Veterinary rehabilitation: A rewarding profession

Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation) put it simply: rehabilitation is awesome. In a dvm360® interview at the recent Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference(ACVC), she described how this rewarding profession benefits pets and their owners alike.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:

Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation): I think the biggest thing for me [about rehabilitation] is the stiff, the old, and the creaky. Being able to give an owner a little more time with their pet by improving on their pain management and their joint mobility is huge. We speak for the voiceless, [pets] can't tell us, 'I'm stiff,' 'I'm sore,' but our dogs want to go for walks, they want to please us...and they will push themselves and make themselves sore and I think it's up to rehab practitioners...to be able to give that back to the owner...is the biggest reward.