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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | This horse is sore when palates through the back and hips he’s been off for a year and a half but turned out during the day. He has seen a chiro, si injections, X-ray for kissing spine and pssm 1 testing (results pending) and he has been scoped. He doesn’t tolerate his back legs being lifted very well and PEMF therapy isn’t helping really. Where do you guys see the problem? I see right hind but don’t know what could be causing the issue. Any feedback appreciated video links below.
https://youtu.be/wP1ML037V90
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| Check his feet for balance. Make sure they are level and balanced. Have you checked hocks and stifles? And a lot of times it’s the front end causing the issues. Could need coffin bones injected. |
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Location: Claremore, OK | Sore in both hind legs, mainly RH. A good lameness exam Is needed. Looks like stifle or hock but hard to tell without flexions and some blocking. Could be abscess in RH foot, could be many things. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | agree with LD, based on him being turned out he is not very fit so I would bet stifle, but hocks could also be sore.
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | He has had a few lameness exams but docs said si and after those injections we got a little relief but not much would hock soreness affect his back |
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Location: Claremore, OK | charlenenh - 2018-04-04 8:41 AM
He has had a few lameness exams but docs said si and after those injections we got a little relief but not much would hock soreness affect his back
Chronic soreness in lower back and hip is usually stifles. |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | charlenenh - 2018-04-04 8:41 AM He has had a few lameness exams but docs said si and after those injections we got a little relief but not much would hock soreness affect his back
Yes any pain in the leg can cause back soreness because they use their back muscles more to handle being unbalanced when they dont want weight on the painful leg. |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Thanks guys |
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Location: North Dakota | He looks REALLY hock sore to me, on both hocks, because he stabs his foot into the ground (jabs the toe) and doesn't have very good extension. Have you had rads pulled of his hocks? With that much hock soreness present I wouldn't be surprised if he is stifle sore too. And yes that can move up over their back and make them sore in the SI and in the lumbar region of their back if left untreated.
If he has inflammation in the hock or stifle joints than PEMF or chiro isn't going to make that go away. The only thing that will take care of existing inflammation in the joint(s) is an injection. Then you can address keeping inflammation at bay via feed, proper farrier work, and alternative therapies. JMO.
Edited by WYOTurn-n-Burn 2018-04-04 3:48 PM
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| I would agree with whats been said. I notice more short stride on LH and more of a hitch in the RH. My brain automatically went to stifles but hocks could be it. My only suggestion is the thermal imaging maybe to try and pinpoint soreness. My gelding moves that way or similar anyway with a pulled muscle in his backend but not sure that will make sense with him not working (not that they don't do crazy things on their own). |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Thanks everyone I’ve just never had one THIS sore in their hocks/stifle I’m hoping this is a easy fix and he can recover |
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