Resources for vets, therapists and owners;
plus major study PDFs.
Resources for professionals
Prof. D. Berens Von Rautenfeld of the Vodder Schule trains human lymphoedema therapists in equine lymphology and Combined Decongestive Therapy (CDT). The Vodder Schule has four stages of learning and it is only parts three and four that allow treatment of lymphoedema. So it makes sense to always check a therapist’s credentials to ensure they are qualified to actually perform lymphoedema care.
https://www.vodderschool.com/lymphedema
Upcoming conferences can be found here:
https://www.vodderschool.com/resources/education_centre
Major studies
Links to interesting articles:
Chronic Progressive Lymphoedema in Draft Horses: mites or myth?
Marieke Brys, University Ghent
Whole-genome scan identifies quantitative trait loci for chronic pastern dermatitis in German draft horses
E.Henrike Mittmann, Stephanie Momke, Ottmar Distl
Verrucous pastern dermatitis syndrome in heavy draught horses. Part II: Clinical findings
Geburek, F, Deegen, E, Hewicker-Trautwein, M, Ohnesorge, B.
Alterations of epidermal proliferation and cytokeratin expression in skin biopsies from heavy draught horses with chronic pastern dermatitis
Geburek, F, Ohnesorge, B, Deegen, E, Doeleke, R, Hewicker-Trautwein, M.
Chronic Progressive Lymphoedema 