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 
Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography by 
Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery (4th ed.) by 
Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2nd ed.) by 
Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and Clinical Sciences of the Equine Athlete (2nd ed.) by 
Equine Surgery (5th ed.) by 
Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (8th ed.) by 
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice. 4th ed. by 
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (13th ed.) by 
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology (5th ed.) by 
Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management (3rd ed.) by 
Joint Disease in the Horse (2nd ed.) by 
Joint Structure and Function (5th ed.) by 
Orthopaedic Basic Science: Foundations of Clinical Practice (4th ed.) by 
Dyce, Sack, and Wensing's Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (5th ed.) by 
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology (7th ed.) by 
Diagnostic Radiology, an Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice by 
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (2nd ed.) by 
Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine (8th ed.) (Ettinger) by 
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition (5th ed.) by Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Animals (2nd ed.) by Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (2nd ed.) by Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (2nd ed.) by 
Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) by 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.
Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and Clinical Sciences of the Equine Athlete (2nd ed.) by Joint Disease in the Horse (2nd ed.) by 
Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse (2nd ed.) by 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.
