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Links and general information concerning rehabilitation and physical therapy for animals

Table of Contents:

Current News and Information	Facilities Providing Animal Physical Therapy
References on Animal Physical Therapy	Upcoming Courses and Conferences
General Links to Animal Physical Therapy	Employment Opportunities

Current News and Information

	Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy now available! First Edition, 2004 Hardcover, 526 pages
Link to Amazon	Link to Elsevier Science

Essential facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats
First Edition, 2005
English and German Editions available
www.lifelearn.com

The Seventh International Symposium on Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

August 15-18, 2012
Vienna, Austria

The University of Tennessee Certificate Program in Canine Rehabilitation website is at
http://www.CanineEquineRehab.com

Link to an article entitled Reliability of Goniometry in Labrador Retrievers, published in the July 2002 issue of the American Journal of Veterinary Research.

Review an article posted on IVIS by Dr. Jan Steiss on Canine Rehabilitation

You will need to register on IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service)

Link to an article entitled Effects of 3.3-MHz ultrasound on caudal thigh muscle temperature in dogs, published in the March/April 2001 issue of Veterinary Surgery.

The Orthopaedic Section, APTA, Inc., is offering a 6 volume home study course (10.1), entitled Basic Science for Animal Physical Therapists. For more information, contact the Orthopaedic Section, APTA, Inc., at 1-800-444-3982 X 213 or visit their web site at http://www.orthopt.org and go to education.

Link to a document on risk management in animal physical therapy developed by the American Physical Therapy Association in collaboration with the Animal Physical Therapist Special Interest Group, Orthopaedic Section, APTA, Inc.

To purchase a copy of the proceedings from the First International Symposium on Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy in Veterinary Medicine (Held at Oregon State University, August 1999) call Jill Bartlett at (541) 737-3844, or email her at jill.bartlett@orst.edu

General Links to Animal Physical Therapy

Professional Associations

Veterinary Links - general information

Facilities Providing Animal Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation
(Contact person in parentheses)

Facilities are listed as a service but are not an endorsement by the University of Tennessee or by any individuals employed within the University.

USA

Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia)

Chris Rico

Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)

North-Central (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

South-Central (Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)

Southwest (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)

Austria

Ambulance for physical therapy in small animals, (Dr. Barbara Bockstahler, Dr. Marion Müller): Clinic for Small Animal Surgery and Ophtalmology; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria, Europe, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Phone: 0043-1-25077-6616 and 6617 Fax: 0043-1-25077/5390

EMail: barbara.bockstahler@vu-wien.ac.at

ALTAVET Zentrum für Alternativmedizin, Physiotherapie und Rehabilitation für kleine Haustiere, Dr. Karin Holler/ Dr. Sabine Mai, Mayrhansenstr. 21, 4060 Leonding, Austria, tel : 0043 732 672821, fax : 0043 732 67282110, email : karin.holler@aon.at

Australia

Canada

Four Leg Rehabilitation Therapy, Cochrane, Alberta (Laurie Edge-Hughes, PT)
Animal Critical Care Group of Vancouver, (Cynthia E. Webster, PT)
Aldergrove Animal Hospital, British Columbia, (Jeff Bowra, DVM)
Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC), 920 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4W 3C7 ph:(416)920 2002, fax:(416) 920 6185, email: rehabcentre@vectoronto.com (Craig Miller, DVM, MVSc, Diplomate ACVS and Tracy McKenzie, RVT, rehab contact)
K9 H2O, Abbotsford, British Columbia, 604-850-8113 (Kendall De Menech)
Pawsitive Action Physiotherapy, Nova Scotia (Shelly Malcolm BPE, BScPT )
Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Gloucester, Ontario (Kathy Broughton, BScPT)
Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation-Chiropractic for Small Animals and Horses, Calgary, Alberta (Dr. Catherine Pampiglione, DVM American Certified Animal Chiropractor )
P.E.T Animal Rehab, Aesop's Veterinary Care, 192-2025 Corydon Ave. Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada R3P 0N5 204-487-4744 (Silvia Lavallee, BMR, PT)
Woof Watchers, Inc. Nova Scotia (Kim Smith, RVT)
Canine Rehabilitation Centre, Nova Scotia Dr. Robin Boutilier DVM (902) 273-3223

Germany

Veterinary Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation for Small Animals and Horses (Andreas Zohmann, DVM)

Italy

Israel

The Israeli Rehabilitation and Phisical Therapy Center for Small Animals (Lisi Sharon, DVM)

Netherlands

IPC Plant.Dier Barneveld (Anke Vaessen)

Spain

FISIOVET (Dr Maria Perez, DVM, CCRP)

Sweden

REGIONDJURSJUKHUSET STROMSHOLM

Employment Opportunities

If you are looking for an employee or a job in the field of Animal Rehabilitation, there is a useful link here:
http://www.CanineEquineRehab.com/employment.asp

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