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Prof. Nathalie Crevier-Denoix
France
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nathalie Crevier-Denoix graduated from the Veterinary School of Alfort (France, 1989). Agrégée in Veterinary Anatomy (1993), she defended a PhD thesis in Biomechanics (1996). Professor of Anatomy (1999), she is also the head of a research unit devoted to Biomechanics and equine locomotor pathology in Alfort. After a Veterinary Doctorate on the radiographic images of the limbs of the foal, her research activities have been covering two topics: equine tendon imaging and biomechanics, and biomechanical effects of equestrian surfaces. Her main achievements are the development of a non-invasive device for in vivo tendon force measurement (Tensonics, patented), the development and application of a combined dynamometric and high-speed kinematic measurement protocol compatible with equine training conditions, and the development of a testing device for equestrian surfaces, mimicking the interaction of an equine forelimb with the ground in the vertical plane (Equine Track Tester, ET2, patented). In 2016 she became diplomate of the ACVSMR, and in 2019, de facto diplomate of the ECVSMR (equine; recertified in 2024). From 2019 to 2023 she has been principal investigator of a research program on rehabilitation of superficial digital flexor tendinopathy in racehorses, based on controlled exercise associated with close clinical, ultrasonographic and biomechanical follow-up. Since 2023, she is principal investigator of research projects in which the ET2 testing device measurements, combined with locomotion characterization using a wearable device, are used to assess surface properties and their effects on the horse’s comfort and security, both on sub-irrigated (“ebb and flow” system) sand arenas, and cross-country eventing surfaces. She published 60 peer-reviewed articles, and presented about 100 invited lectures and 150 short communications in international and national conferences.
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European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation