Functional Spinal Regions
Learn to appreciate the different specialized anatomical features and functions before beginning an examination.
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Learn to appreciate the different specialized anatomical features and functions before beginning an examination.
Learn to appreciate the different specialized anatomical features and functions before beginning an examination.
Back pain is one of the most common but least understood clinical problems found in horses.
Review of survey results by Dr. Leo Jeffcott on the large differences between general practitioners and equine chiropractors.
Review of a survey focusing on the prevalence of different clinical signs of back pain.
The overall goal of the physical examination is to rule out limb lameness issues and rule in back problems.
Inquiry into mechanisms of how back problems and limb lameness might be related.
Outline of the procedures needed to complete a thorough spinal evaluation.
The owner’s insights and performance history help to inform the physical examination process.
Review of survey results published by Dr. Tracy Turner describing the clinical signs associated with spinous process impingement.