VTMED 6628

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VTMED 6628
Clinical Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

The Clinical Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service focusses heavily on mobility and function and sees a variety of patients including primary lameness workups, post-surgical rehabilitation, sport dog conditioning, and geriatric care.  Foundation coursework in both physiology and musculoskeletal anatomy are applied to clinical cases from movement to healing to pain control.  Lameness workups include orthopedic and neurological examinations as well as functional assessment, objective gait analysis, and pain scoring.  Various modalities including but not limited to water therapy to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), therapeutic laser, acupuncture, extracorporeal shockwave, therapeutic ultrasound, and regenerative medicine will be introduced and incorporated as indicated.  The course will foster a unique clinical thought processes as a physical therapist to identify impairments and functional deficits, allowing for the development of appropriate physiotherapy goals and exercises.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5520.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2025WI, 2024FA, 2024SU

When Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12567 VTMED 6628   CLN 301

    • Jan 20 - Mar 23, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12609 VTMED 6628   CLN 302

    • Jan 20 - Mar 23, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12611 VTMED 6628   CLN 303

    • Jan 20 - Mar 23, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12678 VTMED 6628   CLN 304

    • Mar 24 - May 18, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12679 VTMED 6628   CLN 305

    • Mar 24 - May 18, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12680 VTMED 6628   CLN 306

    • Mar 24 - May 18, 2025

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)