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Lange CD, Axiak Flammer S, Gerber V, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of orthopaedic problems in Swiss Warmblood horses. Vet Med Sci. 2017;3(3):125-133doi: 10.1002/vms3.64.
Lange, C. D., Axiak Flammer, S., Gerber, V., Kindt, D., & Koch, C. (2017). Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of orthopaedic problems in Swiss Warmblood horses. Veterinary medicine and science, 3(3), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.64
Lange, Catharina D, et al. "Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of orthopaedic problems in Swiss Warmblood horses." Veterinary medicine and science vol. 3,3 (2017): 125-133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.64
Lange CD, Axiak Flammer S, Gerber V, Kindt D, Koch C. Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of orthopaedic problems in Swiss Warmblood horses. Vet Med Sci. 2017 May 29;3(3):125-133. doi: 10.1002/vms3.64. eCollection 2017 Aug. PMID: 29067209; PMCID: PMC5645843.
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Vet Med Sci. 2017 May 29;3(3):125-133. doi: 10.1002/vms3.64. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of orthopaedic problems in Swiss Warmblood horses.

Veterinary medicine and science

Catharina D Lange, Shannon Axiak Flammer, Vinzenz Gerber, Ditte Kindt, Christoph Koch

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Equine MedicineDepartment of Clinical Veterinary MedicineVetsuisse FacultyUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland.

PMID: 29067209 PMCID: PMC5645843 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.64

Abstract

It appears that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used increasingly often in horses for the assessment and treatment of suspected orthopaedic problems, especially back problems. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of CAM use for the management of orthopaedic problems in a defined population of Swiss Warmblood horses. A total of 239 owners and caretakers of horses from a pre-defined database were called by a veterinarian to participate in the survey. A standardized questionnaire was designed to determine, for each orthopaedic case, where the localization of the problem was (limb or back) and if conventional medicine or CAM was used for consultation and treatment. When CAM was employed, the CAM discipline and administrator (veterinarian or alternative therapist) was defined. A total of 222 cases in 170 horses with orthopaedic problems were identified. Sixty-two horses were identified with a back problem, 96 horses with a lameness involving one or more limbs and 12 horses with a combined back problem and lameness. CAM was used commonly in this population (73.9%, 164 of 222) for both diagnostic workup and treatment of suspected orthopaedic problems, but was rarely administered by a veterinarian (12%, 27 of 222). In general, if a back problem was suspected by the owner, CAM was more frequently applied for diagnosis and treatment than in cases where a lameness was suspected; (91.9%, 68 of 74) vs. (64.9%, 96 of 148) (

Keywords: back problems; complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); horse; lameness; orthopaedic problems

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