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Jessica Bowditch

Jessica Bowditch

RVT, CCRP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation)

About the Author

Jessica earned her associate degree in veterinary technology from Baker College in Jackson, Michigan. Before joining Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2015, she spent 2 years gaining clinical experience at a general practice animal hospital. At Purdue, she is the point person for all rehabilitation services and needs and is involved with all aspects of rehabilitation treatment, including patient assessment, treatment plans, and client education. Jessica is a frequent lecturer in the Purdue Veterinary Nursing Program, received her veterinary technician specialty in physical rehabilitation in 2020, and is certified in canine rehabilitation and Fear Free™.

Updated May 2022

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Personal/Professional Development

VTS in Physical Rehabilitation

Specializing in rehabilitation requires a combination of anatomy and physiology with the use of technical and nursing skills.

Rehabilitation

Superficial Thermal Modalities: Heat and Cold Therapy Effects and Uses

Thermotherapy in rehabilitation includes modalities such as whirlpool immersion, cold compression, and more.
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Rehabilitation

Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric Dogs Recovering from Injury or Surgery

The growth of veterinary medicine for geriatric patients provides an opportunity to incorporate more physical rehabilitation in veterinary hospitals.

Emergency Medicine/Critical Care

Atlanto-Occipital Luxation in a Caprine Patient

This case report describes a caprine patient with this rare injury that successfully survived the initial injury and unique surgical fixation and had a successful postoperative recovery, to which extensive physical rehabilitation partly contributed.

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