Healing the Hoof During Therapy or Layup
Alexandra Beckstett
December 9, 2011
Farriers can help devise a hoof care plan to helps a performance horse return to work as soon as possible.
Prevention and treatment for problems of the equine foot
Farriers can help devise a hoof care plan to helps a performance horse return to work as soon as possible.
Veterinarians use the principles of evidence-based medicine when they diagnose patients.
Research is needed to determine if the toe crena could be used as a prognostic indicator for laminitic horses.
Attendees discussed hoof lameness, club feet, track surface’s effect on lameness, back and neck pain, and EPM.
One researcher says accupuncture’s pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects can help laminitic horses.
Endocrinopathic laminitis might be more common in horses affected by endocrine disease than once believed.
Contrary to popular belief, feral horses are not exempt from developing laminitis.
According to one team of researchers, WSC reduction varies depending on how long the hay is submerged.
The first of multiple studies in the laminitis research campaign is already under way at Texas A&M.
Corticosteroids’ benefits (when used appropriately, in low doses) should outweigh the risks.
David Hood, DVM, PhD, discussed effective methods for pinpointing laminitis pain and NSAIDs to control it.
While related studies are scarce, some are reporting success using stem cells to treat chronic laminitis.
Cryotherapy is known to have anti-inflammatory and pain relieving effects, both of which help affected horses.
The use of force plate-based technology could quantify lameness severity in chronically laminitic horses.
An upcoming laminitis project sponsored by the AAEP Foundation and conducted by Texas A&M University researchers will collect case information from veterinarians across the country. It will be one of the largest studies of the disease ever conducted.
The manner in which we deal with equine hoof problems (shoes/no shoes) depends on the individual case.
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