A New Equine Joint Pain Treatment Might be on the Horizon
In the presence of tissue injury, the body produces neurotrophins, or nerve grow factors (NFG).
In the presence of tissue injury, the body produces neurotrophins, or nerve grow factors (NFG).
Traditional treatment approaches generally involve an extended, expensive period of confinement or inactivity. Further, researchers have determined that the prognosis for hind-limb PSD following conservative therapy (which generally consists of rest, with or without shockwave therapy and treatment with drugs such as corticosteroids) alone is poor, with only 14% of horses resuming full work without lameness for more than a year.