Blood flow restriction (BFR), a human rehab modality, was found to be safe and well-tolerated by horses in a pilot study.
While ultrasound is useful for identifying articular process joint effusion in horses, it might undervalue the amount of swelling present.
Managing the magnitude and frequency of limb loading is key to keeping horses—particularly racehorses—injury-free.
A field study of the drug showed it significantly improved lameness in horses and induced no clinically relevant adverse effects.
Equine idiopathic headshaking is a painful condition, but with correct diagnosis and treatment many headshakers can live pain-free.
Comparing ligament striations in opposite limbs via ultrasound to determine if changes are normal versus tears could lead to misdiagnosis.
This stallside system might benefit horses with acute and chronic inflammatory synovitis.
A veterinary sports medicine and rehab specialist describes what we know about orthobiologic therapies for OA in horses and their high likelihood for variable responses.
Understanding how and why injuries in sport horses happen might be the best way to prevent them.
This biologic could have a protective role as a disease-modifying product for horses with osteoarthritis.
Researcher: The BEMER blanket technology provides a medication-free solution for reducing pain in the croup and saddle area.
Conventional and easy-to-use joint therapies such as corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid continue to have their place in equine practice.
One sport horse veterinarian describes how to choose a system and maximize its benefits in equine practice.
A veterinarian describes the many ways to treat this complex yet common cause of lameness and poor performance.
Veterinarians might consider addressing axial skeleton adaptations when rehabbing horses with limb injuries.
Temporomandibular joint inflammation might be an overlooked cause of poor equine performance.
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