Sacrilliac Joint - any experience/knowledge please

My lad had a bone scan & also had uptake on the sacroiliac joint. To get a better idea of what was wrong they did an internal scan to assess the damage. I know you probably don't want to hear it but, it is a very difficult injury to manage :( My lad also has suspensory probs and a friends horse is the same. The vets say they often go hand in hand and they have no idea if sacroiliac causes suspensory probs or other way round.

For us it was a disaster as he was a fantastic competition horse but now can only ever be a light hack :( it depends what you use your horse for, our lad cannot cope with schooling and will buck when asked to canter etc but will happily canter all day out hacking. Again the vets said this is really common.

He had an injection guided by ultrasound into sacroiliac joint and was great for a year. He recently resprained it but seemed to recover much quicker than last time. I am really sorry not to be more positive & I hope your lad will be different to mine.

Good luck, am thinking of you let us know when you have an update

Hugs to LC xx
 
This was what Ronnie had wrong with him, which led to the PSD. Sorry not to have a better outcome. :(

Really hope it's a falso positive on the bone scan (does sometimes happen).

Can be a sprain of the ligaments or a bone/joint problem. Ron's was a bone/joint problem, which carries the worse long-term prognosis - they may come sound again and be ok for a while (sometimes years) but will eventually get arthritis there which is very serious, by all accounts. Most horses sprain the ligaments, which can be hard to manage - they need to be kept in work, but light work. Jumping not always banned, but big jumps ususally out of the question.

Keeping everything crossed for the best possible outcome. xxxxxx
 
Thank you.

I lost Tiggy to chronic damage to both hind suspensory ligaments (at four and a half).

Dizzy has bony irregularities on her pelvis; the way she compensated caused some damage to the hind suspensory ligaments. But, so far, she hasn't gone lame due to them or her pelvis, not since she came back from Newmarket the first time. She went to the AHTwhen she had a bout of unexpected lameness last year, but was sound by the time she arrived there! Not gone lame on the hind really since, other than a bit of toe dragging, but that is neither here nor there and she's not in pain so leaving that one for now.

Sorry, going on a bit there.

Have no nails left today. It's been a pants day so far, so ho hum.
 
The trouble with SI is that it has only really been identifiable in the last ten years since scintigraphy was available so the best treatment is still being investigated. Plus scintigraphy is only really offered to insured horse (unless seriously wealthy owners/valuable are involved).

When my mare was diagnosed I found the most success was found by those that kept their horses in work.
Turning away didnt work. So low level work seemed to be the key.Some vets advised no hill work, some advised lots. It really was a minefield.

When you get your advice it will be up to the minute. Please share it as there are lots of us with the same problem.:)

And Dozzie is still hacking out!:) And being stupid to boot!:)
 
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