Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: What Is a Canine Athlete? -- Introduction to canine sports medicine -- Types of canine performance and working activities -- Canine sports and pleasure activities -- Working dogs -- Noncompetition athletes -- Canine structure and its effects on canine performance -- Overall body type -- Pelvic limb structure -- Forelimb structure -- The tail -- Dewclaws -- History-taking for the canine athlete -- Gonadectomy status -- All athletic/working events in which the dog participates -- Highest titles achieved in athletic events -- Difficulties in performance events -- Amount of exercise the patient experiences in a typical week -- Diet and supplements -- References -- 2: Locomotion and Athletic Performance -- Introduction -- Normal gaits -- The walk -- The trot -- The canter -- The gallop -- The amble -- The pace -- Gait training/retraining -- Gait analysis tools -- Temporal characteristics of gait -- Electromyography -- Kinematic analysis -- Kinetic systems -- References -- 3: Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology -- Basic organization of musculoskeletal connective tissues -- Cellular components of musculoskeletal tissues -- Molecular components of extracellular matrix -- Musculoskeletal ontogeny -- Structure-function relationships of musculoskeletal tissues -- Basic concepts -- Skeletal muscle -- Bone -- Cartilage -- Synovium -- Tendons, ligaments, and entheses -- References -- 4: The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation -- Energetics and the myofiber -- Conversion of substrate to energy -- Glycolysis and beta oxidation of fatty acids -- Energetics of substrates -- Body condition and energy utilization at rest and during exercise -- Nutrition for performance -- Dietary protein: beyond energy.

Dietary fat and carbohydrate: energy and demands -- Carbohydrates: timing and strategy -- Dietary fiber -- Electrolytes, minerals, and the canine athlete -- Vitamins/antioxidants and the canine athlete -- Feeding strategies in canine athletes -- Nutrition and rehabilitation -- Obesity and rehabilitation -- Diet and rehabilitation in the geriatric dog -- Feeding to mitigate inflammation and joint disease -- Webliography -- References -- 5: Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation -- What is canine rehabilitation? -- Physical therapy principles and terminology -- Biomechanics -- Dynamics and kinematics -- End feels -- Range of Motion -- Flexibility -- Proprioception -- Neuromuscular response to injury -- Joint mobilizations -- Muscle contraction terminology -- Open and closed packed positions -- Kinetic chains -- Gait analysis -- Weight-bearing terminology -- Functional impairments -- Disability -- Canine evaluation from the physical therapy perspective -- Goal setting -- Designing a treatment plan of care -- Owner compliance -- Webliography -- References -- 6: Manual Therapy -- STM -- Soft tissue assessment -- Soft tissue treatment -- ROM -- PROM -- Flexibility -- Assessment of muscle flexibility -- Treatment of decreased flexibility -- Joint mobilization -- Assessing joint play -- Joint mobilization (treatment) -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Rehabilitation Physical Modalities -- Introduction -- Superficial thermal agents: cold and heat -- Superficial cold: cryotherapy -- Superficial heat -- Electrical stimulation -- NMES -- TENS -- Therapeutic ultrasound -- Therapeutic effects of TUS: thermal and nonthermal -- Parameters of treatment -- Evidence supporting the use of TUS -- Considerations for the application of TUS -- Indications for TUS -- Precautions and contraindications -- Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) -- Classes of lasers.

Evidence supporting the use of LLLT -- Considerations for the clinical application of LLLT -- Indications for use of LLLT -- Precautions and contraindications -- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) -- References -- 8: Therapeutic Exercise -- Overview -- Need for exercises -- Evaluation -- Setting goals -- Variables -- Getting started -- Rules -- Tools of the trade -- Physioballs -- Cavaletti -- Planks -- Blocks -- Land treadmill -- Balance discs -- Tunnels -- Air mattresses -- Weights -- Rocker boards and wobble boards -- Patient considerations -- Fatigue -- Footing -- Control -- Supportive and assistive devices -- Patient motivation -- Therapist body mechanics -- Creating the treatment calendar -- When to progress -- Specific exercises -- Walking -- Proprioception -- Exercises for orthopedic disorders -- References -- 9: Aquatic Therapy -- Aquatic therapy introduction -- Benefits -- Precautions -- Physical properties of water relevant to canine sports medicine -- Buoyancy -- Hydrostatic pressure -- Viscosity -- Fluid dynamics -- Resistance -- Therapeutic swimming -- Designing a conditioning program for the canine athlete -- Getting started -- Program progression -- Equipment used with therapeutic swimming -- Therapeutic pool guidelines -- Breed characteristics related to swimming -- Pool types -- Pool versus UWTM -- UWTM variables -- Temperature -- Water depth -- Speed -- Duration -- Resistance techniques -- Starting the new patient -- Preparation -- Motivation -- Breed tendencies -- Assistive and resistive devices -- Balloons -- Flippers -- Hair bands -- Harnesses -- Reins -- Assistive techniques -- Patterning -- Tail work -- Facilitation -- Massage -- Webliography -- References -- 10: Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete -- Benefits of conditioning -- Evaluating canine structure and fitness.

Five components of a balanced exercise program -- Strength (anaerobic) training -- Endurance (aerobic) training -- Proprioception and balance -- Preparation and recovery (stretching and flexibility) -- Skill training -- Overtraining -- Effects of detraining -- Age-appropriate conditioning and sports training -- Retraining the canine athlete -- Sports retraining for agility -- References -- 11: Assistive Devices, Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Bandaging -- Historical perspective and the advent of veterinary orthotics and prosthetics -- Biomechanics and pathomechanics: the interrelationship between rehabilitation and V-OP -- Implications of limb loss or dysfunction -- Orthoses -- Prosthetics -- V-OP evaluation, objectives, and goal setting -- Improving independent functional performance through the use of braces, splints, assistive devices, and environmental modifications -- Measuring functional independence -- Definitions -- Determining the appropriate device -- Ordering a device -- Carts and harnesses -- Environmental modifications can make a "disabled" pet "abled" -- Conclusion -- Select orthopedic bandages and no-bandage alternatives -- Introduction -- Complications -- Client information -- Carpal flexion bandage -- Modified Robert Jones bandage -- Reinforced Robert Jones bandage -- Spica splint -- Hobbles -- Ehmer sling -- Velpeau sling -- Helpful websites -- Prefabricated and custom carpal and tarsal supports -- Orthotics -- No-bandage hobbles, spica splint, Ehmer sling and Velpeau sling -- References -- 12: Disorders of the Canine Forelimb: Veterinary Diagnosis and Treatment -- Shoulder disorders -- Introduction -- Supraspinatus tendinopathy -- Infraspinatus myopathy -- Biceps tendinopathy -- Medial shoulder syndrome (MSS) -- Elbow disorders -- Elbow dysplasia -- Ununited medial epicondyle -- Incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle.

Jump down syndrome (traumatic fragmented medial coronoid process) -- Radius curvus -- Carpal injury -- Introduction -- Cause -- Diagnosis -- Injuries -- Treatment -- References -- 13: Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Forelimb -- Overview of orthopedic rehabilitation -- Sequencing the orthopedic assessment -- Forelimb assessment -- Development of the rehabilitation diagnosis -- Development of the treatment plan -- Types of treatment interventions -- Common injuries by tissue type -- Treatment efficacy and modifications -- Webliography -- References -- 14: Disorders of the Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment -- Introduction -- Iliopsoas strain -- Anatomy -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Gracilis and semitendinosus/semimembranosus myopathy -- Introduction -- Anatomy -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Hip dysplasia (HD) -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Nonsurgical management -- Surgical management -- Coxofemoral luxation -- Anatomy -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Postoperative care and prognosis -- Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) insufficiency -- Anatomy -- Kinematics of the cranial cruciate deficient stifle -- Pathology -- Predisposition -- Clinical presentation -- Diagnosis -- Surgical treatment -- Patellar luxation -- Anatomy and pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Superficial digital flexor (SDF) tendon luxation -- Anatomy -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical presentation -- Diagnostics -- Treatment -- Postoperative care -- Achilles tendon injuries -- Anatomy -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical presentation -- Diagnostics -- Treatment -- References -- 15: Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Pelvic Limb -- Evaluation of the pelvic limb -- Elements of an orthopedic exam of the pelvic limb -- Organizing the exam.

Treatment options for disorders of the pelvic limb.