VTMED 6628

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

VTMED 6628
Clinical Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The Clinical Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service focusses heavily on mobility and function and sees a variety of patients including primary lameness workups, post-surgical rehabilitation, sport dog conditioning, and geriatric care. Foundation coursework in both physiology and musculoskeletal anatomy are applied to clinical cases from movement to healing to pain control. Lameness workups include orthopedic and neurological examinations as well as functional assessment, objective gait analysis, and pain scoring. Various modalities including but not limited to water therapy to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), therapeutic laser, acupuncture, extracorporeal shockwave, therapeutic ultrasound, and regenerative medicine will be introduced and incorporated as indicated. The course will foster a unique clinical thought processes as a physical therapist to identify impairments and functional deficits, allowing for the development of appropriate physiotherapy goals and exercises.


Prerequisites VTMED 5520.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP, 2025WI

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10791 VTMED 6628   CLN 301

    • Jan 19 - Mar 22, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10833 VTMED 6628   CLN 302

    • Jan 19 - Mar 22, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10835 VTMED 6628   CLN 303

    • Jan 19 - Mar 22, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10905 VTMED 6628   CLN 304

    • Mar 23 - May 15, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10906 VTMED 6628   CLN 305

    • Mar 23 - May 15, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10907 VTMED 6628   CLN 306

    • Mar 23 - May 15, 2026

    • Frye, C

      Lenfest, M

      Miller, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)