Nerve Blocks: Work From the Bottom Up?
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
April 26, 2016
Researchers hope study results will help them establish guidelines for administering nerve blocks in horses’ hind limbs.
Researchers hope study results will help them establish guidelines for administering nerve blocks in horses’ hind limbs.
Standardbreds training over shorter distances lost fewer training days to injury, but still raced successfully.
Research topics include musculoskeletal and respiratory issues, parasites on stud farms, early pregnancy loss, and more.
Even small deviations in sensor placement can result in an inaccurate hind-limb lameness diagnosis, researchers found.
Dr. John Pigott will provide service in sports medicine, regenerative therapy, and elective and emergency surgery.
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Seminar topics include imaging the equine neck, reproduction, and soft-tissue injuries in performance horses.
There was a strong correlation between vet and inertial sensor system when evaluating lameness change post-nerve-block.
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