N.Y. Racing Regulators to Adopt Shock Wave Standards
Tom Precious
November 29, 2012
Regulators could ban horses from racing or breezing for at least 10 days after shock wave therapy treatments.
Regulators could ban horses from racing or breezing for at least 10 days after shock wave therapy treatments.
Bone fractures in horses, whether catastrophic or microscopic, heal through a complex sequence of events.
Learn the benefits of physical therapy stretches for your horse from veterinary experts and follow our step-by-step instructions to help make your horse more flexible and performance ready.
Numerous factors go into selecting the appropriate surgical procedure to treat equine roaring.
Exercising the multifidus muscles in addition to daily training could reduce equine back pain.
The rule would affect found responsible for putting substances in racehorses that might endanger the animals.
The new rule states horses receiving ESWT will be ineligible to train or race for 10 days following treatment.
Researchers continue to modify stem cell and PRP treatments as they reveal what does not work and what might be effective.
I’ll Have Another, a hopeful for the 2012 Kentucky Derby, recently underwent shock wave therapy on his back.
The Lembert single layer pattern is faster, stronger, and less likely to impede the intestinal flow.
A physical therapy program is owner- and horse-intensive in terms of time and energy for successful outcomes.
One researcher says manual therapies can effectively relieve back pain.
Topical anti-inflammatories, hyaluronic acid, and shock wave therapy are among the popular treatment options.
In the right hands, these physical therapy methods can help rehabilitate injured horses.
While related studies are scarce, some are reporting success using stem cells to treat chronic laminitis.
TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A event on Complementary Therapies was held on Oct. 26.
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