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|Videos|October 12, 2021
Modalities in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), discusses modalities for rehabilitation in veterinary medicine.
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In an interview with dvm360®, rehabilitation practitioner Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), discussed modalities for rehabilitation in veterinary medicine. View the video for the full dialogue.
This is a partial transcript:
Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation): When we discuss physical rehabilitation, what we’re discussing is taking an animal that is either presurgical or postsurgical and returning them—or attempting to return them—back to their previous surgical state.
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