Equine Back Pathology: Diagnosis and Treatment

Equine Back Pathology: Diagnosis and Treatment......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 16
Section 1: Anatomy and Function......Page 18
1: The Normal Anatomy of the Osseous Structures of the Back and Pelvis......Page 20
2: The Normal Anatomy of the Soft Tissue Structures of the Thoracolumbar Spine......Page 33
3: The Normal Anatomy of the Soft Tissue Structures of the Pelvis......Page 42
4: The Normal Anatomy of the Nervous System......Page 49
5: Kinematics of the Equine Back......Page 56
Section 2: The Investigation of Back Pathology......Page 78
6: The Clinical Examination......Page 80
7: The Neurological Examination......Page 90
8: Radiography......Page 96
9: Nuclear Scintigraphy......Page 111
10: Ultrasonography of the Thoracolumbar Region......Page 122
11: Ultrasonography of the Lumbosacral Spine and Pelvis......Page 129
12: Thermography......Page 142
Section 3: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Specific Conditions......Page 150
13: Traumatic Damage to the Back and Pelvis......Page 152
14: Overriding Dorsal Spinous Processes......Page 180
15: Miscellaneous Osseous Conditions......Page 190
16: Muscular Disorders of the Equine Back......Page 201
17: Supraspinous Ligament and Dorsal Sacroiliac Ligament Desmitis......Page 212
18: Sacroiliac Dysfunction......Page 222
Section 4: Back Pathology in Specific Disciplines......Page 232
19: Dressage Horses......Page 234
20: Showjumpers......Page 240
21: Eventers......Page 243
22: Racehorses......Page 246
Section 5: Complementary Therapy and Rehabilitation......Page 256
23: Complementary Therapies in the Treatment of Back Pain......Page 258
24: Integrative Therapies in the Treatment of Back Pain......Page 268
25: Rehabilitation......Page 282
Index......Page 296
Color plates......Page 164