Tags: Horse Large Animal
A review of common rehabilitation techniques that can be prescribed to aid in recovery and performance enhancement for equines with back pain by Dr. Becky Funk, DVM
This lecture will review some common rehabilitation techniques that can be prescribed to horses with back pain that aid in recovery and improve performance.
This course has been approved by the IVCA.
This course has been approved by the AVCA for Category I credits.
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.