Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Content: Intro
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Contributors
 Foreword
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Chapter 1 What Is a Canine Athlete?
 Introduction to canine sports medicine
 Types of canine performance and working activities
 Canine sports and pleasure activities
 Working dog activities
 Noncompetition athletes
 Canine structure and its effects on performance
 Somatotypes
 Pelvic limb structure
 Thoracic limb structure
 History-taking for the canine athlete and working dog
 References
 Chapter 2 Locomotion and Athletic Performance
 Introduction
 Normal gaits
 The walk
 The trot The canterThe gallop
 The amble
 The pace
 Interference at the trot
 Gait training/retraining
 Gait analysis
 Visual observation of gait
 Videography for gait analysis
 Objective gait analysis in performance dogs
 Objective gait analysis tools
 Breed variation in gait
 References
 Chapter 3 Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology
 Basic organization of musculoskeletal connective tissues
 Cellular components of musculoskeletal tissues
 Molecular components of extracellular matrix
 Musculoskeletal ontogeny
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function relationships of musculoskeletal tissues
 Basic concepts Skeletal muscleBone
 Cartilage
 Synovium
 Tendons, ligaments, and entheses
 References
 Chapter 4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation
 Introduction
 Energetics and the myofiber
 Conversion of substrate to energy
 Glycolysis and betaâ#x80
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oxidation of fatty acids
 Energetics of substrates
 Body condition, energy utilization at rest and during exercise
 Nutrition for performance
 Dietary proteinâ#x80
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beyond energy
 Dietary fat and carbohydrateâ#x80
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energy and demands
 Carbohydratesâ#x80
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timing and strategy
 Dietary fiber Electrolytes, minerals, and the canine athleteVitamins/antioxidants and the canine athlete
 Feeding strategies in canine athletes
 Nutrition and rehabilitation
 Webliography
 References
 Chapter 5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
 Defining the practice of canine rehabilitation
 The interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
 The evolution of canine rehabilitation and sports medicine
 Professional organizations and conferences
 Physical therapy principles of patient management
 Disablement model
 The rehabilitation evaluation Treatment planning in canine rehabilitation and sports medicineGoal setting
 Establishing the rehabilitation plan of care
 Client involvement and compliance
 Rehabilitation interventions and tactics
 Webliography
 References
 Chapter 6 Manual Therapy
 Soft tissue mobilization
 Soft tissue assessment
 Soft tissue treatment
 Range of motion (ROM)
 Passive ROM (PROM)
 Flexibility
 Assessment of muscle flexibility
 Treatment of decreased flexibility
 Joint mobilization
 Assessing joint play
 Joint mobilization (treatment)
 Conclusion
 References