Introduction

click here to visit the Mission MedVet 24 hour Hospital web site

Connie was featured in this October 23, 2007 segment of a KMBC TV newscast.

Click here to read Connie's TPLO Case History published in the April 2003 issue of DVM Newsmagazine.

Innovative

Mission MedVet Rehabilitation will provide your pet with the most innovative approach to veterinary rehabilitation. We will create an individualized therapy program for your pet.

Beneficial

Therapy is beneficial for many conditions.

Surgery

	Cruciate ligament injury
	Hip dysplasia
	Fracture repair
	Ligament/tendon repair
	Spinal surgery

Injury

For animals with injury, pain or dysfunction that your veterinarian determines are not surgical candidates

	Disc conditions
	Nerve injury
	Degenerative disorders (including arthritis)
	Musculoskeletal injury
	Neurological dysfunction

Conditioning

	Performance animals
	Geriatrics
	Obesity management

Mission MedVet Rehabilitation

A complete line of therapy services for your pet.

Our Staff

Connie Schulte, D.P.T., C.C.R.P.

Dr. Schulte graduated in 1983 from the University of Kansas Medical Center with a degree in physical therapy. She obtained her clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy, Suma Cum Laude, at Creighton University in 2003. She has taken classes in canine physical therapy, including anatomy and biomechanics, and has a Certificate in Canine Rehabilitation from the University of Tennessee. She has trained and shown her own dogs in conformation, obedience, agility, and tracking. Connie has attended seminars on Form and Function by Patricia Craig Trotter, and Coaching the Canine Athlete by Chris Zinc DVM.

The combination of her experience, education and skill offer your pet the opportunity to gain the most from their rehabilitation experience. Connie works in conjunction with Mission MedVet specialists.

She is joined by a team of trained veterinary technicians providing your pet the highest quality of care.

Connie's TPLO surgery case study was selected by DVM Newsmagazine for their first monthly column on physical therapy and rehabilitation training techniques for dogs. Rehabilitation prognosis positive after TPLO surgery in an agility dog.

Connie has also been published by the Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. She co-authored the article "The role of therapeutic exercise in treating instability-related lumbar spine pain: A systematic review"