TRATAMENTO FISIOTERÁPICO DE UMA CADELA COM FRATURAS DE PELVE E FÊMUR: RELATO DE CASO

• Published in: Veterinária Notícias Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Renata Dias Rodrigues, Camila Pereira de Almeida Guimarães, Carlos Gomes Ferreira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDUFU 01.01.2014
• Subjects: dogs; physiotherapy; rehabilitation
• DOI: 10.14393/VTV20N1a2014.24049
• ISSN: 1983-0777

Veterinary Physical therapy is a growing area, being necessary to promote the rehabilitation of patients. Increasingly, veterinarians are seeing the need to incorporate this specialty in treatment to improve animals’ recovery and quality of life animals, especially in the orthopedic area. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the participation of physiotherapy in the rehabilitation process of a dog of poodle breed with fractures of the pelvis and left femur, which had undergone surgery but two months later still showed limited mobility. Physical therapy modalities, such as therapeutic ultrasound, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and stretching, were used as its treatment evolved. At the end of the treatment it was observed that physical therapy allowed the animal to support the left pelvic limb during while walking, without manifesting pain or any other abnormality.