Small Animal Ortho: Post-Operative Care Flashcards
What are the benefits of physical rehabilitation?
increase fine motor skills
increase blood flow
increase fibroblast & collagen activity
increase bone healing
decrease inflammation
reverse muscle atrophy
promote ROM
improve cartilage nutrition
stronger return to function
owner/pet interaction
What is the goal of pain management associated with physical rehabilitation?
prevent local and central sensitization
prevent wind up
promote return to function
What are the characteristics of strength training?
limited contractions
high mechanical load
increase repetition
What exercises increase strength and indurance?
Increase leashed walking
sit/stand or lay stand
wheel-barrow
inclined/stairs
What are the benefits of the underwater treadmill?
Thermal
bouyancy
improves circulation, ROM, muscle strength, CV workout
pain
What are the buoyancy forces and what main body parts do they act on?
Hock: decrease BW 10%
Stifle: decrease BW 15%
Hip: decrease BW 62%
What are the benefits of swimming as a form of physical rehabilitation?
low impact
decrease stress on bones & joints
supervised activity
introduce heat
good resistance training
What should swimming not be used for in physical rehabilitation?
Poor for stifle/hip rehabilitation
How does cryotherapy improve pain?
reduces bleeding: vasconstriction
reduces inflammation
decrease pain
How does heat improve pain?
Vasodilation
increase local metabolism
increase soft tissue extensibility
Increase capillary permeability
decreases pain
relaxes muscle spasms
When should therapeutic ultrasound be used?
fractures
boney prominences
joints
area of decreased sensitivity
When should therapeutic ultrasound NOT be used?
Eyes
Heart
Malignant tumors
Carotid sinus
testis
spinal cord after hemilaminectomy
Contaminated wounds
How are results of physical rehabilitation measured?
goniometry: measures ROM
force plate analysis
tape measurement:
pain assessment
gait analysis
