1. I have chosen a book Animal Physiotherapy; Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Animals. The authors are Catherine McGowan, Lesley Goff and Narelle Stubbs.
It is published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing.
2. I have chosen this book because it interests me. I like it because in the future I study the same things.
Although the physiotherapy is the known area me when I worked hospital (human).
3. This book has many chapters but I have chosen: Physiotherapy assessment for animals.
Physiotherapy assessment of the animal involves the integration of skills, which include: Knowledge of anatomy, functional anatomy and biomechanics, the ability to observe movement and analyse movement patterns of the musculoskeletal system, animal husbandry skills, sound clinical reasoning based on the latest research evidence, ability to communicate with and educate the owner/carer and ability to communicate with veterinarians.
It is essential that animal/veterinary physiotherapists obtain veterinary diagnosis of the animal`s condition requiring treatment from the referring veterinarian, before carrying out physiotherapy assessment and devising a physiotherapy treatment plan.
History/subjective information from the owner. Observation and conformation, willingness to move; postural deformities and conformation. Analysis of provoking activity; sport- and occupation-specific. Gait; sport- and occupation-specific. Active physiological movements. Passive physiological movements. Passive accessory movements. Soft tissues; palpation and testing. Nervous system; testing relative spinal cord and peripheral nerve function plus status of neuromeningeal system.
4. My impressions of the book are good. This area in the veterinary medicine is important and interesting. The language of the book is a quite easy but I learned a lot of new words. There are some pictures for better understanding.
5. Precautions= ettevaatusabinõud
Observation= tähelepanek
Demeanour= käitumisviis
Assessment= hindamine
Swelling= paistetus
Implement= rakendada
Exacerbating= teravdades
Stiffness= jäikus
Combined movements= kombineeritud liikumisega
Previously= varem
Conformation= kehaehitus
Immature= ebaküps
Preferable= eelistatav
Preliminary= esialgne
Thickening= tihendamine
Tenderness= hellus