VTMED 6628
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- Schedule of Classes - May 20, 2024 7:35PM EDT
- Course Catalog - May 20, 2024 7:07PM EDT
Classes
VTMED 6628
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
The Clinical Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service focusses heavily on mobility and function and sees a variety of patients including primary lameness workups, post-surgical rehabilitation, sport dog conditioning, and geriatric care. Foundation coursework in both physiology and musculoskeletal anatomy are applied to clinical cases from movement to healing to pain control. Lameness workups include orthopedic and neurological examinations as well as functional assessment, objective gait analysis, and pain scoring. Various modalities including but not limited to water therapy to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), therapeutic laser, acupuncture, extracorporeal shockwave, therapeutic ultrasound, and regenerative medicine will be introduced and incorporated as indicated. The course will foster a unique clinical thought processes as a physical therapist to identify impairments and functional deficits, allowing for the development of appropriate physiotherapy goals and exercises.
When Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.
Eight Week - Clinic First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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