| Description |
1 online resource (563 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation for Veterinary Technicians/Nurses -- What Is Rehabilitation? -- History of Human Physical Therapy -- International (Physiosite, 2015) -- United States of America (APTA, 2015 -- Moffat, 2003) -- History of Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation -- Specifics About Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation -- How Do Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Fit In? |
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Where Can I Become a Certified Rehabilitation Veterinary Technician? -- What Is Involved in Becoming a CCRA, CCRVN, CCAT, CCRP, CVMRT or CERA, CERP? -- Practice Regulations for Veterinary Technicians -- Working in the Physical Rehabilitation Field -- Therapeutic Exercises -- Manual Techniques -- Physical Modalities -- Conditions That Can Benefit from Physical Rehabilitation -- Conclusion -- Resources -- References -- Chapter 2 Joining a Rehabilitation Team -- Introduction -- People Who Work in a Veterinary Rehabilitation Facility -- Team Members -- Adjunct Team Members |
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Becoming a Rehabilitation Technician (Nurse) -- The Rehabilitation Patient -- Surgical Patients -- The Injured Non-surgical Patient -- Patients with Chronic Degenerative Disease -- Geriatric Patients -- The Canine Athlete/Working Dog -- Your Team Role as Rehabilitation Veterinary Technician -- Being a Patient Advocate -- Providing the Prescribed Therapies -- Client/Caregiver Education -- Nursing Care -- Working Under Supervision -- Working with a Diagnosis and Prescribed Therapies -- Approaching a Change in Patient Status -- Legal Issues -- Future Directions for the Rehabilitation Technician |
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Cutting Edge of Rehabilitation Medicine -- Regenerative Therapies -- Nuclear Medicine -- Orthotics and Prosthetics -- Hospice -- Specific Organizations for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Physical Rehabilitation Pain Management and the Veterinary Technician -- Introduction -- Exercise and Rehabilitation Therapy -- Physical Rehabilitation Benefits -- Recognition and Assessment of Pain -- Categories of Pain -- Types of Pain -- Physiologic Signs of Pain -- Behavioral Keys to Look for with Pain -- Clinical Metrology Instruments -- Dog Specific CMIs |
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Cat Specific CMIs -- How Can You Use Pain Scoring Effectively? -- To Summarize -- Rehabilitation as a Treatment of Pain -- Treatment of the Cause of Pain -- Treatment to Alter Pain Perception -- Canine Rehabilitation -- When Should Your Patient Be Assessed for Pain? -- Recognize the Link Between Pain and Weakness -- Environmental Modifications -- Painful Mobility Issues in Geriatrics -- Feline Physical Rehabilitation -- 10 Things to Know for Cat Pain and Physical Rehabilitation -- Equine Rehabilitation -- Pain Assessment for Horses -- Conclusion -- Resources -- References |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Chapter 4 Communicating the Treatment Plan |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tomlinson, Julia E
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| ISBN |
9781119892434 |
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1119892430 |
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