The Equine Back: Modalities for Assessing Back Pain
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- Education Type:
- AVCA Category I | IVCA
- Bundle(s):
- 2021 On Demand CE Bundle
- Topics:
- Clinical
- Faculty:
- Becky Funk, DVM
- Duration:
- 2 CEs
Tags: Horse Large Animal
Description
A review of hands-on and instrument assisted techniques for evaluating equine back pain by Dr. Becky Funk, DVM
This lecture will review was to examine horses that present for a complaint of back pain. It will discuss both hands on and instrument assisted techniques for the evaluation of the equine back.
This course has been approved by the IVCA.
AVCA Category I
This course has been approved by the AVCA for Category I credits.
Faculty
Becky Funk, DVM Related Seminars and Products
Dr. Funk completed her DVM at Oklahoma State University in 2006. She subsequently completed an Equine Theriogenology Internship at the same institution and then an Equine Internal Medicine Residency at Auburn University. She achieved board certified in Large Animal Internal Medicine in 2011. Dr. Funk has subsequently pursued an interest in complementary medicine by becoming certified in Animal Chiropractic by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association and by completing a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine at the Chi Institute. She is certified in Veterinary Acupuncture, Tui-na, Herbal Medicine and Food Therapy. She works as a Clinical Associate Professor in Equine Field Service at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine where she pursues her clinical interests in equine theriogenology, equine medicine, and integrative veterinary medicine.