Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation offers a gold-standard, comprehensive reference on all aspects of sports medicine and rehabilitation for all dogs. Written by an outstanding group of leaders in the field, the book covers topics ranging from biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, and common orthopedic conditions of the canine athlete to in-depth rehabilitation and integrative therapies for all dogs.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 What Is a Canine Athlete? M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 2 Locomotion and Athletic Performance M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 3 Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology Stuart Bliss, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVS
• 4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation Joseph J. Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVN, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation Shari Sprague, MPT, CCRT
• 6 Manual Therapy Judy C. Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT
• 7 Rehabilitation Physical Modalities Krista Niebaum, MPT, CCRT
• 8 Therapeutic Exercise Laurie McCauley, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVC; Janet B. Van Dyke, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT
• 9 Aquatic Therapy Jody Chiquoine, MSN, FNP, CCRT; Laurie McCauley, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVC; Janet B. Van Dyke, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT
• 10 Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 11 Assistive Devices, Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Bandaging Ilaria Borghese, MS, MA, OTR/L; Lisa Fair, BS, CCRA; Martin Kaufmann, C-Ped, BSBA; Patrice M. Mich, DVM, MS, Dipl ABVP, Dipl ACVA, CCRT
• 12 Disorders of the Canine Forelimb: Veterinary Diagnosis and Treatment Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, Dipl ACVS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT; Kristin Kirkby, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVS, CCRT
• 13 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Forelimb Sasha A. Foster, MSPT, CCRT; Judy C. Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT; Debra Canapp, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT, CVA
• 14 Disorders of the Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment Peter J. Lotsikas, DVM, Dipl ACVS; Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, Dipl ACVS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT; Jonathan Dyce, MA, VetMB, MRCVS, DSAO, Dipl ACVS; Kristin Kirkby, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVS, CCRT; Scott Christopher, VMD, CCRP; Patrick A. Ridge, BVSc, Cert VR, Cert SAS, MRCVS
• 15 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Pelvic Limb Judy C. Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT
• 16 Diagnosis of and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Spine H. Steven Steinberg, VMD, Dipl ACVIM (Neurology), CCRT; Joan R. Coates, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVIM (Neurology)
• 17 Common Medical Disorders That Can Affect Performance H. Steven Steinberg, VMD, Dipl ACVIM (Neurology), CCRT
• 18 Rehabilitation for Geriatric Patients Lisa Starr, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVSMT
• 19 The Prevention and Management of Pain in Dogs Mark E. Epstein, DVM, Dipl ABVP (C/F), CVPP
• 20 Imaging in Canine Sports Medicine Jennifer Brown, DVM, Dipl ACVS, CCRT; Kimberley Elizabeth Henneman, DVM, FAAVA, DABT, CVA, CVC
• 21 Emergency Medical Considerations in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Cynthia M. Otto, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVECC; Jennifer Brown, DVM, Dipl ACVS, CCRT
• 22 The Role of Acupuncture in Canine Rehabilitation Carolina Medina, DVM, CVA, CVCH, CCRT
• 23 The Role of Physical Manipulation (Chiropractic) in Canine Rehabilitation Christine Jurek, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVC