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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 17892
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2007 - 2:38 pm: |   |
The diagnosis of "navicular disease" has been around for a long time and at one time was one of the most frequent diagnosis made for chronic foot lameness. Old habits die hard and so it is with this diagnosis but it has not gone easy. First lameness specialists and researchers of navicular disease replaced the term "disease" with the term "syndrome?. A syndrome can be described as a constellation of symptoms seen in a number of cases, but the cause of the symptoms is unknown.
Despite your best efforts sometimes the cause of the lameness remains undiagnosed. In these cases therapy directed at relieving pain and inflammation and relieving excessive strain on the structures in the heel area through trimming and shoeing techniques. This article describes the history, clinical signs, and diagnosis of causes of chronic heel pain. Links to articles on more specific diseases are provided. If the problem remains undiagnosed the article goes on to explain symptomatic therapy and trimming to increase the chances your horse may return to some degree of athletic ability or even soundness. To access this article click on Navicular Disease / Syndrome on the navigation bar above.
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Aileen
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Username: sunny66
Post Number: 1679
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2007 - 2:58 pm: | |
Thank you isn't enough Dr. O. You are an absolute gem. I just perused it and will read it thoroughly tonight, but I can already tell that once again your hard work will most certainly pay off in helping me help my horse.
Now for the mushy part... I'm teary eyed with thanks. Thank you. |
