Rehabilitation

Question 1

List the 7 aims of Rehabilitation

Answer 1

1. Restore maxium function
2. Restore Quality Of Life
3. Restore Independence following injury or illness
4. To limit pain
5. To return px to normal function where possible - all activites of daily living
6. Build muscle
7. Reduce recovery times

Question 2

Identify the 4 types of Rehabilitation

Answer 2

1. Physiotherapy
2. Acupuncture
3. Hydrotherapy
4. Mctimoney

Question 3

Name 5 potential multi-disciplinary teams

Answer 3

1. Refferals
2. Nurse team
3. VS
4. Veterinary physiotherapists
5. Hydrotherapists

Question 4

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What stages are involved in the Vicious cycle of pain?

Answer 4

1. Pain
2. Inflammatory response
3. Articular cartilage damage
4. Increased joint stress
5. Muscle atrophy + Less ROM
6. Decrease in exercise

Question 5

Define Acupuncture

Answer 5

• The use + insertion of needles into specific points on the body
• To produce a healing response

Question 6

What is the goal of Acupunture?

Answer 6

To promote natural body healing

Question 7

What is the basic method of Acupuncture?

Answer 7

• Insertion of needles into acupoints
• Which are rich in nerve endings + BVs

Question 8

List the 7 possible effects that Acupuncture can have on the body

Answer 8

1. Enhances blood circulation + tissue blood flow/oxygenation
2. Enhance the removal of waste products + toxins (blood flow)
3. Stimulates the nervous system
4. Reduces swelling
5. Relieves pain
6. Encourages healing by correcting energy imbalances within the body
7. Relaxes the muscles

Question 9

Define what is meant by Hydrotherapy

Answer 9

“Any healing in water”

Question 10

What does Hydrotherapy involve?

Answer 10

• Controlled exercise in water
• Zero or low impact exercise

Question 11

What can Hydrotherapy allow?

Answer 11

• The px’s non-weight bearing limb to move, using zero impact
• To allow controlled weight bearing exercise

Question 12

What is meant by therapeutic water?

Answer 12

Water that is used in a specialized physical therapy setting to help animals with a variety of conditions

Question 13

What is the thermal affect of Hydrotherapy?

Answer 13

The temperature aids muscle relaxation for exercise

Question 14

What does buoyancy do for patients in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 14

• The upwards thrust of water
• Acts against the px’s body creates an apparent decrease in BW
• Which allows the body parts to move w/o weight-bearing
• Allowing severely weakened muscles to move limbs that couldn’t occur w/o water

Question 15

What is meant by Hydrostatic pressure?

Answer 15

• Pressure exerted on the body when it is submerged
• Increases with depth of water
• Aiding distal > proximal blood flow of odematous fluids

Question 16

What is meant by Cohesion in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 16

When water molecules tend to adhere to each other

Question 17

What does Cohesion do in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 17

• Causes resistance to objects, moving through water
• HR + O2 consumption is greater doing exercise on land than water

Question 18

What is meant by Turbulence in Hydrotherapy?

Answer 18

• Turbulence breaks up Cohesion
• Decreasing resistance, which, paradoxically, increases the effort required to swim

Question 19

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Identify the benefits of Hydrotherapy

Answer 19

1. Relieves pain
2. Improves cardiovascular fitness
3. Increased metal stimulation
4. Reductin of swelling + stiffness
5. Maintains + increases muscle strength
6. Improved gait pattern
7. Circulatory benefits
8. Joint mobilisation

Question 20

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What conditions are sutiable for Hydrotherapy?

Answer 20

1. Pre + post Orthopaedic sx
2. Pre + post spinal sx
3. Orthopaedic conditions + disease
4. Neurological conditions
5. Muscle atrophy
6. Obesity management (If severe, pool may be suitede)
7. Performance, working or show dog conditioning
8. Behvaioural issues - relieving excess energy + promoting focus