title: Pain along the gall bladder meridian in 100 horses.
abstract: This case series describes clinical findings in 100 horses displaying pain patterns resembling the anatomical course of the gall bladder meridian. The palpatory pain (tenderness) was detected in individual points, as well as along entire sections of the meridian. A few tender points and areas were also diagnosed outside of the meridian. These data are clinically relevant in terms of the diagnosis and classification of musculoskeletal pain in horses. Therapeutic trials will be reported in a subsequent study.
authors.affiliation: jstill@mweb.co.za
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Still
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*