Index 585Labrador Retrievers
Achilles tendon rupture case study 379 ,
379–381, 380
biceps tendinosis case study 347
geriatric patients 460–461, 465–467
goniometry 110
olfaction 82
supraspinatus tendinopathy 313–314
ladder walking, proprioceptive exercises
250, 251
lameness. see also specific conditions
detection 26–27
radiography 502
working dogs 527
land treadmills. see treadmill exercise
LASER classes 155–156. see also low‐level laser
therapy
lateral fabellar suture (LFS) repair 372–373
lateral flexion of the spine 198 , 198, 341, 556
conditioning programs 253 , 255 , 255
law of sides, working dogs 527
leg lift exercises 194, 242, 242 , 256
leg weights, therapeutic swimming 216 , 216
lidocaine 486
lidoderm patches, cancer pain 495
life vests 215
ligaments 51, 66–68
healing properties 47
histological appearance 67
ontogeny/development 49
stem cell therapy 416
stress–strain relationships 67
thoracic injuries 346 , 348
limb loss, veterinary orthoses/prostheses
276–279, 282
limbs on perch exercises 238, 239 , 244 , 244–245, 256
limited liability corporations (LLCs) 565
line of progression (LOP) assessment
gait analysis 39 , 39
veterinary orthoses/prostheses 286
local anesthetics (LAs) 485–486, 492
locomotion. see gait
logos, rehabilitation businesses 568, 576
lower motor neuron dysfunction, geriatric
patients 467
lower motor neuron signs, degenerative
myelopathy 447
low‐level laser therapy (LLLT)/
photobiomodulation 155
clinical application 158–159
contraindications 159
elbow joint 159
equipment 156
flexibility 157–158
healing 157
LASER classes 155–156
muscle strength 158
for pain 156–157
lumbar spinal disorders 431 , 432 , 432, 433, 433 ,
434, 437
lure coursing events 4 , 24
magnesium, nutrition 84, 84
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 505 , 505–506
carpal injuries 321
flexor enthesiopathy 412
intervertebral disc disease 417
medial carpal collateral ligament sprain 418 , 419
shoulder joint 505 , 510
Maitland thrust 128, 553
manipulation therapy. see chiropractic/spinal
manipulation; joint mobilization and
manipulation
manual lymphatic drainage therapy (MLD)
124, 125
manual therapy 120, 134. see also joint mobilization
and manipulation; range of motion; soft tissue
mobilization
case studies 126, 134
flexibility 127–128, 128
swelling assessment 122 , 122
thoracic limb 344
traction 132
market analysis, rehabilitation businesses 567
marketing, rehabilitation businesses 574, 576
massage 121, 140 , 225, 255. see also soft tissue
treatment
maturation phase, healing 115
mavacoxib 482
McMurray test, pelvic limb 394
mechanoreceptors, therapeutic exercise 189–190
medial carpal collateral ligament sprain 418 ,
418–419, 419
medial patellar luxation (MPL), case study 225
medial shoulder syndrome (MSS) 297
arthroscopy 306
diagnosis 303–306, 305
etiology 303, 304
hobble/shoulder support systems 307
injury tissue type 345
radiography 308
treatment 306–307
medium‐chain triglycerides 82 , 82
megaesophagus, geriatric patients 465
menisci/meniscal injury 47, 62 , 64
cranial cruciate ligament 285, 369 , 370 , 372
pelvic limb 394
mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). see also stem cell
therapy
bone marrow‐derived 414
musculoskeletal system 44, 49, 50
supraspinatus tendinopathy 297–298
mesomorphic breeds 11, 17
metabolic changes, geriatric patients 460–463
metabolizable energy (ME) 75, 78, 79, 81, 82, 86
metacarpal fractures 324–326, 325 , 326
metatarsal bones, pelvic limb angulation 12 , 12–13
mexilitine 486
microfractures, repetitive stress 440
military working dogs (MWDs) 521–522, 522 , 534
minerals, nutrition 83–84, 84
Miniature Pinschers, gaits 30–31
Miniature Poodles, rehabilitation case study 107–108