson and Mary Ellen Goldberg

15 Modalities Part 2: Laser Therapy 231

Kristin Kirkby Shawand Liz Brown

16 Modalities Part 3: Electrotherapy and Electromagnetic Therapy 241

Shari Sprague and Mary Ellen Goldberg

17 Modalities Part 4: Therapeutic Ultrasound 262

Carolina Medina and Wendy Davies

18 Modalities Part 5: Shockwave Therapy 273

Douglas Stramel and Angela Stramel

19 Therapeutic Exercises Part 1: Land Exercises 286

Janice L. Huntingford and Jessy Bale

20 Therapeutic Exercises Part 2: Hydrotherapy (Aquatic Therapy) 308

Pádraig Egan and Noel Fitzpatrick

21 Troubleshooting as a Team 329

Amie Hesbach, Julia E. Tomlinson, and Erin White

22 Equine Rehabilitation 347

Steve Adair and Dawn Phillips

23 Adjunctive Therapies Part 1: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine 377

Carolina Medina and Mary Ellen Goldberg

24 Adjunctive Therapies Part 2: Veterinary Chiropractic 390

Robin Downing

25 Adjunctive Therapies Part 3: Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy 398

Douglas Stramel and Angela Stramel

Index 407

About the Author

The editors
Mary Ellen Goldberg, BS, LVT, CVT, SRA, CCRA, CVPP, VTS-Lab Animal Medicine (Research Anesthesia), VTS-Physical Rehabilitation (OC), is Executive Secretary of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management, Orlando, Florida, USA. She is an Instructor at VetMedTeam, LLC, staff at the Canine Rehabilitation Institute, and the Examination Chair for the Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Veterinary Technicians.

Julia E. Tomlinson, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVSMT is in private specialty practice at Twin Cities Animal Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine in Burnsville, Minnesota, USA. She is a past President of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.