Dr. Melissa King is a board-certified diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and serves as an Associate Professor of Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado.
After earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Dr. King completed a year-long internship at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She then spent a decade in private practice, focusing on equine sports medicine and the clinical management of performance horses. Driven by a passion for advancing equine rehabilitation, she returned to Colorado State University to pursue a PhD in equine biomechanics and rehabilitation. Her doctoral research focused on evaluating the physiologic, biomechanical, and histologic effects of aquatic therapy on the progression of osteoarthritis in the equine middle carpal joint.
Dr. King's current research interests center on providing evidence-based rehabilitation and advancing the science of equine performance and recovery.
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