Ask the Vet LIVE: Complementary Therapies Recording
The Horse Staff
November 18, 2011
Recording of TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE event on complementary therapies from Oct. 26, 2011.
Recording of TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE event on complementary therapies from Oct. 26, 2011.
Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, and herbal medicine often generate controversy. Is there any real evidence that these therapies can help horses? What training do practitioners offering these modalities have?
Bracelets and leg weights strengthen and activate certain muscles to help improve hind end gait abnormalities.
Sheila Schils, PhD, discusses electrotherapy’s place in physical therapy and the different devices available.
A stem cell-PRP combination could be more effective than either therapy alone for treating soft tissue lesions
The September KENA meeting will focus on the use of stem cell therapy to treat injuries in horses.
Researchers examine what stem cells do once inside the horse’s body and whether they stay where they’re put.
Researchers believe hyperbaric oxygen can be a beneficial adjunctive therapy to regenerative medicine.
Researchers are determining the most efficient way to provide enough stem cells for an effective treatment.
Supplements, polysulfated glycosaminoglycans, and regenerative medicines are some approaches for treating OA.
Researchers evaluate new tracking and delivery methods of stem cells in horses’ lower limbs.
Researchers recently investigated how certain arthritic joint tissues respond to treatments such as shock wave.
Fluid caused little reaction in some horses’ stem cells but promoted or inhibited growth in others.
Research indicates adipose tissue is a reliable source from which to collect stem cell aspirates in horses.
Find out how stem cells are currently being used to treat orthopedic injuries in horses and how the cells
Stem cell therapy is one of the most discussed regenerative therapies in the horse health community today, and
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