Front Matter

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Contents

Contributors vii
Foreword x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiii

1 What Is a Canine Athlete? 1
Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP,
DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA,
and Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT

2 Locomotion and Athletic
Performance 23
Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP,
DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA, and
Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT

3 Musculoskeletal Structure
and Physiology 43
Stuart Bliss, DVM, PhD, DACVS, CCRP

4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine
Performance and Rehabilitation 72
Joseph J. Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, DACVN,
DACVSMR

5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation 96
Amy Kramer, PT, DPT, CCRT, Amie
Lamoreaux Hesbach, PT, DPT, MS, CCRP,
CCRT, and Shari Sprague, MPT, CCRT,
FP‐ME, CCKTP

6 Manual Therapy 120

Judy C. Coates, MEd, MSPT, CCRT

7 Rehabilitation Physical Modalities 136

Krista Niebaum, MPT, CCRT, Laurie

McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR, CVC,

CVA, CCRT, and Carolina Medina, DVM,

DACVSMR, CVA, CVCH, CCRT

8 Therapeutic Exercise 177

Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR,

CVC, CVA, CCRT, and Janet B. Van Dyke,

DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT

9 Aquatic Therapy 208

Jody Chiquoine, MSN, FNP, CCRT,

Ellen Martens, MsPT, MT, CCRT,

Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR,

CVC, CVA, CCRT, and Janet B. Van Dyke,

DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT

10 Conditioning and Retraining

the Canine Athlete 227

Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP,

DACVSMR, CCRT, CVSMT, CVA, and

Brittany Jean Carr, DVM, CCRT

11 Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics 265

Patrice M. Mich, DVM, MS, DABVP,

DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT, and

Martin Kaufmann, C‐Ped, BSBA