This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice focuses on Equine Sports Medicine and includes topics on: Lameness evaluation in the equine athlete; Diagnosis of soft tissue injury in the sport horse; Upper airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Lower airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Cardiac/Cardiovascular conditions affecting sport horses; Neck, back, and pelvic pain in sport horses; Neurologic conditions affecting the equine athlete; Metabolic diseases in the equine athlete; Muscle conditions affecting sport horses; Lyme disease in the sport horse; Management and rehabilitation of joint disease in sport horses; Regenerative medicine and rehabilitation for tendinous and ligamentous injuries in sport horses; and Chiropractic and manual therapies.
Table of Contents:
Preface: Equine Sports Medicine: Our Daily Challenge
Lameness Evaluation of the Athletic Horse
Diagnosis of Skeletal Injury in the Sport Horse
Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Injury in the Sport Horse
Neck, Back, and Pelvic Pain in Sport Horses
Muscle Conditions Affecting Sport Horses
Neurologic Conditions Affecting the Equine Athlete
Endocrine Disorders of the Equine Athlete
Borreliosis in Sport Horse Practice
Management and Rehabilitation of Joint Disease in Sport Horses
Regenerative Medicine and Rehabilitation for Tendinous and Ligamentous Injuries in Sport Horses
Equine Manual Therapies in Sport Horse Practice
Understanding the Basic Principles of Podiatry
Cardiac/Cardiovascular Conditions Affecting Sport Horses
Upper Airway Conditions Affecting the Equine Athlete
Lower Airway Disease in the Athletic Horse
