Veterinary physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Autorkou publikace je jedna z nejvýznamnějších specialistek rehabilitace zvířat Gemma del Pueyo. Publikace umožňuje veterinárním lékařům prohloubit své znalosti ve fyzioterapii a veterinární rehabilitaci a také objevit možnosti, které tato disciplína nabízí při léčbě muskuloskeletálních a nervových postižení u domácích zvířat. Kapitoly jsou koncipovány jednoduchým, ale přesným způsobem tak, aby byl obsah srozumitelný a čtenáři informace rychle a snadno pochopili.
Autor: Pueyo, G. del
| Nakladatel | Servet |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9788492569809 |
| Vydání | 2012 |
| Vazba | pevná |
| Počet stran | 167 |
Written by one of our country?s most eminent specialists Gemma del Pueyo, this book enables veterinary surgeons to further their knowledge in physiotherapy and veterinary rehabilitation, as well as to discover the possibilities offered by this discipline in the treatment of musculoskeletal and nervous pathologies in pets. In order to make contents as accessible as possible and make them quick and easy to find for the readers, these have been developed in a very simple but precise manner
| 1. Introduction | 1 |
| Which patients can be treated? | 2 |
| Objectives and working methods | 4 |
| Therapeutic techniques and modalities | 7 |
| 2. Physiology of inflammation | 9 |
| Stages of inflammation | 9 |
| Stage 1: acute inflammation | 10 |
| Stage 2: proliferation/repair | 12 |
| Stage 3: remodeling | 12 |
| Tissue repair | 14 |
| Bone | 14 |
| Muscle | 16 |
| Articular cartilage | 18 |
| Functional assessment of the patient | 21 |
| Medical history | 21 |
| General clinical examination | 23 |
| Orthopedic and neurological examination | 24 |
| Dynamic study/gait analysis | 25 |
| Standing | 31 |
| Walk | 31 |
| Trot | 32 |
| Assessment of the degree of pain | 33 |
| Assessment of the degree of disability | 34 |
| General palpation | 35 |
| Measuring the arc of motion | 36 |
| Specific muscle palpation | 40 |
| Drawing up a rehabilitation plan | 41 |
| 4. Exercise physiology | 45 |
| What is fitness? | 45 |
| Cardiovascular endurance | 46 |
| Flexibility and mobility | 47 |
| Muscle strength | 48 |
| Muscular endurance | 49 |
| The muscle needs energy! | 49 |
| Training the healthy animal | 50 |
| What kind of training should be used? | 52 |
| 5. Kinesiotherapy and stretching | 55 |
| Kinesiotherapy | 57 |
| Passive kinesiotherapy | 58 |
| Active assisted kinesiotherapy | 64 |
| Active, active resistive, and free active kinesiotherapy | 65 |
| Types of exercise | 67 |
| How to set up an exercise plan? | 74 |
| Stretching | 75 |
| Types of stretching | 76 |
| 6. Superficial application of cold and heat in rehabilitation | 79 |
| Use of superficial cold therapy | 79 |
| Thermotherapy | 84 |
| Infrared lamp | 87 |
| Hydromassage | 88 |
| 7. Therapeutic massage | 89 |
| Therapeutic effects of massage | 90 |
| Effects on the lymphatic and circulatory system | 90 |
| Effects on the musculature | 91 |
| Effects on pain and afferent sensations | 93 |
| Effects on the connective tissues | 93 |
| Tissue response | 95 |
| Types of massage | 98 |
| Stroking | 98 |
| Effleurage | 99 |
| Kneading or hacking and cupping | 100 |
| Transverse friction or Cyriax massage | 102 |
| Circular pressure on trigger points | 103 |
| 8. Electrical stimulation | 105 |
| Introductio | 105 |
| Basic principles of electricity | 106 |
| Intensity | 106 |
| Types of electric current | 107 |
| Physiological responses | 108 |
| Thermal effects | 108 |
| Chemical effects | 108 |
| Physical effects | 108 |
| Pulsed currents. Wave characteristics | 109 |
| Waveform | 109 |
| Wave intensity | 110 |
| Frequency (pulse rate) | 111 |
| Pulse duration (pulse width) | 112 |
| Wave emission mode | 112 |
| Polarity | 112 |
| Wave loading | 113 |
| Types of electrodes | 113 |
| Physiological effects | 114 |
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) | 116 |
| Interferential electrical stimulation | 119 |
| Microcurrent therapy | 121 |
| 9. Ultrasound | 123 |
| Ultrasound machine | 124 |
| Conduction of sound waves | 125 |
| Penetration | 125 |
| Types of waves | 125 |
| Physiological effects | 126 |
| Clinical use | 127 |
| Patient preparation | 127 |
| Parameters | 127 |
| 10. Hydrotherapy | 133 |
| Properties of water | 133 |
| Relative density and buoyancy | 133 |
| Viscosity and resistance | 134 |
| Hydrostatic pressure | 136 |
| Surface tension | 136 |
| Types of hydrotherapy | 137 |
| Underwater treadmill | 138 |
| 11. How to rehabilitate, Orthopedic rehabilitation, Neurological rehabilitation | 143 |
| Fracture rehabilitation | 143 |
| Fractures of the diaphysis | 144 |
| Joint fractures | 146 |
| Rehabilitation of cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury | 148 |
| Rehabilitation of hip dysplasia | 150 |
| Conservative treatment | 150 |
| Surgical treatment | 150 |
| Neurological rehabilitation | 152 |
| Most common neurological disorders | 152 |
| Functional assessment | 153 |
| Cervical disc herniation | 153 |
| Thoracolumbar hernia | 155 |
| 12. Rehabilitation and physiotherapy of the patient with osteoarthritis | 159 |
| Rehabilitation plan for patients with OA | 163 |
| Pain control | 163 |
| Weight control | 164 |
| Environment and concomitant diseases | 164 |
| Treatment of osteoarticular disease | 165 |
| Physiotherapy | 165 |
| Physical therapies for patients with OA | 166 |
| Model of an OA rehabilitation plan | 166 |