重度椎間板ヘルニアを呈したダックスフンド5症例に対する理学療法士の介入と理学療法プログラムに関する考察

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The objective of this study was to verify the effect of professional interventions by physical therapists on dachshunds that had intervertebral disc herniation with persistent inability to walk. Subjects were 5 dachshunds diagnosed with intervertebral disc herniation and associated paraplegia; they had failed to regain their ability to walk even 2 months after corrective surgery. We administered professional physical therapy and low-frequency therapy to the subjects for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, 3 dogs were able to stand up and maintain the standing position, while 2 were capable of assisted walking. We presumed that this improvement in the locomotory function of the dogs was considerably influenced by the induction of spinal reflexes and exercise therapy that were based on motion dynamics. Because the therapy was based on the knowledge of physical therapy for humans, the results suggest that physical therapists can contribute to the enhancement of animal medical care and, thereby, the welfare of owners.
2010-03-31