If eating rules your life; if you struggle with control of eating and weight; if you may be harming your health; you may have an eating disorder. An eating disorder is not an illness like measles. It is not something that you either HAVE OR DONâT HAVE.
In the case of the fetlock, the capsule extends out of the back of the actual joint and forms a pouch above the sesamoid bones behind the cannon bone. If this pouch of the joint capsule becomes thickened or distended, the resulting swelling on the back of the fetlock is known as an articular windgall. imagined as a sausage of fluid which envelopes the tendons as they run over the back of the fetlock.
Bursa and Bursitis. Bursitis occurs when the synovial membrane of a bursa becomes inflamed. The inflamed synovium will thicken and produce excess synovial fluid, causing the bursa to swell. Inflammation can be caused by excessive friction, an injury, or an underlying condition such as rheumatoid arthritis.