Rehabilitation For The Chronically Ill Patient

Dr. Michael Jaffe discusses rehabilitation therapy for a population that is often overlooked in most veterinary hospitals: the chronically ill patient. These animals have been hospitalized or ill long-term for various reasons and experience various physiologic changes that can be challenging, affecting their overall recovery and quality of life. Dr. Jaffe also covers therapies such as photobiomodulation and rehabilitation that we can offer to these populations to improve their outcomes.

Learning Objectives

• Learn about the physiologic changes that occur in the various body systems of ICU patients or those hospitalized long-term or chronically ill
• Differences between cachexia, sarcopenia, and disuse muscle atrophy
• The consequences of long-term inflammation
• How to approach rehabilitation therapy for the hospitalized patient, including what modalities to consider
• The benefits of massage, range of motion exercises, stretching, and other techniques
• Optimizing benefits of the use of thermal modalities, E-stim, photobiomodulation, and other modalities
• Ideal timing for rehabilitation interventions

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