Contributors vii

Foreword x

Preface xii

Acknowledgments xiii

1 What is a Canine Athlete? 1
Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr

2 Locomotion and Athletic Performance 23
Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr

3 Musculoskeletal Structure and Physiology 43
Stuart Bliss

4 The Role of Nutrition in Canine Performance and Rehabilitation 72
Joseph Wakshlag

5 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation 96
Amy Kramer, Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach and Shari Sprague

6 Manual Therapy 120
Judy Coates

7 Rehabilitation Physical Modalities 136
Krista Niebaum, Laurie McCauley and Carolina Medina

8 Therapeutic Exercise 177
Laurie McCauley and Janet Van Dyke

9 Aquatic Therapy 208
Jody Chiquoine, Ellen Martens, Laurie McCauley and Janet Van Dyke

10 Conditioning and Retraining the Canine Athlete 227
Chris Zink and Brittany Jean Carr

11 Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics 265
Patrice M. Mich, and Martin Kaufmann

12 Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment 294
Sherman Canapp, David Dycus and Kristin Kirkby Shaw

13 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Thoracic Limb 333
Sasha Foster

14 Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb: Diagnosis and Treatment 353
Peter Lotsikas, Faith Lotsikas, David Hummel, Nina R. Kieves, Jonathan Dyce and Patrick A. Ridge

15 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Options for Orthopedic Disorders of the Canine Pelvic Limb 389
Judy Coates

16 Biological Therapies in Canine Sports Medicine 404
Samuel Franklin, Antonio Pozzi and Frank Steffen

17 Diagnosis of and Treatment Options for Disorders of the Canine Spine 425
H. Steven Steinberg and Joan R. Coates

18 Rehabilitation for Geriatric Canine Patients 454
Rosemary J. LoGiudice, FCoAC and Lisa Starr

19 The Prevention and Management of Pain in Canine Patients 479
Mark E. Epstein

20 Imaging in Canine Sports Medicine 502
Jennifer Brown and Kimberly Henneman

21 Conditions and Rehabilitation of the Working Dog 520
Kimberly Henneman and Chris Zink

22 The Role of Acupuncture and Manipulative Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation 545
Carolina Medina, Rosemary J. LoGiudice and Christine Jurek

23 The Business of Canine Rehabilitation 564
Amy Kramer

Index 577