A Golden Retriever is measured for range of motion
in his stifle following surgery for a ruptured ACL.

During the Initial Evaluation the Rehabilitation Practitioner reviews the records sent over by the referring veterinarian, gathers a complete history of the animal, and performs a complete assessment of the dog's current status.  This includes gathering various measurements, a neurological evaluation, pain evaluation, movement evaluation, etc.  Still and moving images may be collected as well.

Once a baseline is established, the Rehabilitation Practitioner designs a treatment plan for the individual animal, and if time permits treatment is initiated.  Frequently treatment consists not only of exercises to be done at the Center, but also of exercises to be performed by the owner at home.

In future visits measurements may be taken again to assess progress, and make any necessary refinements to the treatment plan and/or home exercise program.