VTMED 6628

VTMED 6628

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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.


Prerequisites VTMED 5520.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP, 2025WI

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Syllabi: none
  •   Vet Med Clinic. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1080 VTMED 6628   CLN 301

    • Dec 15, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026
    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Vet Med Clinic. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1081 VTMED 6628   CLN 302

    • Dec 15, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026
    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person