Pain: Its Diagnosis and Management in the Rehabilitation of Horses

Jodie Daglish; Khursheed R Mama

doi:10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.005

Pain: Its Diagnosis and Management in the Rehabilitation of Horses

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2016 Apr;32(1):13-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.005.

Authors

Jodie Daglish¹, Khursheed R Mama²

Affiliations

¹ Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
² Veterinary, Anesthesiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Electronic address: kmama@colostate.edu.

PMID: 27012506
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.005

Abstract

This article provides a brief overview of pain physiology and its relevance to equine patients. Objective and subjective techniques for assessing pain in the horse are described in depth. Pharmacologic and interventional pain modulation treatments are discussed with a focus on the rehabilitating horse.

Keywords: Analgesia; Equine; Interventional therapy; Musculoskeletal; Pain; Rehabilitation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Horse Diseases / therapy*
Horses
Pain / diagnosis
Pain / physiopathology
Pain / rehabilitation
Pain / veterinary*
Pain Management / veterinary*