Prerequisites: This course is open to veterinarians and physical therapists who have completed the Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation and Canine Rehabilitation Therapist modules. Veterinarians and physical therapists who are CCRTs or CCRPs are also welcome. Veterinary technicians/nurses who are CCRVNs, CCRAs or CCRPs are welcome to register for this course if their supervising veterinarian or physical therapist also has registered for or completed this course.   

Course Description: Canine Neurology and Neuro Rehabilitation teaches therapists how to evaluate, interpret neuroimaging, develop a problem list, create a treatment plan and complete the treatment plan for a variety of neurological patients including intervertebral disc disease, lumbosacral disease, degenerative myelopathy, peripheral neuropathy, and fibrocartilagenous embolism. Upon completion of the course, the attendees will have a good clinical understanding of basic neuroanatomy and neurolocalization. Students also will learn how to develop and execute a conservative treatment plan in the absence of in-depth diagnostics. 

Note: Students who have attended Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation in the past year may have already viewed Dr. Greatting's neurolocalization videos as part of their online coursework. Students who have attended  Canine Rehabilitation Therapist in the past year may have already seen Dr. Greatting's videos on neurolocalization, neurodiagnostics, and neurological diseases as part of their online coursework. We invite students to watch these videos again as a comprehensive review prior to watching Sasha Foster's neuro rehabilitation videos.

                                   

This course is RACE approved by the AAVSB for 23.5 credit hours.  

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Part 1: Neurolocalization

    • Lecture Notes

    • Introduction to Neurolocalization

    • Neurolocalization: Spinal Cord and Nerve Injuries

    • Neurolocalization: T3-L3 Lesions

    • Neurolocalization: C6-T2 Lesions

    • Neurolocalization: Brain to C5 Lesions
  • 2

    Part 2: Neurodiagnostics

    • Lecture Notes

    • Neurodiagnostics (Part 1)

    • Neurodiagnostics (Part 2)
  • 3

    Part 3: Neurological Diseases

    • Lecture Notes

    • Painful Spinal Cord Diseases (Part 1)

    • Painful Spinal Cord Diseases (Part 2)

    • Non-Painful Spinal Cord Diseases

    • Peripheral Nerve Diseases

  • 4

    Part 4: Video Assessment of Neurological Cases

    • Video Assessment of Neurological Cases (Part 1)

    • Video Assessment of Neurological Cases (Part 2)

About the instructor

Instructors

Hillary Greatting MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (neurology), CCRT & Sasha Foster MSPT, CCRT

Dr. Hillary is a 2010 graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She did her neurology residency training at Colorado State University and the VNC in Phoenix, Arizona. She spent three years as a clinical assistant professor in neurology and neurosurgery at Washington State University and is currently in private practice at WestVet in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Greatting’s teaching interests include clinically applicable neuroanatomy and neurolocalization. Her clinical areas of interest include neuromuscular disease, lumbosacral disease, central nervous system tumors, immune-mediated encephalitis, rehabilitation of neurosurgical patients, and rehabilitation of chronic neurological conditions. Dr. Greatting teaches Canine Neurology and Neuro Rehabilitation. Sasha A. Foster, MSPT, CCRT, is the Rehabilitation Coordinator at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, faculty for Canine Rehab Institute, owner of Canine Rehab Shop, and founder of Canine Home Exercises. She has written more than a dozen books on canine physical therapy and fitness including the award winning books The Healthy Way to Stretch Your Dog and Canine Cross Training. She is also a contributing author to the textbook Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition (Wiley, 2018). In 2013 she was awarded the first United States patent in canine rehabilitation for "Joint Stabilized Straight Plane Movement Stretching." Her mission is to provide canine companions with research-based, human-quality physical therapy techniques using therapeutic handling methods. Sasha teaches Canine Rehabilitation Therapist, Current Techniques in Clinical Orthopedics: Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and Canine Neurology and Neuro Rehabilitation.