A cooperation program of Schloss-Seminar, Germany, and the University of Tennessee, USA

Certificate Program in Canine Physical Rehabilitation

Contents of the Preparatory Course
for UTenn Exam Candidates

Language: Englisch

Anatomy:

• bony prominences
• important bones
• muscles: function, origin and insertion
• joints: structures, possible movements
• nerves: important nerves, function, location

Orthopaedic examination:

• technique
• gait evaluation
• ROM measurement: technique and reference values
• Measurement of muscle circumferences: technique

Inflammation

Wound healing

Pain:

• Physiology
• Medication

Orthopaedic diseases: treatment (conservative and surgical)and possible complications

• Hip dysplasia
• OCD
• Fractures
• Luxations
• CCLR
• DJD
• Tendinopathies

Neurological examination:

• Reflexes
• Localize the lesion

Neurological diseases: treament (conservative and surgical)and possible complications

• Disc protrusion
• Degnerative myelopathy
• CECS

Physical therapy techniques (theory, technique, indications, contraindications)

• Thermal therapy (incl. therapeutic ultrasound)
• Electrical stimulation
• Motion therapy: passive and active (incl. underwater therapy)

Recommended literature

• Bockstahler, Millis, Levine: Essential Facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats, 2004, BE VetVerlag ISBN 3-938274-09-3 (Deutsch: 3-938274-08-5) – engl. Cover integrieren

• Millis, Levine, Taylor: Canine Rehabilitation and Physiotherapie, 2004, Elsevier (ISBN 0-7216-9555-8)

• "Braund’s Clinical Neurology in Small Animals: Localization, Diagnosis and Treatment"