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Equine injury, therapy and rehabilitation / Mary W. Bromiley ; drawings by Penelope Slattery ; photographs by Penelope Slattery and the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bromiley, Mary W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horses--Wounds and injuries.
- Horses.
- Horsemen and horsewomen--Wounds and injuries.
- Horsemen and horsewomen.
- Horses--injuries.
- Wounds and Injuries--veterinary.
- Wounds and Injuries--therapy.
- Wounds and Injuries--rehabilitation.
- Medical Subjects:
- Horses--injuries.
- Wounds and Injuries--veterinary.
- Wounds and Injuries--therapy.
- Wounds and Injuries--rehabilitation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Mary Bromiley 's book remains essential reading for both professionals and the general riding community. This new edition builds on the huge success of the previous editions, first published in 1987. Fully updated to reflect recent technological advances in diagnostic ability, as well as the proven physiological effects of light, magnetic fields and electrical currents on body tissues. This information allows readers to both understand and make an informed choice of appropriate therapy following a diagnosed injury.- Includes a discussion of basic equine anatomy; - Considers the evolutionary differences between man and horse; - Common equine and rider injuries are covered; - Explains in simple terms the horse 's recovery processes; - Describes the need, and the appropriate methods used, to re-educate movement.
- Contents:
- The musculoskeletal system explained
- Injury
- effects, repair and causes
- Problem assessment
- Common sites of injury in the horse conditions
- Therapy
- Rehabilitation
- The back
- horse and human
- Common rider injuries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780470751206
- 0470751207
- Publisher Number:
- 99972762252
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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