Practical Physiotherapy for Veterinary Nurses

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Acknowledgements, vii About the companion website, ix 1 Musculoskeletal physiotherapy 1 Introduction 1 Gait analysis 2 History taking 5 Physical examination 6 Exercise plans 7 Physiotherapy treatment techniques and modalities 8 Musculoskeletal presenting conditions 24 Pain management 75 Physiotherapy musculoskeletal assessment 79 Self ]assessment questions 86 2 Neurology 89 Introduction 89 Surgical presenting conditions 91 Non ]surgical presenting conditions 116 Medical neurological presenting conditions 125 Neurological assessment 136 Physiotherapy assessment for the neurology patient 142 Self ]assessment questions 148 3 Respiratory physiotherapy 151 Introduction 151 Chest auscultation and interpretation 152 Contents Percussion note technique and interpretation 153 Interpretation of blood gases 154 Respiratory failure 154 Cardiorespiratory monitoring 156 Electrocardiograms 158 Respiratory presenting conditions 160 Respiratory physiotherapy treatment techniques 164 Self ]assessment questions 181 4 Hydrotherapy 185 Introduction 185 The aims of hydrotherapy 185 Pool chemistry 187 Properties of water 188 Hydrotherapy for specific conditions 189 Self ]assessment questions 202 Appendices 205 Abbreviations 209 References 211 Self-assessment answers 213 Index 219