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Overall, this book is an extensive text for anyone interested in pursuing canine rehabilitation and physical therapy or for those intending to refer dogs to such practitioners. Reviewed by: Helen Davies, University of Melbourne on behalf of Australian Veterinary Journal, March 2015

Overall, this book is an extensive text for anyone interested in pursuing canine rehabilitation and physical therapy or for those intending to refer dogs to such practitioners. In association with a good anatomy text or extensive anatomical knowledge, it provides clear descriptions of where, when and how to apply the range of physical therapies that are currently in use. The 2nd edition has increased in both size and weight, from under 1 kg and 526 pages to over 2 kg and 760 larger (nearly A4) pages. Hence it is no longer something for a student to carry around, but would be a useful addition to a reference shelf. This new edition reflects the large increase in published material in this area in the past decade. The 1st edition (2004) had 26 contributors, only 9 of whom have made it into the list of the 46 contributors to this edition. The 2nd edition is therefore mostly a different book rather than just an updated version of the 1st, even though the basic structure has been retained. The anatomy section is much the same and mostly taken from the recent edition of Miller's guide to the dissection of the dog with the coloured versions of the figures replacing the line drawings shown in the previous edition. Apart from that, and the introductory sections, the rest of the book has been considerably expanded and mostly rewritten to reflect recent advances and to include a lot more reference to journal articles. The description of the therapeutic modalities now includes not only a detailed description of exercises and manual therapies, but also access to a website where some of the exercises are demonstrated. There are useful sequences of photographs demonstrating these modalities, which have been retained (now in colour) in the 2nd edition, with occasional variations, however, such as the change from 'Effleurage' (Figs 18-29 in the 1st edition) to 'Compressions applied to tissues' (Figs 27-30) with different images used in this edition. As physiotherapy is a manual and applied science, the large number of illustrations is a useful and essential adjunct to the text. Access to the website does require a few minutes to register, but then is easy enough to repeat. The website videos are mostly clear and helpful, but the website appendices are tables of muscle and ligament anatomy and function (from the 1st edition) and perhaps should have been included in the book itself. However, PDF copies can be downloaded easily enough for future reference.? Dr Helen Davies Associate Professor in Veterinary Anatomy, University of Melbourne Published in Australian Veterinary Journal Volume 93, No 3, March 2015

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Dr. Millis received his BS and DVM from Cornell University, MS from the University of Florida, and completed an internship and surgery residency at Michigan State University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, a founding charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he served as chief of surgery. Dr. Millis is currently the Director of the CARES Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine and is a co-editor of the Textbook of Small Animal Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation;_Essential Facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats; Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation: Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice; and Multimodal Management of Canine Osteoarthritis. He is a primary faculty member of the University of Tennessee Certificate Program in Canine Rehabilitation, which received the Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education. This course is now taught in five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is also the Past President of the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy. His primary areas of research interests include osteoarthritis, physical rehabilitation, and modulation of fracture healing with growth factors. Dr. Millis has delivered over 900 presentations at state, national and international meetings, and has authored over 45 publications, 50 textbook chapters, and 100 abstracts/proceedings

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