Treating pain is a fundamental part of practicing good medicine.
Janet Van Dyke, DVM
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Dr. Van Dyke founded the Canine Rehabilitation Institute in 2002 to train and certify veterinarians, physical therapists and veterinary assistants in canine rehabilitation. In addition, she teaches classes targeting anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, surgical pathology and developmental disorders.
Articles by Janet Van Dyke, DVM
Therapeutic exercise can provide a wide range of benefits for veterinary rehabilitation patients.
Dogs are now routinely reaping the benefits from many physical modalities formerly used only to treat people.
In order to discuss the application of veterinary rehabilitation in pain management, it is important to understand what veterinary rehabilitation is.
The perception still exists that any veterinarian with some exercise equipment an underwater treadmill can practice rehabilitation.
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