Rehabilitation after illness and injury in companion and sports animals
Information from the course leader
220105: We will give the course introduction and lectures during the first day on zoom, and not at campus as written in the preliminary schedule. Please visit the course page in canvas for zoom-links and an up-to-date schedule next week.
Welcome to the course!
A preliminary schedule will be avaliable here one month prior to the course. Once the course starts, all communication regarding the course will be conducted in the course room in Canvas.
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
VM0124-30264 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Additional course evaluations for VM0124
Academic year 2020/2021
Rehabilitation after illness and injury in companion and sports animals (VM0124-30131)
2021-01-18 - 2021-03-23
Academic year 2019/2020
Rehabilitation after illness and injury in companion and sports animals (VM0124-30282)
2020-01-20 - 2020-03-24
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
VM0124 Rehabilitation after illness and injury in companion and sports animals, 15.0 Credits
Rehabilitering vid sjukdom och skada hos sport- och sällskapsdjurSubjects
Veterinary Medicine Veterinary MedicineEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 15.0 | 0101 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
A total 180 credits, of which 120 credits in veterinary nursing or veterinary medicine, including at least 10 credits in anatomy and zoophysiology as well as English 6.Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide the student with the theoretical, and to some extent practical, knowledge in veterinary rehabilitation and exercise physiology needed to design a rehabilitation programme for a selection of specific diseases and injuries in animals, mainly horses, dogs and cats.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
design a rehabilitation programme according to given instructions;
describe, in detail, how the tissues of the locomotor system respond to injury, during healing and to different amounts of load;
describe, in detail, indications, contraindications and mode of action for a selection of rehabilitation and assessment techniques;
at a general level, describe the impact of different training strategies on the animal’s locomotion and circulatory organs;
critically evaluate scientific documentation in the area of rehabilitation and exercise physiology and justify the importance of a scientific approach;
reflect on issues regarding ethics, animal welfare and workplace safety that can arise during rehabilitation work.
Content
Instruction is given in the form of lectures, independent study and compulsory demonstrations, practical and theoretical exercises. The course includes handling of dissection material and live animals.
The course covers areas such as the response of tissues to injury, healing, and different amounts of load. It also covers rehabilitation interventions for a selected number of illnesses and injuries, assessment methods and their indications, modes of action and scientific documentation.
The course provides the students with theoretical knowledge in rehabilitation by teaching them when, why and how specific assessment and rehabilitation methods are used on horses, dogs and cats. The students practise critically reviewing documentation on rehabilitation and discussing ethical aspects of animal welfare.
The students are given the opportunity to implement their theoretical knowledge practically during demonstration/training of certain rehabilitation and assessment methods
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
A pass in the written examination and participation in compulsory course components.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
The course is given partly as a distance-learning course. Physiotherapists granted approval by the Swedish Board of Agriculture to work in animal healthcare are also qualified to apply for the course.This course overlaps with the courses BI1271, BI1331 and BI1358 and can not in full be included in the same qualification.
Responsible department
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
Cooperating departments:
Further information
Grading criteria
| Objective | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Describe, in detail, how the tissues of the locomotor system respond to injury, during healing and to different amounts of load. | Describe, in detail, indications, contraindications and mode of action for a selection of rehabilitation and assessment techniques. | Critically evaluate scientific documentation in the area of rehabilitation and exercise physiology and justify the importance of a scientific approach. | Reflect on issues regarding ethics, animal welfare and workplace safety that can arise during rehabilitation work. | At a general level, describe the impact of different training strategies on the animal's locomotion and circulatory organs. | |
| Scoring | criteria, | The student | should: | ||
| Score | |||||
| 3 | Describe, in detail, how the tissues of the locomotor system respond to injury, during healing and to different amounts of load. |
Describe, in detail, indications, contraindications and mode of action for a selection of rehabilitation and assessment techniques. |
Critically evaluate scientific documentation in the area of rehabilitation and exercise physiology and justify the importance of a scientific approach. | Reflect on issues regarding ethics, animal welfare and workplace safety that can arise during rehabilitation work. | At a general level, describe the impact of different training strategies on the animal's locomotion and circulatory organs. |
| 4 | Describe and evaluate how tissues' healing and adaptation to different levels of load influence the choice of rehabilitation method | Describe in detail and evaluate different techniques applicable for rehabilitation of horses, dogs and cats. | |||
| 5 | Based on available scientific documentation, critically evaluate and recommend different evaluation and rehabilitation techniques for some given clinical situations. | ||||
| Forms of | examination | for the different | learning | objectives: | |
| Objective | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| For a score of 3, active participation in the elements covered in learning objective 1 and the written examination. For a score of 4, a score of 3 must be achieved in the written examination. |
For a score of 3, active participation in the elements covered in learning objective 2 and the written examination. For a score of 4 or 5, a score of 3 must be achieved in the written examination. |
For a score of 3, active participation in the elements covered in learning objective 3 and the written examination. | For a score of 3, active participation in the elements covered in learning objective 3 and the written examination. | For a score of 3, active participation in the elements covered in learning objective 3 and the written examination. |
Litterature list
- Animal Physiotherapy: assessment, Treatment and rehabilitation of Animals, 2nd ed Författare: McGowan, C., Goff, L. and Stubbs, N. 2016 1) Canine rehabilitation and physical therapy, 2nd ed. Författare: Levine and Millis 2013 1) Equine sports medicine and surgery, 2nd ed. Författare: Kaneps et al 2013