Stem Cells: are they the future in treating injuries in racehorses?
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Niki Luciani (5 February 2010 - Issue 15)
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Tendon Treatments - how to treat the common injury
/Tendon damage is one of the most common and perplexing soft tissue injuries in racing jurisdictions throughout the world. Roughly eight to thirty percent of racehorses in the United States, eleven percent in Japan, five to fifty percent in the United Kingdom (including jump horses) and at least five percent in Australia sustain tendon injuries during their careers.
Kimberly French (20 January 2009 - Issue Number: 11)
Shockwave Therapy - uncovering new treatments
/Doctors originally used shockwave therapy more than 20 years ago to
disintegrate kidney stones in their patients, then learned that the
therapy can also treat tendonitis, tennis elbow, heel spurs and other
ailments. Equine researchers are still uncovering everything shockwave
therapy can do for horses after it was initially and successfully used
in Germany in 1996 to treat lameness.
Bill Heller (19 May 2007 - Issue 3)
Osteochondritis dissecans - the development, causes and treatments of OCD
/One of the most common orthopedic problems encountered in young horses is osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). This is of particular concern in the Thoroughbred industry, where horses are often bought and sold before maturation is complete and are expected to perform starting at a relatively young age. There are many common sources of confusion surrounding this disease. Deborah Spike-Pierce, DVM discusses research into the development, causes and treatment of OCD.
Deborah Spike-Pierce, DVM (13 October 2006 - Issue Number: 1)
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