Animal physiotherapy : assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of animals / edited by Catherine M. McGowan, Lesley Goff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McGowan, Catherine M., editor.

Goff, Lesley, editor.

ebrary, Inc.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary physical therapy.

Physical Therapy Modalities--veterinary.

Medical Subjects:

Physical Therapy Modalities--veterinary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

polychrome

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa, USA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2016.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression*; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Assessment of animal behaviour; 2.2 Pain; 2.2.1 Mechanisms of pain; 2.2.2 Assessing pain in animals; 2.2.3 Management of pain; 2.3 Aggression; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Further reading; 3 Applied animal nutrition*; 3.1 Applied small animal nutrition; 3.1.1 Introduction and basic nutritional considerations; 3.1.2 Nutritional requirements of dogs and cats and evaluation of diets

3.1.3 Health problems associated with nutritionally inappropriate diets3.1.4 Summary of important points; 3.2 Applied equine nutrition; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Taking of nutritional history; 3.2.3 An overview of nutritional support for specific conditions; 3.2.4 Nutritional support for training programmes; 3.3 Conclusion; References; 4 Applied canine biomechanics*; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Joint biomechanics; 4.2.1 Joint stiffness; 4.2.2 Joint instability; 4.2.3 Clinical instability; 4.3 Biomechanics of the vertebral joints; 4.4 Canine vertebral column; 4.4.1 Cervical spine (OC1-7)

4.4.2 Thoracic spine (T1-13)4.4.3 Lumbar spine (L1-7); 4.4.4 Lumbosacral and sacroiliac joint; 4.4.5 Common spinal injury

intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD); 4.4.6 Summary; 4.5 Canine peripheral joints; 4.6 Biomechanics of locomotion: the dog; 4.6.1 Kinematic data collection; 4.6.2 Force-plate data collection; 4.6.3 Walking data; 4.6.4 Lameness data; 4.6.5 Breed-specific and sports-specific data; 4.6.6 Electromyography; 4.7 Conclusion; References; Further reading; 5 Applied Equine Biomechanics*; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Joint biomechanics; 5.3 Biomechanics of the equine vertebral joints

5.3.1 Cervical spine (OC1-7)5.3.2 Cervicothoracic junction (C7-T1); 5.3.3 Thoracic spine (T1-18); 5.3.4 Lumbar spine (L1-6); 5.3.5 Lumbosacral and sacroiliac joint; 5.3.6 Summary; 5.4 Equine peripheral joints; 5.4.1 Scapulothoracic joint; 5.4.2 Glenohumeral joint; 5.4.3 Elbow; 5.4.4 Carpus; 5.4.5 Metacarpophalangeal joint; 5.4.6 Pastern joint and coffin joint (fore); 5.4.7 Coxofemoral (hip) joint; 5.4.8 Tibiofemoral and patellofemoral articulation (stifle); 5.4.9 Tarsocrural and tarsometatarsal joint (hock); 5.4.10 Metatarsophalangeal joint (hind); 5.4.11 Pastern jointcoffin joint (hind)

5.4.12 Temporomandibular joint5.4.13 Summary; 5.5 Biomechanics of equine locomotion; 5.5.1 Biomechanical adaptions in equine anatomy; 5.6 Gait; 5.6.1 Stress and strain in gait; 5.7 Considerations in sport-specific pathology; 5.7.1 Flat racing; 5.7.2 Dressage; 5.8 Biomechanics of the equine foot; 5.9 Conclusion; References; 6 Comparative exercise physiology; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Principles of exercise physiology; 6.2.1 Energy production for exercise; 6.2.2 Aerobic energy production; 6.2.3 Anaerobic energy production; 6.2.4 Energy sources during exercise; 6.2.5 Energy partitioning; 6.3 The pathway of oxygen.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2016).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Goff, Lesley. Animal physiotherapy.

ISBN:

9781118852309

1118852303

Publisher Number:

99968397980

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