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From the early 80s through today, I have coached and encouraged others toward fitness and in specific sport training with additional knowledge about nutrition for wellness and nutrition for athletes.
For two years I worked at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital, starting and building the rehabilitation and conditioning department for the hospital and the community.
I am now focusing on practicing rehab on a clinic-call and house-call basis. I am an active member of CAVMA (Capitol Area Veterinary Medical Association) and try to attend many pet-oriented events around the Austin area. I hope to increase community awareness regarding rehabilitation and conditioning possibilities for animals, including the use of many varieties of physical interventions and machine modalities to encourage healing and fitness.
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See photo album "The Grace Has Atrophy" for photo captions. Grace has had a multitude of problems, and I will post her story one day in a blog. The point of this slide show is to contradict errant thinking I encounter almost daily when speaking with owners about their dogs' conditions. I have even fallen prey to this thinking myself at least once. Muscle atrophy is very common in animals with orthopedic problems; sometimes it is the owner's first clue as to the existence of a problem. Your dog is not losing weight and getting skinny from lack of food in this case; they are losing muscle mass from disuse. See the blog regarding weight management and feeding, especially the visual aide, the Purina Body Scale chart, for more help regarding what your dog or cat should look like. The Grace was on a lot of Prednisone last year, which also causes muscle wasting. I am working with several dogs right now who have not been using their muscles well or who have been on drugs that debilitate muscle and I hope to improve muscle tone and volume. Grace actually looks very good compared to a year ago!! A close relative of mine has a yellow Lab she has fattened with all sorts of food products. She commented "Well, I hope you don't expect _______ to look like Grace!" Actually, the top view of Grace shows that her individual rib outline may barely be seen, if at all, and she has plenty of bulk in her neck and forelimbs, considering also that she is a svelte Dane and not a Dane with more Mastiff traits (she has a skinny head, high hips, etc...). Yes, it is preferable to be able to barely view individual ribs as opposed to being able to just see a huge barrel where the rib cage exists. :) More to come; point is just don't overfeed to try to produce more bulk in the atrophied areas; this will only complicate the existing problems and possibly cause new ones by increasing fat! xox
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University Texas
Austin, TX
Graduated: 1984
Student status: Alumni
Major: Spanish
Minor: Foreign Languages
1981 to 1984
Oakton High
Vienna, VA
Graduated: 1981
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Foreign Languages
1977 to 1981
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Over 25 years' experience in sport science; coaching,training and nutrition US
Member:Capitol Area Veterinary Medical Assn., National Strength and Conditioning Association (www.nsca-lift.org) , American Canine Sports Medicine Association (www.acsma.org), North American Association for Laser Therapy (www.naalt.org) US
Other: American Physical Therapy Association's Orthopedic Section Certificate of Completion- Basic Science for Animal Physical Therapists, PetMassage Certification (www.PetMassage.org), ACEP Leader Level Coach I, USCF Cycling Coach Level I US
Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/David-Levine/Veterinary.HTM) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, www.nsca-lift.org US
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About me: Blog Topics Include:
Post-FHO Homework, Spine & Neurologic Disorders, Some Questions Answered, Testimonials, Post-Cruciate Repair Homework, Ligament Ruptures & Conservative Treatment,
Ice & Heat Therapy, Carts, Overweight Pets, "My Dog is Just Old", What is Animal Rehab?, When to Send to Rehab,
Laser Therapy Conference, and Angel's Story.
Please see www.rehabilitationandconditioningforanimals.com for more specific information about my practice. Pricing & practice guidelines are noted on that site.
Who I'd like to meet: I am looking for dogs and cats whom I might be able to help recover better from surgery, animals who are non-surgical and could benefit from quality-of-life intervention, rehabilitation and conditioning, and animals that are competitive and need sport training and injury prevention programs. Is your pet overweight?
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Thank you for adding me. I'm about to graduate from Tarleton State University with a BS and then I'm going to go to Bel-Rea in Colorado to get my RVT certification so that I can enter the program at the University of Tennessee in Canine Physical Therapy. Didn't you go there?
Animals have such intimate ways of expressing their gratitude. I know you've been thanked by countless animals for the awesome work you do. Now if we could just convince people to Adopt, Keep their pets for life, Spay/neuter what they feed, and Volunteer/donate, life would be even better!
Hello from France ! Thanks for the add ! Very nice to meet someone else who does animal rehab, I think it's fantastic and a big cheer for you ! Bye and see you I hope Uggie Pop
