REHAB IN THE DOG

ABOUT THE COURSE
Course no. 518

This course brings you from the basal to a more advanced level of rehabilitation including stance and gait analysis, goniometry, pain assessment, practical therapeutic tools and exercises for postsurgical rehab as well as for injuries and neurological conditions.

LECTURER
Lowri Davies graduated in 1992, developed her interest in sports medicine and rehabilitation until 2004 when she established the SMART Referral Centre in the UK – a pioneer rehabilitation clinic for small animals. Lowri has contributed to a number of texts on pain management and rehabilitation, authoured “Care of the Canine Athlete”, and regularly lectures around the world as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Extended description
COURSE CONTENT
Lectures:
• Musculoskeletal anatomy from a rehabilitation perspective
• The perfect gait analysis – a global perspective
• Pain and Movement
• Diagnostic tools – which are relevant for rehabilitation?
• Therapeutic exercises and manual therapy
• Hydrotherapy
• How to design a rehabilitation programme and measure the outcome
• Post-surgery rehabilitation – How to improve outcomes?
• Common muscle and joint injuries and their management
• Common neurological conditions and their management

Practical sessions:
• Gait and stance analysis from a functional perspective
• Musculoskeletal anatomy review – palpation!!
• Goniometry and joint range of motion
• Therapeutic exercises and manual therapy

NB: Participants are welcome to bring or invite a patient dog for the practical
sessions. You may also bring along some of your own rehab tools for evaluation
and training. Please note this as a remark when you sign in for the course.
Dog friendly rooms are available at the hotel.

PARTICIPANTS
Vets and vet nurses who wish to take their rehab skills and patients to a higher and more successful level.