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<p>Contributors iv</p> <p>1 Introduction 1<br /> <i>Catherine M. McGowan</i></p> <p>2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression 3<br /> <i>Daniel Mills and Fiona Williams</i></p> <p>3 Applied animal nutrition 15<br /> <i>Rosalind Carslake and Teresa Hollands</i></p> <p>4 Applied canine biomechanics 39<br /> <i>Caroline Adrian</i></p> <p>5 Applied Equine Biomechanics 55<br /> <i>Lesley Goff</i></p> <p>6 Comparative exercise physiology 73<br /> <i>Catherine M. McGowan and Brian Hampson</i></p> <p>7 Equine lameness 92<br /> <i>Chris Whitton</i></p> <p>8 Canine lameness 112<br /> <i>Lance Wilson and Bruce Smith</i></p> <p>9 Small animal neurological and muscular conditions 127<br /> <i>Philip A. Moses and Rita Gonc¸alves</i></p> <p>10 Equine neurological and muscular conditions 150<br /> <i>Harry Carslake</i></p> <p>11 Physiotherapy assessment for animals 171<br /> <i>Lesley Goff</i></p> <p>12 Manual therapy 198<br /> <i>Lesley Goff</i></p> <p>13 Electrophysical agents in animal physiotherapy 212<br /> <i>Tim Watson and Katie Lawrence</i></p> <p>14 Aquatic therapy 225<br /> <i>Michelle Monk</i></p> <p>15 Acupuncture and trigger points 238<br /> <i>Brooke Marsh</i></p> <p>16 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory conditions 247<br /> <i>Helen Nicholson</i></p> <p>17 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for neurological conditions 260<br /> <i>Heli Hyyti¨ainen</i></p> <p>18 Canine treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions 272<br /> <i>Laurie Edge-Hughes</i></p> <p>19 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine head, neck and thoracic limb 302<br /> <i>Emma Dainty</i></p> <p>20 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine thoracolumbar spine, pelvis and pelvic limb 313<br /> <i>Emma Dainty</i></p> <p>21 Equine sports medicine and performance management 329<br /> <i>Lesley Goff</i></p> <p>22 Outcome measures in animal physiotherapy 347<br /> <i>Anna Bergh</i></p> <p>Index 364</p>

"this edition is a well-rounded and practical guide on animal physiotherapy that will be a valuable resource for all practitioners, particularly those with an interest in comparative training and conditioning of animal athletes." (<i>Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2016)</i>

<p><b>Professor Catherine McGowan BVSc DipVetClinStud MACVSc PhD DEIM DipECEIM FHEA MRCVS</b></p> Catherineis a veterinarian and Director of Professional Studies at the University of Liverpool. She has a keen interest in equine performance, having completed her PhD in Equine Exercise Physiology. She has formerly lectured at the Royal Veterinary College, UK, the University of Queensland, and the University of Helsinki. <br /> <p>Cathy holds the RCVS and European Diplomas in Equine Internal Medicine and is an RCVS Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. </p> <p><b>Dr Lesley Goff PhD MSc(AnimPhysio) MAPpSc(ExSpSc)GDip(Manip) BAppSc(Physio)</b></p> Lesley is one of the world’s leading Animal Physiotherapists, currently balancing an animal physiotherapy practice in Queensland, Australia, with presenting at vet/physiotherapy conferences in Australia and internationally. She has been involved in teaching on the Animal Physiotherapy Masters degree at University of Queensland and is Honorary Lecturer in University of Liverpool for the Veterinary Physiotherapy Masters degree. Lesley is the consultant Animal Physiotherapist at the Veterinary Medical Centre at the University of Queensland.

<p><i>Animal Physiotherapy - Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals, Second Edition</i> is the essential reference guide for physiotherapists and physical therapists looking to apply the proven benefits of physiotherapy to the treatment of companion and performance animals. Now fully updated throughout to cover all the latest research in this rapidly expanding field, the text includes seven new chapters that provide greatly expanded coverage of practical treatment and rehabilitation. Many more illustrations have been included and full colour has been added throughout.</p> This book provides applied background information covering animal behaviour, nutrition, biomechanics and exercise physiology. For veterinarians and others who work with animals, the book reviews the scientific principles behind the practice of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and what it can achieve. The fundamental and applied chapters cover information relevant to dogs, cats and horses. Key features of the text are the inclusion of reviews of different physiotherapy techniques, drawing on both human and animal literature; a discussion of approaches in small animal medicine as well as for elite equine athletes, and the inclusion of applied evidence-based clinical reasoning model, with case examples. The result is an invaluable, up-to-date resource for physiotherapists and physical therapists.

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