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| Has anyone had any luck with a horse coming back after having SI issues? My gelding has been off for the last month, I would not say noticably lame, just hes not tracking up behind and from behing you can clearly see his his left hip is dropped. Theres a popping sound up near his hip/sacrum, hard to tell exactly. Had him up at the vet yesterday and two vets looking at him for almost an hour. They really think its his SI out. I have him on muscle relaxers and I am waiting on a call back to get him with a different chiropractor. He had an almost identical problem last year, the vet that had saw him thought it was his stifle, x-rays had shown he has some mild arthritis but nothing terrible... he shortly after was diagnosed with lyme disease and his lameness just went away after being treated, most likely because of the time he had off now that I think about it.
Just really worries me as I have another gelding with SI issues from an injury who has already has the entire winter off. |
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| Yes, SI Injections. Its costly because its ultrasound guided. If you choose this route make sure your vet injects 2 locations on each side, not 1 on each side. There are many exercises a good lameness vet can give you to help stretch that area too. |
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Location: Phoenix | Reester - 2016-04-21 7:35 AM Yes, SI Injections. Its costly because its ultrasound guided. If you choose this route make sure your vet injects 2 locations on each side, not 1 on each side. There are many exercises a good lameness vet can give you to help stretch that area too.
Thanks for that tip on the ultrasound. Mine's SI has been catching these past couple of days and it's very frustrating. I know I need to keep the area muscled but was thinking about injecting to help with current inflammation. |
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| Yes. I'm not sure the issue ever really goes away. For me, it is just a maintenance issue. If I stay on good ground I can go a long time between injections. My horse is a finished 1D rodeo horse so I do not work her other than a slow trot around the pattern occasionally. |
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| BROKEN FEATHER - 2016-04-21 10:36 AM
Yes. I'm not sure the issue ever really goes away. For me, it is just a maintenance issue. If I stay on good ground I can go a long time between injections. My horse is a finished 1D rodeo horse so I do not work her other than a slow trot around the pattern occasionally.
I agree, the issue never goes away. But there are things that can be done to manage it depending on the severity of the accident/injury that happened to cause the problem.
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| Okay thank you. Has chiropractic adjustments helped at all with your horses? |
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Location: Michigan | My daughter's mare had been off the last month of last year and it continued to this spring. We were thinking either hocks or stifles.
Had a performance exam done and she was way off on her left rear, vet was thinking the same as us, stifles or hock. Xrays showed they both looked pretty good. Shaved down a bunch of spots on her leg and hip proceeded to spend an hour with the ultra sound. Finally when shooting up from the inside of her leg he saw something that might be and issue. He then palpated her with the ultra sound and could clearly see some damage on the left side of her SI.
He ended up using the ultra sound to guide a very long needle into 3 separate areas. I was a bit skeptical as it is hard for a layman to see things in an ultra sound unlike the xray.
We had raced her at an early race 5 days before the exam and she had added about a second to her barrel run from the same location last year and even more in her pole run. A little over a week after the exam in the same arena she was back down to her times from last spring and flexing around the barrel better than she had in a long time. |
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Location: almost heaven | You need a vet with experience in SI injections. Had several horse injected. I use a vet in Ocala fl just for this only. Noticed a huge improvement in every horse I have had done. Mine have built more muscle in the hind quarters after injections and getting them fixed. Make sure the horse is adjusted after the injection. With one horse we did muscle relaxers for 2 weeks and rest. Really helped him. |
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Location: California | Injections  I watched two personal horses of mine go from running off and always "off" to working outstanding and sound as can be. I agree with the ultrasound guided and two different injection sites. I have seen amazing results with some friend's horses that I actually recommended getting done as well. Not all vets even can diagnose them from what I have witnessed, but a good vet definitely can. |
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| also along with the injections I had a treatment done on mine with the sound waves,,I don't know what it is called for sure but worked really well for him plus maintenance with pentosan |
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Location: Buffalo, TX | I second the injections. Kathy Brown injected a gelding I had years ago and the difference was night and day. Sometimes hock or stifle pain is secondary to a SI problem, so you have to get them checked by a vet who knows. Also, keeping the area properly stretched and loose with sports massage is critical. I used a magnetic Magassager, but It's worth it to invest in a "Thumper" or similar tool. |
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