The Road to Recovery, Part 1
Back and neck pain can be just as debilitating as limb pain. Thankfully, therapies ranging from shock wave to acupuncture are available to help horses recover. | Photo: Alexandra Beckstett/The Horse

Rehabilitation options for upper-body pain and injury

When you think of lameness, limb pain is likely the first cause to come to mind. Yet back, neck, and pelvic pain can be just as debilitating. Thankfully, therapies ranging from shock wave to acupuncture are available to help horses recover. 

In the first of this two-part series, we’ll explore full-body rehabilitation options; in Part 2 we’ll focus solely on the limbs.

A Multifocal Approach

Upper-body rehabilitation is rarely limited to one problem with one solution: Horses might be suffering from multiple problems, and several therapies can overlap during the course of ­treatment

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