Experiences of soft-tissue injury to backs? And Diva update

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Firstly thanks to everyone for all your support I really appreciate it.

Here is a little update...
Diva has been seen by a physio recommended by Bell Equine this week and I now have a game plan for the next two weeks of things to do.

She was really thorough and did some deep massage which Diva was not sure about to begin with but eventually decided it was not too bad. Plus she spent ages chatting to me about the possible cause and so helped calm my neurosis!

She has lent me a pulsating magnetic rug which Diva is enjoying very much! As well as some exercises and stretches to do in between in-hand walking, progressing up to polework by the end of next week.

She is suprisingly warm considering she is wearing virtually no rugs!

She is also much happier which means I am happier!
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I also went to a homeopath who has given me some pills to try. I have previously used Arnica so am keeping an open mind about what he has given me and in the words of Tesco - Every little helps!
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We are still undure of exactly how or what has caused this problem but for now we treating it as a soft tissue damage/muscle strain.

So has anyone had any smilar experiences with their horses? Did your horse fully recover?
Did it re-occur?
Did your horse ever 'forget' about the injury and return to normal?

Any info would be greatful.

Thanks
Emma
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Not sure because I wasn't there Mark sorted it out, am going up there this afternoon to see her and check out my new gadget!

She thinks it could be a number of things:

We know that Diva has previously been worked in Draw Reins, when we got her we took her right back to basics and have literally re-built her. A complete change in her way of going could have caused an existing niggle to flare up which is now noticeable as he workload has increased and changed.

She is a pratt in the field and often has moments where she clearly thinks she is related to Mill Reef, she could have potentailly stacked it in the field.

She has previously got cast so could have done it then.

It may be her saddle - which I think is unlikely but the saddler is coming back in half-term to check it again

Have spoken to Serena and are trying to arrange a demo, but all the while I can use the physio's rug it is a cheaper option.
 
I would definitely say something like an Equissage or one of the rugs Tempi has would help her enormously... I have not experience of the rugs, so my knowledge comes from when I used to work for Equissage. There is only so deep a physio can get into a horse's muscles, which is why something that uses the oscilating movement of the Equissage really helps. It can get right to the root of the muscle... one example is that is travels the full length of my tip of my fingers when placed on my elbow. It gets through bone, muscle and sinew and is not only great for muscles (I have a spasm in my neck and back caused by bad injury, and it helps me enormously), but also helps joints as circulates the joint fluid.

Please feel free to PM me if you want any more info... I don't work for the company any more, but still have quite a bit of info (plus an Equissage myself). Just didn't want to be accused of trying to sell the product.
 
You will love the rug, its a great investment honestly!

I suppose like you said it could be a number of things, i guess you will never find out. Hopefully shes on the way to recovery now tho
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Glad to hear Diva is on the mend
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My mare had a soft tissue injury to her back, only on one side, just behind the saddle and it was very acute. They think she twisted herself rolling or even got cast without me knowing about it and pulled herself.

She had 3 physio treatments, including some massage therapy and all over manipulation and after about 2 weeks rest she started working again, gradually building it up.

I have to say though she felt tense through her back on landing after a fence for a good month or so afterwards, like she was expecting it to hurt but it didn't but took a while for her to forget (when she had the injury she bucked, something she never does hence why we had her looked at).

However, a few months on and she is now 100% fine and happy and it's definitely taught me to always listen to your horse
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Diva's doesn't sound quite so acute as Chloe's so I'm sure she'll recover very quickly
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I have an HHP i must say they are fantastic !!

Gadget also goes mad in the field but you cant keep them locked up !! im sure she will be fine !!

My friend has just taken her horse to Bell for spa treatment - for a tendon injury he also has arthritus so will help this to xx
 
Sounds really similar, Diva started to react really violently in canter to the point where we knew she was not right.

I hope she follows the same recovery as your horse.
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I worry that mentally she won't be able to forget and will expect it to hurt. But we will just have to wait and see.

I have given myself a real telling off for not reading the signs. I knew she wasn't right and next time I am going to follow my heart not my head!
 
Really liked the HHP but this other rug goes up the neck as well!

Diva has another flid in the field I am going to hobble her
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OMG it sounds exactly what Axey has done, see my posts in veterinary.

He is going to have steroids injected into the area to release the muscle spasm. The vet is quite confident it will work and he'll be back to normal in no time.
 
My gelding did something similar last summer, he came in really twichy one night and was moody being tacked up, I just put it down to him having had a few days off. My friend took him into the school, got on and he bronced her straight off... Now he can be a bugger but he aint nasty. One vet visit later and he was diagnosed with soft tissue damage to the mid near side of his back and a sore sacroiliac... Rest and physio sorted him out, all in all he was off for 3-4 months.
 
My sisters mare showed signs of being uncomfy, when we took her to the vet he said her back was horrendous, she was still accepting being ridden but when prodded/poked nearly sat down.
I think she had 2/3 physio sessions plus lungeing and maybe a couple of weeks off, and is back to normal now, she will probably occasionally see the physio to keep her right but is generally good, happy and perhaps slightly cold backed but otherwise good. No idea why she was sore but that's life.
 
Sorry to hear you have problems. This is quite interesting as i worked with a horse that had a back problem, showed its self in that with the proffesional that was producing it for the owner said he started to stop when jumping he then got very backward. Luckily this horse happens to belong to a vet who's husband happens to be one of the vets when it comes to backs and advises the Royal college and the master saddlers on backs and saddle fitting. So he knows a thing or two to say the least. We brought him home and started to look at the problem.
We worked out that , and there is a SouthAfrican vet/ physio who is the specialist in this field that with the 'warmbloods ' you have a mix of muscle tissue this mixing of tissue in the back and hindquaters has differing responses to work and can produce sore spots.
As i speak we were waiting for a deep tissue machine that works these areas as most massage etc simply does not work in a specific enough way or depth, this includes the likes of the Equisage thing.
I can give you the vets name if you PM me they are an equine center of exellence and i am sure would be happy to speak to your vet should you wish.
We have worked hard using various methods of controlled work and manipulation and now the horse is fine. Takes time but it has been successful.
 
Injections were mentioned along with shockwave if she doesn't respond. Could you please PM with a link to your posts?
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She isn't cold-backed but reacted in the same way when she was prodded. She literally went throught the roof and then looked at the vets as if to say "WTF did you do that for!"
 
Yup, that's how our mare reacted, she is now 100% and hopefully it will show in her eventing (she was stopping half way round a course in random fields and saying' enough!') this year. Never got a specific diagnosis though
 
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