Rehabilitation and conditioning of sporting dogs.
Owners and trainers exercise sporting dogs to increase their fitness and optimize their conditioning and performance. Training is designed to in-crease strength, endurance, and agility and is sport-specific. Sporting dogs are susceptible to specific musculoskeletal injuries. The rehabilitation of sporting dogs after these injuries follows specific principles during the acute, subacute, and reconditioning periods.
Marcellin-Little
Denis J
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Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. Denis_Marcellin@ncsu.edu
Levine
David
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Taylor
Robert
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000379:methods / Q000502:physiology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*