The Sport Medicine Service

The sports medicine Service offers access to a team of experienced specialists well known in their field expertise. The team works in cooperation with specialists from the many other areas such as surgery, internal medicine, medical imaging, anesthesiology and neurology to offer a multidisciplinary approach. Many research projects done by our teams will allow important developments in terms of equine athletic performance in the years to come.

The types of problems treated include:

Lameness
Orthopedic and musculoskeletal problems
Decreased performances in the equine athlete (respiratory, cardiovascular, etc.)

From the dressage ring to the race track, from the performance arena to the show jumping course, whatever your goal; our team will be there to help you achieve it!

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

Since certain problems are only detectable during exercise, the CHUV is equipped with a high speed treadmill able to achieve a speed of 45 km/hour with an incline of up to 5 degrees. The CHUV also has an interior arena and a dynamic endoscope allowing the evaluation of the horse’s condition while ridden or lunged or even harnessed. A cardiac ultrasound can also be done while resting or during exercise if needed.
Advanced medical imaging such as ultrasound, endoscopy, numerical x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scintigraphy and computed tomography (CT-Scan) allow our team to obtain rapid and precise diagnoses.

TYPES OF TREATMENTS OFFERED

Diverse surgical procedures for example laser surgery for respiratory obstructions can be offered and your horse can be referred to the surgery Service if necessary.

A new type of treatment through regenerative medicine (biotherapy) has also been set up at the Equine hospital in the past few years. This type of treatment can be used in certain cases of tendinitis, osteoarthritis, joint disease or following certain types of trauma. The multiple therapeutic and rehabilitation programs proposed by our team can require the participation of your regular veterinarian and your trainer depending on your horses needs and your objectives.

FACILITIES AND EQUIPEMENT

The sports medicine Service is well equipped with areas specially adapted to examinations related to performance in the equine athlete as well as to its musculoskeletal system such as an interior arena with sand footing, a high speed treadmill and a hard floor corridor.

TEAM

Professors

Dr. Daniel Jean
Dr. Louis Kamus
Dr. Jean-Pierre Lavoie
Dr. Mathilde Leclère
Dr. Morgane Schambourg
Dr. Karine Pader

Clinicians

Dr. Susana Macieira
Dr. Marion Allano
Dr. Pavlina Ruzickova
Dr. Christophe Céleste
Dr. Andres Felipe Giraldo
Dr. Yves Rossier

Residents

Dr. Berta Mozo Vives
Dr. Alexandra Labordere
Dr. Gwladys Malek
Dr. Patricia Arnaiz Saura
Dr. Clara Raïsky
Dr. Debora Moreira Grass
Dr. Camille Ruault

Veterinary Technicians

Véronique Bergeron
Myriam Cossette
Maude Forest
Kelly-Ann Richer
Sarah Lachapelle
Andréanne Lachance
Dominique Mitchell Carrière
Yves Quintal