Goals:

            ▪ manage pain & inflammation

            ▪ return rear limbs to preinjury strength

            ▪ improve neuromuscular conditioning and prevent further muscle atrophy           

            ▪ improve stifle and hip joint ROM (range of motion)

            ▪ maintain cardiovascular fitness

            ▪ regain lost thigh muscling

Therapy:

            ▪ bioelectric whirlpool therapy -

                        (used for relaxation & pain management)

            ▪ passive flexion and extension of both stifles and hips

            ▪ stretching of all flexor muscles

            ▪ deep heating of tissues via therapeutic ultrasound and laser

            ▪ UWT (underwater treadmill)

            ▪ assortment of therapeutic exercises -

                       (used to stimulate use of the rear limbs)

How is Zeus now?

Zeus is currently coming in for rehab three times each week.  He is working very hard and is still as sweet as ever.  Zeus was reevaluated at the end of ten therapy sessions by Dr. Wall to assess his current status.  Much improvement was seen through the reevaluation and the comparison of the before and after video. Zeus is continuing to return to rehab on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to continue in his improvement.