Caudal Heel Pain or Navicular: What’s the Right Term?
Josh Zacharias, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, ACVSMR
December 12, 2019
A veterinarian explains terms often used to describe horses with front-limb lameness.
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A veterinarian explains terms often used to describe horses with front-limb lameness.
Prevailing wisdom has been that Western disciplines are too physically demanding to allow athletes to return to work after arthroscopic stifle surgery. A study presented at the 2019 AAEP Convention found this isn’t necessarily the case.
Since hitting the commercial equine market in 2014, bisphosphonates have been used primarily to manage horses with navicular disease. One veterinarian describes how they impact navicular region pain and lameness.
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Initiating rehab methods earlier might promote healthier foot structures and reverse tissue degeneration.
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