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Location: North Dakota | I didn't see any recent threads on this so thought I'd ask. My horse with kissing spine is about due for another round of injections. So far it seems that they are lasting about 6 months, give or take. I'm positive we will be going the surgery route at some point (after I'm done with school and can afford it). For now with the injections, regular strengthening/stretching work, and therapy like the Theraplate and BOT, it is pretty well maintained. I just texted my vet and she mentioned that shockwave therapy is another option we could try. I'm just curious if anyone has had luck with this yet. I don't want something that's only going to last a few weeks. My vet is over an hour away and I do not want have to drive over there in the ice and snow this winter for another treatment.
ETA-found out it is $300/treatment and they usually recommend 3 consecutive ones 3 weeks apart. So that's $900 in six weeks but should last a year. Compared to injections which last time were somewhere between $200 and $300 and have lasted almost 6 months...
Edited by cavyrunsbarrels 2015-10-07 10:15 AM
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Location: Oklahoma | I'm interested in seeing what kind of responses you get since I'm in a similar situation... but based on my previous experience w/ shockwave it was done in a small series of sessions. I had it done on a suspensory injury a year ago and I had to go 3x, with three weeks in between. |
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| Last year a friend of mine had shockwave done on her gelding for a suspensory...it was an old injury...but he literally had a big hole in it and she had been running him on it on and off all year between futurities and rodeos...he never took a sore step but would climb a little out of his turns....anyway...they shockwaved it...just like you said and it healed completely..she is running him now and he is running so nice. If I hadnt seen the difference myself I wouldnt really believe it...knowing the size of hole he had in a suspensory (that is normally way hard to heal if at all) and seen him come sound...especially since it was old and had already formed some leisons. I say do it. 900$ is cheaper than a new barrel horse and it really may work. In between sessions you might really consider doing Magnawave on it once or twice a week. Helped a gelding of mine with fusing hocks tremendously.
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Location: Piedmont, OK | I have not used Shockwave but I rented a Cytowave for a horse with tendonitis and rented the back accessory. I have one that tends to get sore in her SI and since using the cytowave has not been an issue any more. |
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| We used PEMF Therapy on a horse that hurt his back (in addition to chiro) and I think the treatments did make an improvement.  |
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Location: Canada | I can't see you getting a year out of three shockwave treatments for kissing spine. The treatment itself reduces pain and inflammation for about 2-4 days then the body takes over and tries to heal itself which is why it works so well on soft tissue injuries.
It is FANTASTIC for things like suspensory injuries but I can't see how it would help a whole lot for kissing spine other then reducing pain for very short term. I think that $900 is better spent tucked away in your fund to have the surgery then it is to shell out for shockwave treatments.
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| A friend of mine did it and didnt get good results on her KS horse. My gelding was diagnosed and we have been having luck with proper exercise, massage and mesotherapy. We (vet and I) are holding off on shockwave as I prefer to treat with least invasive so we have steps to take in the future for when our current management isnt working. However, I have greatly reduced running him which breaks my heart but I would rather run him a few times a year and have him last longer comfortably. I too would consider the surgery over shockwave. I will be exploring that option next time I am at the vet.
I also spoke with the vet in TX (many mention him here but his name is ascaping me). He agreed surgery is the better option vs shockwave. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I went with another round of injections for now. $200 every 6 months is not a big deal and they're working very well (in conjuction with regular exercise and really working on his back, plus the BOT sheet helps). I'm sure the surgery will be in his future but that will have to wait until it's financially possible, since he's doing so well with the current program. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-10-28 1:00 AM I went with another round of injections for now. $200 every 6 months is not a big deal and they're working very well (in conjuction with regular exercise and really working on his back, plus the BOT sheet helps). I'm sure the surgery will be in his future but that will have to wait until it's financially possible, since he's doing so well with the current program.
Why don't you try a couple of sessions of PEMF use either a blanket or get someone with a P3, magnapulse or PEMF8000 which is adjustable as to the strength.
I had the blanket used on my horse last week and he's riding around like a pleasure horse. I'm going to have him at the spa tomorrow for a magnapulse session. Sure helps with breaking the pain cycle. |
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