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|Videos|April 25, 2023

Rehabilitation and pain management of the back dog

DIVM Miami

In this dvm360® interview, Dr Leilani Alvarez describes what a back dog is, plus previews the lecture she will give at our upcoming symposium on this topic

In a dvm360® interview, Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT, faculty for the Directions in Veterinary Medicine (DIVM) symposium in Miami, Florida, explains that attendees will learn tips and tricks for working with back dogs that they can apply immediately to their own patients.

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The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT: I'm so excited for this talk on rehab and pain management for the back dog because they are one of my favorite patients. Their recovery is remarkable. Many of these patients arrive to me paralyzed and then with an appropriate rehabilitation program, we get them walking again.

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