Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) Reading List
This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
"Please note that this is a guideline for a reading list of textbooks and journals suggested for preparation for the 2016 board-certification examination with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
"Disclaimer: Due to the very diverse knowledge base required of sports medicine and rehabilitation, this reading list is suggested, but not all inclusive. Candidates should use the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation examination rubric for identification of examination topics and the percentage distribution of examination questions within in each topic area as the basis for preparation for the respective board-certification examinations."
Source: American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, ACVSMR Final Reading List: 2016 Board Certification Examination.
This resource updated: 02/18/2016
Source reading list reviewed: 10/30/2015
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 09/30/2015
Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Animals (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF925 .A55 2016ISBN: 9781118852323Publication Date: 20162nd edition
Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography by Call Number: SF951 .A75 2014ISBN: 9781118798126Publication Date: 2014E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1-10
Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery (4th ed.) by Call Number: SF991 .P38ISBN: 9781119267508Publication Date: 2018E-BOOK and print
Chapters 2-3
Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF991 .M55 2014ISBN: 9781437703092Publication Date: 2013E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1-3, 6-31
Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and Clinical Sciences of the Equine Athlete (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF956 .E6944 2014ISBN: 9780702047718Publication Date: 2014E-BOOK and print
Chapters 6-13, 31-32, 38-39, 42-46, 62-64
Equine Surgery (5th ed.) by Call Number: SF951 .E6377 2019ISBN: 9780323484206Publication Date: 2018E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1-2, 4, 7-12, 16-17
Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (8th ed.) by ISBN: 9781451191554Publication Date: 2014
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice. 4th ed. by Call Number: SF991 .D53 2012ISBN: 9781437706543Publication Date: 2011E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1-17
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (13th ed.) by ISBN: 9781455770052Publication Date: 201513th edition
Chapters 2-8, 45, 49
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology (5th ed.) by Call Number: SF895 .O44 2011ISBN: 9781437706512Publication Date: 2010-12-145th edition
E-BOOK and print
Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management (3rd ed.) by Call Number: SF910.P34 G38 2015ISBN: 9780323089357Publication Date: 20143rd edition
E-BOOK and print
Joint Disease in the Horse (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF959.J64 J385 2016ISBN: 9781455759699Publication Date: 2015E-BOOK and print
Chapters 8, 10-17, 19
Joint Structure and Function (5th ed.) by Call Number: QP303 .N59 2011ISBN: 9780803623620Publication Date: 2011-03-09E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1-3, 13-14
Orthopaedic Basic Science: Foundations of Clinical Practice (4th ed.) by Call Number: RD731 .O75 2013ISBN: 9780892038435Publication Date: 20144th edition
Chapters 1-25
Dyce, Sack, and Wensing's Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (5th ed.) by Call Number: SF761 .D93 2018ISBN: 9780323442640Publication Date: 20175th edition
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology (7th ed.) by Call Number: SF757.8 .T48 2018ISBN: 9780323482479Publication Date: 2017-12-197th edition
E-BOOK and print
Diagnostic Radiology, an Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice by ISBN: 9780323444880Publication Date: 2016VCNA Small Animal v. 46, no. 3
Chapters 1-3
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF911 .V48 2018ISBN: 9780323320658Publication Date: 2017-06-29E-BOOK and print
Chapters 1, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13-15, 18-19, 39-45, 48
- Canadian Veterinary Journal
Open access after a 6-month delay. Some articles may be available sooner. - Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine PracticeRelevant topics only, including
Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete (2016), vol. 32, no. 1 - Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal PracticeRelevant topics only, including Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2015): vol. 45
Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine (8th ed.) (Ettinger) by Call Number: SF991 .T48 2017ISBN: 9780323312110Publication Date: 2016-12-198th edition
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition (5th ed.) by Call Number: SF427.4 .S63 2010 VET RESERVEISBN: 9780615297019Publication Date: 20105th edition.- Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Animals (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF925 .A55 2016ISBN: 9781118852323Publication Date: 20162nd edition
- Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF991 .M55 2014ISBN: 9781437703092Publication Date: 20132nd edition
E-BOOK and print - Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF911 .V48 2018ISBN: 9780323320658Publication Date: 2017-06-292nd edition
E-BOOK and print 
Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF991.6 .C35 2018ISBN: 9781119380627Publication Date: 20182nd edition
E-BOOK and print
Journals
For the 2020 ACVSMR examination, questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019.
Exam questions may also originate from information in older articles (prior to January 2014) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it relates to the basic science and clinical practice of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation.
- Canadian Veterinary JournalOpen access after a 6-month delay. Some articles may be available sooner.
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal PracticeRelevant topics only, including Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2015), vol. 45, no. 1
- Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and Clinical Sciences of the Equine Athlete (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF956 .E6944 2014ISBN: 9780702047718Publication Date: 20142nd edition
E-BOOK and print - Joint Disease in the Horse (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF959.J64 J385 2016ISBN: 9781455759699Publication Date: 20152nd edition
E-BOOK and print 
Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse (2nd ed.) by Call Number: SF959.L25 R67 2011ISBN: 9781416060697Publication Date: 20112nd edition
E-BOOK and print
Journals
For the 2020 ACVSMR examination, questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019.
Exam questions may also originate from information in older articles (prior to January 2014) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it relates to the basic science and clinical practice of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation.
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine PracticeRelevant topics only, including Rehabilitation of the Equine Athlete (2016), vol. 32, no. 1
