Rehab in the dog, webinar

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.

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COURSE CONTENT

Online 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