An Alternative Approach to Palmar Digital Nerve Blocks
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
February 16, 2014
One practitioner shares a new technique that be more effective in pinpointing the cause of equine foot pain.
One practitioner shares a new technique that be more effective in pinpointing the cause of equine foot pain.
Solar foot penetrations involving the joints can be career- and even life-threatening injuries.
Dr. Lisa Fortier shares her picks for the top equine surgery- and lameness-related studies of 2013.
Learn how veterinarians get to the bottom of lower-limb problems in the first of this two-part series.
Learn about healthy hoof conformation and common, potentially function-affecting abnormalities.
One vet said multiple abnormalities could contribute to hoof lameness, rather than just one problem.
One vet encouraged practitioners and farriers to take a biomechanical approach to treating some foot problems.
Research shows that various angles of the outer and inner hoof are linked to different kinds of lameness.
Non-weight-bearing lameness is one of the most common emergencies practitioners manage in the field.
These state-of-the-art pressure sensors that can measure the forces at more than 1,000 location on the hoof.
The two-day program included presentations about podiatry, diagnostics, and treatments for laminitis.
Researchers observed noticeable lameness in horses consuming high levels of endophyte-infected seeds and hay.
The first step in managing an equine foot problem successfully is to attain an accurate diagnosis.
Some veterinarians are adding a new tool to their lameness diagnosis arsenal
One researcher says that it is very rare to see a spontaneous quarter crack not associated with sheared heels.
Developments in equine lameness research, discussed during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Topics included tendon/ligament injuries, microstructural alterations, navicular bone degeneration, bone marrow-derived stem cells, and more.
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