Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: January-March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 288-294
Veterinary Physiotherapy - A Literature Review
Pooja Kumari Mahaseth1, S.Raghul2
1,2Student of SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur.
Corresponding Author: Pooja Kumari Mahaseth
ABSTRACT
Background: Veterinary physiotherapy includes the assessment and treatment of the musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. It incorporates the analysis of the neuro-muscular system and anatomy to find the accurate problems. Physiotherapy has long been used in human medicine with vast amounts of research published as to its benefits. However, the use of physiotherapy in veterinary practice is a relatively new concept and the evidence base for such treatments is in its infancy. Also there is lack of awareness on veterinary physiotherapy hence this review of literature on veterinary physiotherapy is done with 32 published articles.
Objective: The aim of the study is to find the prevalence of need for veterinary physiotherapy among the available literature globally.
Methodology: Study Type: Non-experimental Study Duration: 4 weeks Study Setting: SRM medical college hospital and research centre, Kattankulathur. Procedure: 24 veterinary Physiotherapy published articles from AVMA, NCBI-Pubmed, Science Direct and Elsevier will be reviewed and it will be analysed and interpreted.
Result and Conclusion: will be revealed after the completion of the full study.
Keywords: Veterinary, Physiotherapy, Management.