Animal Physiotherapy

Professor Catherine McGowan BVSc DipVetClinStud MACVSc PhD DEIM DipECEIM FHEA MRCVSCatherineis a veterinarian and Director of Professional Studies at the University of Liverpool. She has a keen interest in equine performance, having completed her PhD in Equine Exercise Physiology. She has formerly lectured at the Royal Veterinary College, UK, the University of Queensland, and the University of Helsinki. Cathy holds the RCVS and European Diplomas in Equine Internal Medicine and is an RCVS Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. Dr Lesley Goff PhD MSc(AnimPhysio) MAPpSc(ExSpSc)GDip(Manip) BAppSc(Physio)Lesley is one of the world’s leading Animal Physiotherapists, currently balancing an animal physiotherapy practice in Queensland, Australia, with presenting at vet/physiotherapy conferences in Australia and internationally. She has been involved in teaching on the Animal Physiotherapy Masters degree at University of Queensland and is Honorary Lecturer in University of Liverpool for the Veterinary Physiotherapy Masters degree. Lesley is the consultant Animal Physiotherapist at the Veterinary Medical Centre at the University of Queensland.

• Contributors iv1 Introduction 1Catherine M. McGowan2 Applied animal behaviour: assessment, pain and aggression 3Daniel Mills and Fiona Williams3 Applied animal nutrition 15Rosalind Carslake and Teresa Hollands4 Applied canine biomechanics 39Caroline Adrian5 Applied Equine Biomechanics 55Lesley Goff6 Comparative exercise physiology 73Catherine M. McGowan and Brian Hampson7 Equine lameness 92Chris Whitton8 Canine lameness 112Lance Wilson and Bruce Smith9 Small animal neurological and muscular conditions 127Philip A. Moses and Rita Gonc¸alves10 Equine neurological and muscular conditions 150Harry Carslake11 Physiotherapy assessment for animals 171Lesley Goff12 Manual therapy 198Lesley Goff13 Electrophysical agents in animal physiotherapy 212Tim Watson and Katie Lawrence14 Aquatic therapy 225Michelle Monk15 Acupuncture and trigger points 238Brooke Marsh16 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory conditions 247Helen Nicholson17 Small animal treatment and rehabilitation for neurological conditions 260Heli Hyyti¨ainen18 Canine treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions 272Laurie Edge-Hughes19 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine head, neck and thoracic limb 302Emma Dainty20 Assessment and treatment techniques of the equine thoracolumbar spine, pelvis and pelvic limb 313Emma Dainty21 Equine sports medicine and performance management 329Lesley Goff22 Outcome measures in animal physiotherapy 347Anna BerghIndex 364

"this edition is a well-rounded and practical guide on animal physiotherapy that will be a valuable resource for all practitioners, particularly those with an interest in comparative training and conditioning of animal athletes." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2016)