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ANNPE & FCE - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook provides an evidence-informed framework for rehabilitation of dogs diagnosed with acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE) or fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy (FCE). Although the mechanisms of injury differ, both conditions produce acute, non-compressive spinal cord injury with similar neurologic and functional consequences. Rehabilitation is therefore organized around the patient’s neurologic presentation, functional abilities, movement quality, and response to treatment.

The protocol begins at the rehabilitation evaluation, following veterinary diagnosis and appropriate referral or medical clearance, and provides criterion-based guidance from early neurologic recovery through long-term functional management.

Includes:

  • Rehabilitation considerations specific to ANNPE and FCE

  • Dos, Don’ts, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making

  • Acute, subacute, and chronic rehabilitation treatment plans

  • Criterion-based progression based on neurologic and functional performance

  • Long-term pathways for patients who continue functional recovery and those who reach a functional plateau

  • Long-term mobility, assistive-device, maintenance exercise, and caregiver-management considerations

  • Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress

  • Appendix A: Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS)

  • Appendix B: Underwater Treadmill Clinical Use Standard

Treating a patient whose neurologic function is changing quickly? This protocol uses criterion-based progression so treatment can be adapted to voluntary motor control, postural control, movement quality, assistance requirements, fatigue, and functional recovery rather than a predetermined timeline.

Standard Protocol - $19

A focused, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a specific diagnosis. Includes clinical considerations and treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, treatment interventions, progression criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$19.00
BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with peripheral neuropathies using a function-based approach tailored to the patient’s expected disease trajectory and current functional ability.

Includes:

  • Two distinct rehabilitation pathways: Recovery-Based Rehabilitation and Function Preservation

  • Functional Recovery Levels to guide rehabilitation as patients progress toward greater mobility and independence

  • Functional Decline Stages to guide treatment modification, mobility assistance, and supportive care as function changes

  • Do, Don’t, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making

  • Clinical considerations for weakness, mobility impairment, fatigue, secondary complications, and respiratory or aspiration concerns when applicable

  • Function-based treatment planning driven by current ability, assistance requirements, movement quality, fatigue response, and patient tolerance

  • Specific considerations for Geriatric-Onset Laryngeal Paralysis Polyneuropathy (GOLPP)

  • Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress

  • Appendix A: Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) Summary, providing a task-specific framework for positioning, transitions, standing, stepping, and gait

  • Appendix B: Underwater Treadmill (UWT) Clinical Decision-Making Framework, with pathway-specific guidance for patient selection, treatment goals, dosing, assistance, progression, and fatigue management

Managing a recovering patient or preserving function during progressive disease? This protocol uses two function-based pathways to help clinicians select and modify rehabilitation according to what the patient can currently do. Recovery-Based Rehabilitation progresses treatment toward greater functional independence as neurologic capacity improves, while Function Preservation adapts exercise, assistance, and environmental support to maintain safe mobility, participation, and quality of life as functional needs change.

Standard Protocol — $19

An evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for clinical pathways including clinical reasoning and treatment decision-making. Includes phased-based care recommendation with progression and modification criteria, functional rehabilitation, and diagnosis-specific clinical-use appendices.

$19.00
DEGENERATIVE MYELOPATHY - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with degenerative myelopathy—from early ambulatory changes through advanced, dependent mobility.

Includes:
• Five Functional Stages based on observable mobility, functional decline, and assistance requirements
• Dos, Don’ts, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making and veterinary reassessment
• Functional Stage transition criteria and structured reassessment guidelines
• Goal-oriented treatment plans for each Functional Stage
• Task-specific locomotor training, strengthening, balance, postural control, and supported mobility strategies
• Caregiver education, comfort, participation, and quality-of-life considerations throughout progressive disease
• Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® / NEURO / DM home program templates
• Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress
• Assistive Device Transition Framework guiding progression from environmental traction and paw support through harnesses, wheeled carts, and dependent wheeled mobility
• Kathmann Daily Controlled Rehabilitation Program with published rehabilitation parameters for walking, supported gait, functional exercise, passive joint movement, massage, hydrotherapy, and paw protection
• Appendix A: Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) with functional movement strategies for positioning, transitions, standing, stepping, and gait as neurologic function declines
• Appendix B: Underwater Treadmill (UWT) Clinical Use Standard with Functional Stage–specific application, dosing principles, clinical priorities, and criteria for discontinuation

Managing a patient with progressive loss of mobility? This protocol provides a structured framework for adapting rehabilitation as function declines—from preserving mobility to supported mobility, assistive devices, dependent mobility, positioning, transfers, prevention of secondary complications, meaningful participation, and caregiver support.

Expanded Protocol — $29
An in-depth, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a single clinical pathway requiring greater clinical reasoning and treatment decision-making. Includes expanded guidance for adapting rehabilitation to progressive functional decline, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, reassessment, Functional Stage transitions, assistive mobility, and quality-of-life planning.

$29.00
IVDD TYPE I - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with Type I IVDD across conservative and post-operative rehabilitation pathways—from acute neurologic and functional impairment through long-term recovery and mobility management.

Includes:

  • Two distinct rehabilitation pathways: Conservative Management and Post-Operative Rehabilitation

  • Acute, Subacute, and Chronic phases of recovery

  • Dos, Don’ts, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making and veterinary reassessment

  • Goal-oriented treatment plans for each phase of recovery

  • Serial neurologic and functional reassessment and progression criteria

  • Conservative management guidelines for activity restriction, controlled mobility, and safe progression

  • Post-operative guidelines for progressive restoration of movement and functional mobility

  • Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® prepopulated home program templates

  • Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress

  • Appendix A: Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) for functional transitions, postural control, standing, and gait

  • Appendix B: Underwater Treadmill (UWT) with clinical use and progression guidelines

Managing a patient with Type I IVDD? This protocol helps clinicians match rehabilitation to the patient’s neurologic and functional presentation, treatment pathway, and response to rehabilitation. Conservative management emphasizes spinal protection, prescribed activity restriction, controlled mobility, and serial reassessment, while post-operative rehabilitation progresses from protected mobility to active, task-specific locomotor training and functional recovery.

Comprehensive Protocol — $39
An expanded, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for diagnoses with two or more clinical pathways. Includes pathway-specific treatment guidance across each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, progression criteria, and long-term functional planning.

$39.00
IVDD TYPE II - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with Type II IVDD—from chronic spinal pain and neurologic impairment through progressive strengthening, functional mobility, and long-term management.


Includes:

• Two distinct rehabilitation pathways: Conservative Management and Post-Operative Rehabilitation
• Acute, Subacute, and Chronic / Strengthening phases of rehabilitation
• Dos, Don'ts, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making and neurologic monitoring
• Goal-oriented treatment plans with precautions, activity restrictions, treatment frequency, and progression criteria
• Positioning, pain management, passive range of motion, soft tissue mobility, and functional mobility interventions
• Progressive strengthening, balance, proprioception, and coordination strategies based on neurologic function
• Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® prepopulated home program templates
• Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress
• Addendum A: Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) with guidelines for progression from recumbency through standing and supported gait
• Addendum B: Underwater Treadmill (UWT) with clinical use guidelines for neurologic rehabilitation


Managing a patient with Type II IVDD? This protocol helps clinicians match rehabilitation to neurologic status, functional ability, pain, and movement quality. Conservative rehabilitation progresses from spinal protection and pain management to task-specific locomotor retraining, strengthening, balance, coordination, endurance, and long-term load management to maximize functional mobility and independence.

Comprehensive Protocol - $39

An expanded, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for diagnoses with two or more clinical pathways. Includes clinical considerations and pathway-specific treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, progression and modification criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$39.00
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with peripheral neuropathies—from severe neurologic impairment through functional recovery, or from early degenerative changes through advanced disease.


Includes:

• Two distinct rehabilitation pathways: Recovery-Based Rehabilitation and Long-Term Function Preservation
• Functional Levels 1–5 for recovery-based neuropathies and Disease Stages 1–5 for progressive neuropathies
• Dos, Don'ts, and Red Flags for each rehabilitation pathway
• Goal-oriented treatment plans based on functional level or disease stage
• Side-by-side clinical decision-making charts comparing treatment frequency, dosing, functional interventions, assistive devices, and expected outcomes
• Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) guidelines for task-specific functional mobility training
• Pathway-specific underwater treadmill clinical use guidelines
• GOLPP-specific respiratory, aspiration, fatigue, and mobility considerations
• Assistive mobility, environmental modification, and caregiver support strategies
• Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® home program templates
• Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress
• Addendums with Neurodevelopmental Sequencing (NDS) and Underwater Treadmill (UWT) clinical use guidelines


Managing a patient with peripheral neuropathy? This protocol helps clinicians distinguish conditions with potential for neurologic recovery from progressive degenerative neuropathies and then match rehabilitation to the expected disease trajectory.

Comprehensive Protocol - $39

An expanded, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for diagnoses with two or more clinical pathways. Includes clinical considerations and pathway-specific treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, progression and modification criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$39.00
BICEPS BRACHII INJURY - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage biceps brachii muscle-tendon injuries from evaluation through return to activity.

Includes:

• Do, Don’t, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making
• Clinical considerations before rehabilitation begins
• Goal-oriented treatment plans for every phase of healing
• Progressive loading strategies for tendon strength and shoulder function
• Underwater treadmill guidelines with phased progression
• Post-operative rehabilitation recommendations for biceps tenotomy
• Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® home program templates
• Dedicated Notes sections for individualized treatment planning and patient progress
• Addendum with UWT guidelines

Treating a patient who is progressing to surgery? This protocol includes post-operative recommendations.

Standard Protocol - $19

A focused, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a specific diagnosis. Includes clinical considerations and treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, treatment interventions, progression criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$19.00
CARPUS ARTHRODESIS - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines practical clinical reasoning with step-by-step treatment planning to help you confidently progress patients through recovery.

Includes:

  • Acute, Subacute, and Chronic phases of rehabilitation

  • Do, Don’t, and Red Flags for clinical decision-making and complication monitoring

  • Key clinical and biomechanical considerations following loss of carpal motion

  • Phase-specific precautions, goals, activity restrictions, and progression criteria

  • Edema management and digit mobility guidelines

  • Progressive weight-bearing, proximal strengthening, gait, and endurance interventions

  • Underwater treadmill (UWT) guidelines with phased progression

  • Therapeutic exercise guidelines with GoGoCharlie® home program cross-references

  • Notes sections for documenting patient-specific findings, modifications, and progression

A structured clinical resource for guiding rehabilitation from the early post-operative period through progressive loading and return to functional activity.


Standard Protocol - $19

A focused, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a specific diagnosis. Includes clinical considerations and treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, treatment interventions, progression criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$19.00
CARPUS HYPEREXTENSION - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines practical clinical reasoning with step-by-step treatment planning to help you confidently guide patients from evaluation through recovery.

Includes:

  • Do, Don’t, Red Flags, and key clinical considerations to guide safe rehabilitation decision-making

  • Clinical evaluation guidance for determining injury severity, stability, and appropriate rehabilitation progression

  • Guidance for determining when an orthotic device may be appropriate and how support can be progressed during recovery

  • Goal-oriented treatment plans for the Acute, Subacute, Chronic, and Return-to-Activity phases

  • Phase-specific precautions, goals, activity restrictions, treatment frequency, and progression criteria

  • Clinical Addendums with practical reference tools, including underwater treadmill progression and orthotic wearing guidelines

  • Notes sections for documenting patient-specific findings, modifications, and progression

Is your patient progressing to surgical stabilization? Explore the Carpal Arthrodesis Treatment Protocol Workbook for comprehensive post-operative rehabilitation guidance.

Standard Protocol - $19

A focused, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a specific diagnosis. Includes clinical considerations and treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, treatment interventions, progression criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$19.00
ELBOW DYSPLASIA – NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently manage dogs with elbow dysplasia.

Includes:

  • Do, Don't, and Red Flags

  • Clinical considerations before rehabilitation begins

  • Severity-based treatment planning and rehabilitation decision-making

  • Goal-oriented treatment plans for every phase of healing

  • Progressive loading strategies to restore function while protecting the medial elbow compartment

  • Underwater treadmill progression guidelines

  • Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® home program templates

  • Notes sections for documenting patient-specific findings, modifications, and progression

Treating a patient who is progressing to surgery? This protocol includes post-operative rehabilitation recommendations for arthroscopy, PAUL, SHO, UAP fixation, corrective osteotomies, and structured return-to-function guidelines.

Expanded Protocol - $29

An in-depth, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a single clinical pathway requiring greater clinical reasoning and treatment decision-making. Includes clinical considerations and expanded treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, progression and modification criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$29.00
MEDIAL SHOULDER - NEW 2026 Version

Designed for rehabilitation professionals, this workbook combines current evidence, clinical reasoning, and structured treatment planning to help you confidently evaluate and manage dogs with medial shoulder syndrome and instability.

Includes:

  • Differentiation of Medial Shoulder Syndrome (MSS) and Medial Shoulder Instability (MSI)

  • Do, Don't, and Red Flags

  • Grade-specific rehabilitation considerations (Grade I–IV)

  • Goal-oriented treatment plans for every phase of healing

  • Dynamic shoulder stabilization and progressive loading strategies

  • Therapeutic exercise cross-references to GoGoCharlie® home program templates

  • Notes sections for documenting patient-specific findings, modifications, and progression

  • Addendums with supporting clinical guidance, reference materials, and supplemental resources for applying the protocol in practice

Treating a patient who is progressing to surgery? This protocol includes post-operative rehabilitation recommendations following surgical stabilization for medial shoulder instability.

Expanded Protocol - $29

An in-depth, evidence-informed rehabilitation protocol for a single clinical pathway requiring greater clinical reasoning and treatment decision-making. Includes clinical considerations and expanded treatment guidance for each phase of recovery, including goals, precautions, intervention selection and dosing, progression and modification criteria, and return-to-function planning.

$29.00

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