NAC638.750. “Animal physical therapy” defined.  


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  • As used in NAC 638.750 to 638.790, inclusive, “animal physical therapy” means the rehabilitation of injuries in a nonhuman animal through the use of the following techniques, but does not include animal chiropractic:

         1. Stretching;

         2. Massage therapy;

         3. Rehabilitative exercise;

         4. Hydrotherapy;

         5. Application of heat or cold; and

         6. Stimulation by the use of:

         (a) Low-level lasers;

         (b) Electrical sources;

         (c) Magnetic fields; or

         (d) Noninvasive therapeutic ultrasound.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam’rs by R009-04, eff. 4-26-2004; A by R091-06, 11-13-2006)