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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.
Cardiovascular malfunction might impede athletic performance, but with correct diagnosis and management some horses can still have athletic careers.
This biologic could have a protective role as a disease-modifying product for horses with osteoarthritis.
One researcher assessed the effects different NSAIDs have not only on horses’ response to furosemide but also their kidney function.
Researcher: The BEMER blanket technology provides a medication-free solution for reducing pain in the croup and saddle area.
Learn more about stem cell therapy and how veterinarians use it to help rehabilitate injured horses.
Any horse can benefit from rehabilitation during their lifetime.
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.
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