Is back pain as simple as kissing spines?
20 Nov 2025
RVC Equine Theatre 2
Equine
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Orthopaedics
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Sports Medicine
Surgical treatment of back pain has become less invasive over the past decade and our understanding of the importance of post-operatively rehabilitation has increased. This lecture will reflect our increased understand of equine back pain and what else can be causing pain apart from kissing spines.
- In depth review of the anatomy of the equine back including both skeletal and muscular tissues.
- Develop an understanding of diagnosis of equine back.
- Understanding conservative and surgical treatment options available for horses with 'kissing spines'.
- Knowledge of how other other pathologies apart from overriding/impinging dorsal spinous processes may cause back pain.
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