DR. DEEPAK RAGHAVPRINCIPAL

SANTOSH COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPYSANTOSH MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL

GHAZIABAD

SPECIALITIES IN

PHYSIOTHERAPY

• ORTHO• NEURO• CARDIO• PAEDS• GYNAE• REHAB• BIO-MECH.

VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERA

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INTRODUCTION• Animal /veterinary physiotherapy is an exciting & rewarding career. • However the most essential requirement is that you have a natural

affinity with animals ,an understanding of the needs & requirements of an animal & the ability to read & interpret their feedback.

• The aim of veterinary physiotherapy is to aid the animals healing capacity by reducing pain and inflammation, improving joint range of motion and muscle strength thereby restoring movement, function and quality of life.

• Animals may only be treated with physiotherapy when referred by a veterinary physician.

HOW TO BECAME A VETERINARY

PHYSIOTHERAPIST ????

COURSES AVAILABLE

• DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL / VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY

• BSc.(Hons) IN VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY

• MSc. IN VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY

• ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPY

AIMS OF A VETERINARY PHYSIOTHERAPIST

DECREASE PAIN & FACILITATES HEALING OF INFLAMED & INJURED NEUROLOGICAL & MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUES.

MAINTAIN NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION IN AFFECTED JOINTS, I.E. HIND & FORE LIMB.

PREVENT SOFT TISSUE CONTRACTURE & FIBROSIS IN WEAK OR PARALYZED LIMBS.

PREVENT FURTHER DISUSE ATROPHY OF AFFECTED MUSCULATURE OF HIND LIMB/FORE LIMB DURING THE HEALING PROCESS.

IMPROVE STRENGTH & FUNCTION OF WEAK OR

PARALYZED LIMBS.

MAXIMIZE POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY & FUNCTION

OF THE PATIENT.

PROVIDE +VE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS FOR THE

PATIENT & OWNER.

COMMON VETERINARY CONDITIONS

ELBOW DYSPLASIA

HIP DYSPLASIA

LIGAMENT/TENDON

INJURIES

ARTHRITIS

SPINAL DISORDERS

PERIPHERAL NERVE

INJURIES

FRACTURES

TRAUMA

MOVEMENT DISORDERS

POST SURGICAL

CONDITIONS

ASSESSMENT

GOOD KNOWLEDGE

OF ANATOMY &

PHYSIOLOGY OF

ANIMALS

PAIN

ROM

DEFORMITY

INVESTIGATIONS X-RAY

MRI

ULTRASONOGRAPHY

THERMOGRAPHY

ENDOSCOPY

VETERINARY SURGERIES

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

LIFE SUPPORT VENTILATORS FOR PNEUMONIA , PARALYSIS AND

TRAUMATIC CASES.

POP -CAST

TREATMENT METHODS

• EXERCISE THERAPY

• ELECTROTHERAPY

• OTHERS

EXERCISE THERAPY

• EXERCISE

• MASSAGE

• MOBILIZATION

• HYDROTHERAPY

• SUSPENSION

EXERCISE THERAPY

INDICATIONS

• JOINT STIFFNESS

• ABNORMAL POSTURE

• SPASTIC PARALYSIS

• ORTHOPAEDIC PROBLEMS

CONTRA-INDICATIONS

• ACUTE INFLAMMATORY

CONDITIONS WITH A

THREAT OF PRETEND

HAEMORRHAGE.

• PRESENCE OF FOREIGN

BODIES.

• EXISTENCE OF NEOPLASM

PASSIVE EXERCISES

ACTIVE EXERCISES

MASSAGE

MOBILIZATION

STRECHING

TREADMILL EXERCISE

BALANCE & PROPRIOCEPTION

STRENGTHENING EXERCISE

SUSPENSION THERAPY

HYDROTHERAPY

ELECTROTHERAPY• ULTRASONIC

THERAPY• INTERFERENTIAL

THERAPY• DIATHERMY• HOT PACK• INFRARED

•STIMULATION

•ULTRAVIOLET

•LASER THERAPY

•CRYOTHERAPY

ULTRASONIC THERAPY

SHORT WAVE DIATHERMY

INTERFERENTIAL THERAPY

HYDROCOLLATOR PACK

INFRA RED RADIATION

ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION

LASER

CRYOTHERAPY

OTHERS• DRY NEEDLING• TAPING• CHIROPRACTIC• OSTEOPATHY• ORTHOSIS/PROSTHOSIS

DRY NEEDLING

KINESIO TAPING

OSTEOPATHY

CHIROPRACTIC

BRACES

PROSTHOSIS

PROSTHESIS