Kissing spine AND chronic sacroiliac joint region pain?

[messenger]

My gorgeous KWPN has mild kissing spine which I am thinking of having treated with anti-inflammatory injections.

We THINK he also has sacroiliac joint region pain too but this has not been clinically diagnosed yet. Does anyone have any experience of either?

 

[CBAnglo]

SI strains often are associated with KS as the horse compensates its way of going, thus putting a strain on the SI ligament.

There is lots on here about SI - whether a joint or a ligament problem. There is probably twice as much on KS!

 

[seabiscuit]

Yes SI strains go hand in hand with KS.

 

[HollyP]

totally agree, get the KS sorted ASAP espec if your using insurance to pay because if the injections dont work its quite a bit of cash to fork out for the op!

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Yes my Belgian Warmblood has chronic but managed SI strain and spinal processes v close although not quite kissing but close enough to have needed steroid injections and shock-wave therapy between several of them plus steroid injections in SI joints.

Also often associated with negative solar planes in hind feet (which mine has) which can be corrected with shoeing.

Have replied to posts in HHO on this subject several times. Happy to discuss further if you want.

 

[messenger]

Thank you for your replies, I'll check more threads on the forum.

 

[embonaught]

"negative solar planes"

Can you explain what that means please(will google it in the meantime, but if you could put it into english, that'd be fab) Thanks

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Sorry late last night and wasn't "solar" planes but "sole" plane

I'm not a farrier or vet but this link explains it reasonably well.

http://www.totalfootprotection.com/index...3&Itemid=42

Hope this helps

 

[embonaught]

Interesting link, thank you