When owning a horse, you run into the problem of your horse getting injured. Getting the call from your barn manager or a friend saying that your horse is lame isn’t a call any horse owner wants to get, but is undoubtedly a call that everyone gets. The first thing that runs through their head is what happened? One of the scenarios that will enter a horse owner’s head will be a tendon, ligament, or joint injury. Many owners work very hard to prevent such injuries by feeding joint supplements, but owners can’t prevent the unexpected. Some of the major treatments out in the equine industry are even common in human tendon injuries, such as tendon splitting, stem cell therapy, and platelet rich plasma therapy. There are also several medicinal injections that have come available to veterinarians such as: Tildren, Adquan, and Legend. Every horse owner should have some knowledge of the above treatments, in order to provide the best therapy and healing for their horse.
One of the oldest ways to deal with a tendon injury is tendon splitting. Tendon splitting is when the vet inserts a scalpel or a knife into the lesion and cuts down the entire lesion (Sellnow, 2000). Using this type of therapy for tendon healing, allows the vet to let the tendon heal in a controlled environment as he is creating the injury. This healing method, also increases the blood supply while also decreasing the fluid that will have accumulated within the injury (Sellnow, 2000). One of the major problems with tendon splitting is that it can do more damage to the tendon than good, if the injury isn’t that severe and can heal on its own. When using this form of tendon healing the owner has to be aware of the high amount of Phenylbutazone that has to be used in order to...
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Tendinopathy is a generic description that encompasses many pathologies of clinical conditions arising from chronic overuse in and around the tendon such as ruptures/tendinitis, tendinosis and paratendinitis, which can only be classified post histopathological examination (Maffulli, Sharma, & Luscombe, 2004; Khan, Cook, Bonar, Harcourt, & Astrom, 1999). There has been a shift to replace the pathological term ‘tendinitis’ with ‘tendinosis’ as increasing research fails to detect the presence of prostaglandin mediated inflammatory cell infiltration within the pathological tendon (Khan, Cook, & Kannus, 2002; Khan et al. 1999). Achilles tendinosis pathology is now attributed to a failure of the cell matrix to adapt to repetitive trauma. With fiber disorientation, ...
No obvious boundaries are observed between the two distinct materials, tendon and bone. Type I collagen and tenocytes are highly aligned in tendon. In uncalcified fibrocartilage, where collagen type II is of great content, along with rich type III collagen and small amount of type X collagen, decorin, and aggrecan. Similarly, with a great amount of type II collagen, the mineralized cartilage presents significant amounts of collagen type X and scarce levels of aggrecan. Note that the collagen fibers are highly aligned in the direction of tensile force in tendon but less oriented in the insertion site (Figure 2).[4, 19] Additionally, the insertion site possesses a transitional decrease in tissue organization while an increase in mineral content.[4] The complex collagen and mineralization content in this region lead the repair and rehabilitation of tendon-to-bone insertion site more
When comparing rotator cuff tears from the common people and athletes, they are much more common when a person is physically active in sports. An injury in the rotator ...
If a horse suffers a mild strain it may only take around 6-8 weeks. If a horses suffers a tear the injury may take up to 8 months to heal. Doing too much too soon is almost certain to cause the injury to reoccur in the future.
...nge of external and internal motion while strengthening the muscles of the shoulder. When rest and physical therapy fail to correct an injury, surgery may be required. Common surgical procedures include labrum repairs, posterior capsular release, anterior capsular placation, or rotator cuff surgery. Many athletes are focusing on just one sport and training year round resulting in an increase in over-use injuries. It is recommended that athletes not play one sport year round to prevent overuse. Breaks should be taken and pitchers should not pitch on multiple teams.
Filomeno, Paola, Victor Dayan, and Cristina Touriño. "SC Research And Clinical Development In Tendon Repair." Muscles, Ligaments & Tendons Journal (MLTJ) 2.3 (2012): 204-211. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
... depending on the severity of the laminitis depends on how the shoeing should be done. One type of shoeing may work for one horse but the next horse it may not work for so communication is very important when trying to get a method of shoeing that will work for your horse’s case of laminitis. An example of a way to shoe a horse with a moderate degree of rotation would be to trim the toe back and trim the heel. Also a frog support may be used. Use deep bedding in the stall for extra support and cushion for the sole of the hoof. Horses that get laminitis and recover are going to have a higher risk of developing it again. It is very important to eliminate the cause in order to prevent laminitis from happening again. In severe cases it may be taken in consideration euthanasia due to the infection, necrosis, and the sinking of the coffin bone in to the sole of the hoof.
Repair after a muscle is damaged happens through the division of certain cells who then fuse to existing, undamaged muscle fibers to correct the damage. Different muscle types take different amounts of time to heal and regenerate after it has been damaged. Smooth muscle cells can regenerate with the greatest capacity due to their ability to divide and create many more cells to help out. While cardiac muscle cells hardly regenerate at all due to the lack of specialized cells that aid in repair and regeneration. In skeletal muscle, satellite cells aid in helping restoration after injury. Along with muscles, tendons are very important structures within the human body, and they to can be damaged. However, tendon repair involves fibroblast cells cross-linking collagen fibers that aid in not only reinforcing structural support, but also mechanical support as well (“Understanding Tendon Injury,” 2005). While quite different from muscle repair, tendon repair involves the similarity of reestablishing d...
• Surgery to release the tendon in the sheath or to repair damage to the tendon or tendon sheath. Surgery may be done if other treatments do not help relieve symptoms.
For centuries people have enjoyed horses in various ways. From racing Thoroughbreds to western pleasure, the equine sport can be observed around the world. But, behind the glitz and glamour of horse shows, there is also a dark side. Nowadays, some horse people will use harmful shortcuts to get a leg up in competition. “ Pushed beyond their limits, most horses are subjected to cocktails of legal and illegal drugs intended to mask injuries and artificially enhance performance.” (PETA). Many trainers will use extreme, abusive techniques in the name of competition.
Tendonitis- Repetitive strain on a tendon can aggravate the tendon causing pain, inflammation, and complications with movement involving the muscle. Unfortunately, tendons have an insufficient blood supply; consequently, it takes an extensive time to heal, usually six weeks or more.
Orthopedic surgeons are responsible for mending and operating on the musculoskeletal system. “Orthopedics is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients with disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and skin” (Career in Orthopaedics). Depending on the damage the patient has sustained determines how the orthopedic surgeon is able to correct the patient’s injury. In many cases there are multiple ways of correcting the patient’s injury such as; using medical, physical, and rehabilitative techniques to using complex surgical methods. “Typically, as much as 50 percent of the orthopedic surgeon’s practice is devoted to no surgical or medical management of injuries or disease and 50 percent to surgical management” (Career in Orthopaedics). The majority of surgeons, including orthopedic surgeons, prefer to choose the least invasive procedures such as; arthroscopy which is a technological advancement allowing orthopedic surgeons to use special cameras in order to diagnose and treat a joint with minimal cutting and trauma to...
Acupuncture can solve some illnesses, create better productions of hormones, and improve behavior of equine. This can all be done through the most common form of acupuncture which is dry needling. It is very simple yet very effective. Although acupuncture has been proven to be a useful practice in veterinary medicine. More research should be conducted to implement it into veterinary colleges for future students to use. Acupuncture is a very useful form of healing that could be very beneficial to those in the equine industry with deeper studies and
That's basically it. A surgery that baseball players and fans have grown to appreciate, and one of the more scientific breakthroughs in modern sports medicine. And after doing this report I’m fascinated by the modern science and how a tendon in your wrist can be used as a ligament.
Tendon disorders and injuries comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat (Vos 144). What PRP does is release the growth factor into the degenerative tendons while intentionally inflaming your muscles and tendons, to encourage healing. In an experiment conducted by Doctor Vos and his colleagues, they examined whether a PRP injection would actually improve the outcome in chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. The control group was given a placebo while the others were given the PRP injections. At the conclusio...