Back pain in horses

Authors

  • Ana Liz Garcia Alves Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP
  • Brunna Patricia Almeida da Fonseca Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP
  • Armen Thomassian Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP
  • José Luiz de Mello Nicoletti Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP
  • Carlos Alberto Hussni Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP
  • Andressa Batista da Silveira Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2007.26638

Keywords:

Thoracolumbar, Ultrasonography, Performance, Lameness, Vertebrae, Back pain

Abstract

Back pain, whether they have a primary or secondary origin, is a important cause to the drop of the equine performance , but the size and the complex biomechanics make it difficult to diagnosis and treat the injury. As it is, the knowledge of this anatomic site is of great importance to the thoracolumbar examination. The diagnosis of back pain is done through physical examination and complementary exams, represented by the image methods of diagnosis, such as radiography, ultrasonography and thermography. The most important lesions that cause the back pain in an equine are impingement of the dorsal spinous processes, desmopathy of the supraespinous ligament, osteoarthritis of the articular processes and lesions of the vertebral discs and body. The most common treatments to back pain are the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local injections, acupuncture, physiotherapy, training management and surgery.

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Published

2007-06-01

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How to Cite

Back pain in horses. (2007). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 44(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2007.26638