Animal physiotherapy : assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of animals / / editors, Catherine M. McGowan, Lesley Goff, Narelle Stubbs

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089/2; 636.0892; 636.089582
• Soggetto topico: Veterinary physical therapy
• Altri autori: McGowanCatherine M StubbsNarelle GoffLesley
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Assessment of animal behaviour; 2.2 Pain; 2.2.1 Mechanisms of pain; 2.2.2 Assessing pain in animals; 2.2.3 Management of pain; 2.3 Aggression; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Applied animal nutrition; 3.1 Small animal nutrition; 3.1.1 Introduction and basic nutritional considerations for the clinical animal physiotherapist ; 3.1.2 Nutritional requirements of dogs and cats and evaluation of diets3.1.3 Obesity in dogs and cats; 3.1.4 Summary of important points; 3.2 Applied equine nutrition; 3.2.1 Digestive physiology and function; 3.2.2 Condition scoring of horses; 3.2.3 Feeding growing and breeding stock; 3.2.4 Nutrition-related disorders of growing horses; 3.2.5 Feeding the performance horse; 3.2.6 Feeding-related disorders of performance horses; 3.2.7 Common diet problems and simple feeding rules; 3.2.8 Summary: Feeding hints for all horses; References; Chapter 4 Applied animal biomechanics; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Joint biomechanics4.2.1 Joint stiffness; 4.2.2 Joint instability; 4.2.3 Clinical instability; 4.3 Biomechanics of the vertebral joints; 4.4 Canine vertebral column; 4.4.1 Cervical spine (O/C1-C7); 4.4.2 Thoracic spine (T1-T13); 4.4.3 Lumbar spine (L1-L7); 4.4.4 Lumbosacral and sacroiliac joint; 4.5 Equine vertebral column; 4.5.1 Cervical spine (O/C1-C7); 4.5.2 Cervicothoracic junction (C7/T1); 4.5.3 Thoracic spine (T1-T18); 4.5.4 Lumbar spine (L1-L6); 4.5.5 Lumbosacral and sacroiliac joint; 4.5.6 Summary; 4.6 Canine peripheral joints; 4.7 Equine peripheral joints; 4.7.1 Summary ; 4.8 Mechanics of locomotion: the dog4.9 Mechanics of locomotion: the horse; 4.10 Considerations in sport-specific pathology; 4.10.1 Flat racing; 4.10.2 Dressage; 4.11 Biomechanics of the equine foot; 4.12 Conclusion; References; Further reading; Chapter 5 Comparative exercise physiology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Principles of exercise physiology; 5.2.1 Energy production for exercise; 5.2.2 Aerobic energy production; 5.2.3 Anaerobic energy production; 5.2.4 Energy sources during exercise; 5.2.5 Energy partitioning; 5.3 The pathway of oxygen; 5.3.1 Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) ; 5.3.2 Kinetics of oxygen uptake and effect of a warm-up5.4 Cardiorespiratory function during exercise; 5.5 The effect of training; 5.5.1 Cardiorespiratory responses to training; 5.5.2 Skeletal muscle adaptations to training; 5.5.3 Muscle glycogen concentration; 5.6 Detraining; 5.7 Applied exercise physiology; 5.7.1 Designing training programmes; 5.7.2 Use of heart rate in training programmes; 5.7.3 Lactate and its use in exercise and training; 5.8 High altitude training; 5.9 Maximal performance and factors limiting maximal performance in the horse; 5.9.1 Equine poor performance ; 5.9.2 Upper respiratory tract disorders
• Sommario/riassunto: Animal Physiotherapy is an essential reference guide for physiotherapists looking to apply the proven benefits of physiotherapy to the treatment of companion and performance animals. For veterinarians and others who work with animals, the book reviews the scientific principles behind the practice of physiotherapy, and what it can achieve. For the physiotherapist this book provides essential applied background information on animal behaviour, nutrition, biomechanics and exercise physiology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Animal physiotherapy
• ISBN: 1-118-69340-X; 1-281-32223-7; 9786611322236; 0-470-75118-5; 0-470-75046-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145555403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II