Tweaking Stem Cell Therapy Use in Horses (AAEP 2012)
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
April 7, 2013
Stem cell therapy has evolved rapidly as a treatment approach in equine veterinary medicine.
Stem cell therapy has evolved rapidly as a treatment approach in equine veterinary medicine.
Choosing a specific stem cell source could maximize treatment efficacy, improving horses’ recovery chances.
Researchers found no significant improvement in SDFT injuries treated with mesenchymal stem cells.
One veterinarian describes how to prepare the stem cells, horse, and equipment for treatment.
Lauren Schnabel, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, has earned a grant to study stem cell treatments for horses.
Stem cells offer a new and seemingly futuristic way to treat equine injuries. In this webcast Ross Rich, DVM, PA-C, shares his eight years of experience and results using adipose (fat)-derived stem cells to treat orthopedic injuries in horses.
Stem cells therapy might offer practitioners an additional treatment option for the fight against laminitis.
Bone fractures in horses, whether catastrophic or microscopic, heal through a complex sequence of events.
While related studies are scarce, some are reporting success using stem cells to treat chronic laminitis.
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.
Researchers evaluate new tracking and delivery methods of stem cells in horses’ lower limbs.
Fluid caused little reaction in some horses’ stem cells but promoted or inhibited growth in others.
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