Name: Neurorehab: Treatment Strategies for Optimal Recovery - Vital Vet
Price: 984.00 USD
Availability: InStock

This course is brought to you by Canine Rehab Institute

Includes breakfast, lunch, and mid-day snacks

This workshop will offer a concise overview of spinal cord injury (SCI) pathology, common clinical presentations in neurological patients, and the principles of neuroplasticity. Case-based discussions that follow disease acuity fundamentals will explore how therapy can enhance the healing process. The lab components will emphasize therapeutic interventions for neurological patients, covering topics such as spasticity and contracture management, bladder and bowel management, therapeutic exercise, vibration therapy, various modalities, locomotor training, the use of assistive devices, and client education for home care.

Lecture: Review of specific challenges with common neurological disorders including:

Compressive and Non-compressive Spinal Cord Injuries
Polyneuropathy
Degenerative Myelopathy
Brachial plexus injury

Labs: Short lecture and then hands-on practice of a variety therapeutic options:

Pain Management & Tissue Healing
- Pharmacology
- Manual Therapy
- Laser
- PEMF
- NMES
Spasticity and Contracture Management
- Stretching, Manual therapy
- Kinesiotaping
- Heating tissue (therapeutic ultrasound, hydrocollator)
- Shockwave therapy
- NMES
- Vibration therapy

Kara Amstutz

DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP, CCRT
CEO, Canine Rehab Institute, Springfield, Missouri, US Dr. Kara Amstutz is presenting on behalf of the Canine Rehab Institute (CRI) and in cooperation with STAAR Conference.

Dr. Kara Amstutz earned her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri in 2000 and founded Hometown Veterinary Hospital in 2002. She became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist in 2013, a Veterinary Pain Practitioner in 2014, and a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist in 2019. These credentials allowed her to focus on rehabilitation and pain management.

In 2022, Dr. Amstutz transitioned from full-time clinical practice to become the owner, CEO, and lead clinical instructor at the Canine Rehabilitation Institute (CRI), offering postgraduate certifications and continuing education.

In 2023, she achieved Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In 2024, Dr. Amstutz founded Momentum Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Springfield, Missouri. Additionally, she lectures nationally and internationally and is active in leadership within sports medicine, rehabilitation, and organized veterinary medicine.

Sessions:: Wed. Apr. 29th, 8:30am - 6:30pm
Credits:: 8.0 RACE approval pending; 8.0 NYSED-approved
Course Rating:: Intermediate: CCRP, CCRT, CCAT
Advanced: DVM/VMD, PT, VT, CCRVN
Policies:: To request a refund, please complete and postmark this Workshop Cancellation Form by March 28, 2026. Refunds exclude a $25 processing fee.