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Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR, is the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine and a Professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University. She is a leading researcher on the subject of tying-up and the genetic basis for equine neuromuscular disorders.
Posted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Dec 9, 2016 | Article, Draft Breeds, Gait Patterns, Muscle and Joint Problems, Musculoskeletal System, Thoroughbred, Veterinary Practice, Warmblood, Working With a Veterinarian
Learn the latest about this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Jun 26, 2014 | Media, Muscle and Joint Problems, News & Interviews, Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM), Video
Equine muscle expert Dr. Stephanie Valberg explains the differences between these two diseases that cause horses to tie up.
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | May 14, 2013 | Article, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (Tying Up)
Why have vitamin E/selenium injections prior to whatever led to tying-up in the past been abandoned?
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Jul 1, 2002 | Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (Tying Up)
Tying-up is the most common muscle problem in horses.
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Nov 1, 2001 | Article, Genetics
One reader wants to know more about the genetics linked to PSSM in order to make informed breeding decisions.
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Oct 1, 2001 | Article, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (Tying Up)
Muscle disease in performance horses commonly is referred to as tying-up, exertional rhabdomyolysis, azoturia, or Monday morning disease. Horses experiencing tying-up show a stiff gait; reluctance to move; firm, painful muscle cramps; profuse
Read MorePosted by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR | Sep 13, 2001 | Article, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (Tying Up), Genetics, Musculoskeletal System, Thoroughbred
I just bought a filly who had recurrent bouts of ‘tying-up.’ What can you tell me about this disease?
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