Rehab Medicine

Question 1

Why is Rehab medicine important?

Answer 1

Alternative methods of pain management
Add value to practice
Increased quality of life for client pets

Question 2

Rehabilitation Medicine

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Encompasses a wide range of methods and modalities including physiotherapy, laser therapy, ultrasound, acupuncture, chiropractic, hydrotherapy

Question 3

Physiotherapy

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used after an inury or limitation on the animal to help recover full usage of the affected area, as well as to alleviate inflammation, pain, and scar tissue formation

Question 4

What are Core strength exercises used in equine?

Answer 4

baited stretches

Passive range of movements

Question 5

What are the goals of Hydrotherapy?

Answer 5

Water adds resistance without adding load on the joints
good for recovery from tendon issues
Indicated for post operative orthopaedic recovery as well because of buoyancy
Also indicated for obesity

Question 6

What are the drawbacks of underwater treadmills?

Answer 6

EXPENSIVE
Maintenance
Electric usage

Question 7

Massage Therapy

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working with muscles to adjust adhesion, improve flexibility, reduce inflammation
Can assist with tension, stimulate blood flow, improve lymphatic drainage

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Goniometer

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used to measure increase or decrease in angle of a joint

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Flexible Arch

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Can measure muscle atrophy or asymmetry

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Tens machine

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Electrical stimulation of muscles
Allows passive contraction of muscles to prevent atrophy
Provides temporary analgesia via gate theory

Question 11

Gate Theory

Answer 11

non-painful input closes the “gates” to painful input which prevents pain sensation from traveling too the central nervous system. Stimulation by non-noxious input is able to suppress pain.

Question 12

Laser therapy

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a non-invasive therapy that makes use of intense beams of light of specific wavelength to help reduce pain related to your injury

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LASER

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Light Amplification by Stimulation Emission of Radiation

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Photobiomodulation

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When the lights of specific wavelengths are targeted to a particular area of body, physiological changes take place in the cells.

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What are the two common classes of Laser therapy?

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Class IIIB and Class IV

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Reduced Therapy Time

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quicken the reproduction of cells and their growth

Question 17

Safely treat pain

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Influences and increases the metabolic activity of the cells

Question 18

Effective for pain relief

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reduced swelling from bruising or inflammation

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Class IIIB Laser Therapy

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can be held right up against the skin without risk of burning

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Ultrasound

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uses a form of acoustic energy waves. These waves act as a seep tissue heating agent and can penetrate as deep as 5 cm into underlying tissues without excessive heating of the skin

Question 21

What disease benefit from Ultrasound?

Answer 21

decreased joint mobility 
muscle soreness and tightness
calcium deposits
hematomas
arthritis 
tendon and ligament inflammation 
excessive scar tissue

Question 22

What are the disadvantages of Ultrasound?

Answer 22

Labour intense
Need lots of ultrasound gel
excess fur can hinder penetration of the sound waves
Expensive

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Acupuncture

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Traditional Chinese medicine proven effective for treatment of pain of thousands of years
USes fine needles inserted under the skin along certain mapped points

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Meridian lines

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certain mapped points where fine needles are inserted under the skin

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Chiropractic treatment

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Treatment of joint dysfunction

restore joint flexibility, motion, and correct imbalances or “subluxations”

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Kinesiotaping

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provides stability and support to muscles, tendons, and joints without restricting mobility