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  2. Canine physical therapy - Wikipedia

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    Underwater treadmill is used commonly in animal physical therapy. It provides the benefits of land exercises while decreasing the weight placed on the animal's limbs. Underwater treadmill and swimming can be very useful in dogs recovering from surgery, such as anterior cruciate ligament and cranial cruciate ligament repairs and break repairs ...

  3. Scratch reflex - Wikipedia

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    For this reason, in both the switch and hybrid movements, the path of the moving limb is smooth and uninterrupted. Studies from EMG recordings have indicated that reciprocal inhibition between hip-related interneurons in the CPG for the scratch reflex is not necessary for the production and maintenance of the hip-flexor rhythm that is a key ...

  4. Canine gait - Wikipedia

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    A dog uses its back to attain speed. The back's most flexible point is just over the loin area, and the tuck-up allows for the folding of the under portion of the dog's body. The rear legs overreach on the outside of the front legs. Essential for a fast dog is the ability to flex its back from a straight position to an arched position.

  5. Canine hip dysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Exercise also improves joint range of motion which in turn keeps the dog more comfortable. Swimming, because it is a non-weight bearing exercise, can be a very useful means of maintaining muscle tone and range of motion without placing concussive forces on the joint, though swimming is primarily a front-legged exercise.

  6. Forelimb - Wikipedia

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    A forelimb or front limb is one of the paired articulated appendages attached on the cranial end of a terrestrial tetrapod vertebrate's torso. With reference to quadrupeds, the term foreleg or front leg is often used instead. In bipedal animals with an upright posture (e.g. humans and some other primates), the term upper limb is often used.

  7. Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis - Wikipedia

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    Dorsal Laminectomy is the most common procedure for DLSS treatment, [1] [6] which implies the decompression or des-inflammation of soft tissues and nerve roots.↵Surgical fusion of the lumbosacral vertebrates has also been found to improve the affected vertebrae, since it reduces motion by eliminating certain nerve compressions located in the ...

  8. Stifle joint - Wikipedia

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    This dog's stifle joint is labeled 12. The stifle joint (often simply stifle) is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent of the human knee and is often the largest synovial joint in the animal's body. The stifle joint joins three bones: the femur, patella, and tibia.

  9. Interlimb coordination - Wikipedia

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    The neural coupling between arms and legs can be presented by the association between electromyography (EMG) activity from the upper limb and leg kinematics. Muscles of the upper limb show rhythmic activity related to arm swing, even when the arm is paralyzed. [11] The EMG activity shows that coordination of arm-leg movement still provide ...