Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA, is the CEO of Canine Sports Productions, teaches canine rehabilitation and sports medicine to rehabilitation professionals internationally, and designs individualized rehabilitation programs for canine athletes.

Janet B. Van Dyke, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, CCRT, is past-president of the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians and CEO and founder of the Canine Rehabilitation Institute, a global continuing education provider, where she teaches anatomy, biomechanics, and surgical pathology to canine rehabilitation professionals.

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 What is a Canine Athlete?
Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA and Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT
2 Locomotion and Athletic Performance
Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA and Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT
3 Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology
Stuart Bliss, DVM, PhD, DACVS
4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation
Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, DACVN, DACVSMR
5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
Amy Kramer, PT, DPT, CCRT, Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach, PT, DPT, MS, CCRP, CCRT, and Shari Sprague, MPT, CCRT, FP-MT, CCKTP
6 Manual Therapy
Judy Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT
7 Rehabilitation Physical Modalities
Krista Niebaum, MPT, CCRT, Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR, CVC, CVA, CCRT, and Carolina Medina, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT
8 Therapeutic Exercise
Laurie McCauley DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVC, CVA, and Janet Van Dyke DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT
9 Aquatic Therapy
Jody Chiquoine, MSN, FNP, CCRT, Ellen Martens, MsPT, MT, CCRT, Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR, CVC, CVA, CCRT, and Janet Van Dyke, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT
10 Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete
Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA and Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT
11 Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics
Patrice M. Mich, DVM, MS, DABVP, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT and Martin Kaufmann, C-Ped, BSBA
12 Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment
Sherman Canapp, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR, CCRT, David Dycus, DVM, MS, DACVS, CCRP, and Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, CCRT
13 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb
Sasha Foster, MSPT, CCRT
14 Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment
Peter Lotsikas, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR, Faith Lotsikas, DVM, CCRT, David Hummel, DVM, DACVS-SA, Nina R. Kieves, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR, CCRT, Jonathan Dyce, MA, VetMB, MRCVS, DSAO, DACVS, and Patrick A. Ridge, BVSc, Cert VR, Cert SAS, MRCVS
15 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb
Judy Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT
16 Biological Therapies in Canine Sports Medicine
Samuel Franklin, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, Antonio Pozzi, DVM, DECVS, DACVS, DACVSMR, and Frank Steffen, Prof. Dr. med. vet, DECVN
17 Diagnosis of and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Canine Spine
H. Steven Steinberg, VMD, DACVIM (Neurology), CCRT and Joan R. Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
18 Rehabilitation for Geriatric Canine Patients
Rosemary J. LoGiudice, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVSMT, FCoAC and Lisa Starr, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVSMT
19 The Prevention and Management of Pain in Canine Patients
Mark E. Epstein, DVM, DABVP (C/F), CVPP
20 Imaging in Canine Sports Medicine
Jennifer Brown, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT and Kimberly Henneman, DVM, DACVSMR, DABT, FAAVA, CVA, CVC
21 Conditions and Rehabilitation of the Working Dog
Kimberly Henneman, DVM, DACVSMR, DABT, FAAVA, CVA, CVC and Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA
22 The Role of Acupuncture and Manipulative Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation
Carolina Medina, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT, Rosemary J. LoGiudice, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVSMT, FCoAC, and Christine Jurek, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVC
23 The Business of Canine Rehabilitation
Amy Kramer, PT, DPT, CCRT
Index