Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Manual Therapy for Osteoarthritis

Webinar Description:

This webinar will discuss rehabilitation treatments for osteoarthritis and their complementary role in managing the most common musculoskeletal condition in dogs.
Specifically, the role of rehabilitation modalities, such as extracorporeal shockwave treatment, therapeutic laser, thermal modalities and transcutaneous electrical stimulation will be reviewed.
Prescription of therapeutic exercise programs will also be discussed for the arthritic patient. The appropriate use of manual therapy programs, such as stretching and basic joint mobilizations, will also be reviewed.

Webinar Agenda:

• Brief discussion regarding the importance of osteoarthritis in small animal practice
• Physical Modalities Used in Managing Osteoarthritis
  • Extracorporeal shockwave
  • Therapeutic laser
  • Transcutaneous electrical stimulation
  • Thermal modalities
• Therapeutic exercises used in rehabilitation
  • Low impact exercises
  • Proprioceptive exercises and their importance
  • Aquatic exercises
  • Active range of motion exercises
• Manual therapy in osteoarthritis cases
  • Passive range of motion
  • Stretching
  • Joint mobilizations