Physical rehabilitation for veterinary technicians and nurses / / edited by Mary Ellen Goldberg and Julia Tomlinson.

• TeilnehmendeR: Goldberg, Mary Ellen,; Tomlinson, Julia, 1972-
• Place / Publishing House: Hoboken, New Jersey : : Wiley,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (441 pages) :; color illustrations

Table of Contents

• Introduction to physical rehabilitation for veterinary technicians/nurses
• Joining a rehabilitation team
• The veterinary technician and rehabilitation pain management
• Communicating the treatment plan
• Manual therapy treatment
• Home exercises
• Supporting the client and patient
• Nutritional counseling
• Motivating your patient
• The disabled patient part 1 : assistive devices and technology
• The disabled patient part 2 : the neurological patient
• The disabled patient part 3 : special considerations for geriatrics
• The disabled patient : home nursing care
• Modalities part 1 : thermotherapy
• Modalities part 2 : laser therapy
• Modalities part 3 : electrotherapy and electromagnetic therapy
• Modalities part 4 : therapeutic ultrasound
• Modalities part 5 : shockwave
• Therapeutic exercises part 1 - land exercises
• Therapeutic exercises part 2 ? hydrotherapy (aquatic therapy)
• Troubleshooting as a team
• Equine rehabilitation
• Adjunctive therapies : acupuncture & traditional Chinese medicine
• Adjunctive therapies : veterinary chiropractic
• Adjunctive therapies : myofascial trigger point therapy.