Michigan State Opens Equine Back Pain Clinic

“Oh, my aching back!” It’s a complaint heard worldwide and one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work. So, it’s not hard to imagine what a horse with back pain might feel like. Unfortunately, very few veterinarians are

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“Oh, my aching back!” It’s a complaint heard worldwide and one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work. So, it’s not hard to imagine what a horse with back pain might feel like. Unfortunately, very few veterinarians are equipped to comprehensively diagnose and treat back pain in horses.


In mid-June, Michigan State University’s (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine will officially open the McPhail Equine Back Pain Clinic to meet this need. The clinic has a unique combination of professional expertise and state-of-the-art technology that holds great promise for horses with back pain.


According to the clinic’s director, Rob van Wessum, DVM, MS, at least 10-15% of equine lameness problems can be traced to problems in the back. “If we did more research, I wouldn’t be surprised to find that the percentage is actually higher,” he says.


“People will often try to treat the lameness as a problem in the leg, when the problem is really in the back

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