Index 579conditioning programs 229
cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency 371
dewclaws 18 , 18–19, 19
feet 17–18, 18
gait/locomotion 40–41
obesity 230
pelvic limb angulation 12 , 12–14, 13
rehabilitation 1 14–115
somatotypes 10–12
spinal conformation 431
spinal disorders 436
structure‐function correlates 17
tails 19, 20
thoracic limb structure 14–17, 15 , 16
working dogs 523
buprenorphine 484, 495
burst exercises 193
business of rehabilitation 564, 575, 576
business plans 566–567, 576
business structure 565–566, 576
equipment 570 , 571 , 573–574, 576
fees 574
funding 567
marketing 574–575, 576
naming/branding 567–568, 576
premises/facilities 569–573
scheduling/documentation 574
stand‐alone rehabilitation practices 564–565
start‐up teams 566
teams 568–569
veterinary hospital clinics 564, 565
calcaneal tendon injury 67, 401–402
calcium
nutrition 83–84, 84
overnutrition 299
spinal disorders 439
cancellous bone 56, 57
cancer pain management 495. see also neoplasms
canine manual muscle test (C‐MMT) 337–339, 338
canine rehabilitation, definition 98. see also
rehabilitation
Canine Rehabilitation Therapist Certification
Programs 99, 100, 102
canine sports medicine. see sports medicine
cannabinoid receptor agonists, pain
management 491
canter gait 23, 27–28, 28
capsaicin, pain management 491
carbohydrate loading 82–83
carbohydrate utilization 79–82, 80 , 82 , 86
cardiopulmonary disease, geriatric patients 464
carnitine‐mediated transport, fatty acids 76
carpal flexion/extension, goniometry 109 , 111
carpal injuries 317
acupuncture 549
case study 7
diagnosis 320, 321
etiology 318
flexor carpi ulnaris tendinopathy 321 , 322
hyperextension 84, 318 , 319 , 345 , 465
injury tissue types 345
joint mobilization and manipulation 143
pancarpal arthrodesis 319, 323 , 324
radiocarpal luxation 323
treatment 320–323
types 318–320
cartilage 61–64
healing 47, 114
histological appearance 61
load‐induced bulk flow of water through 64
ontogeny/development 49
injuries 348–349
carting, performance events 5 , 249
carts, geriatric patients 472 , 472
cat feet 17, 18
caudal assessment glide 132 , 133
caudal joint mobilization and manipulation 133
caudal occipital malformation syndrome (CCCS)
434 , 434
cavaletti poles
geriatric patients 473–474, 474
strength training 245–246, 246
therapeutic exercise 181, 182 , 190, 190 , 192–193
C‐corporations, business structure 566
cellular components, musculoskeletal system 44
Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Food and
Drug Administration 420
Certification Programs, Canine Rehabilitation
Therapists 99, 100, 102
Certified Sports Clinical Specialists 98
cervical spine 426 , 428 , 429. see also spinal disorders
chiropractic/spinal manipulation 553–555
anatomy 555
case study 557–558, 558
clinical application 559–561
contraindications 561
evaluation/treatment 558–559, 559
functional neurology 555–556
musculoskeletal biomechanics 556 , 556–557
pain management 560 , 561
subluxation theory 553–554, 554
chloride, nutrition 84 , 84
chronicity of injury, orthopedic evaluation 334–335
chronic pain management 493–495
citric acid cycle 73 , 73, 74
clients
activity patterns and dog obesity 87
collaboration 2–3, 117
communication 3, 228
compliance 117
goals, history‐taking 21
handlers of working dogs 528 , 528–529, 531
clonidine 487
C‐MMT strength testing 337–339, 338
coaptation
thoracic limb disorders 321, 322, 323, 325, 327
veterinary orthoses/prostheses 268 , 271 , 279, 280