Sacroiliac injury- treatment?

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Has anyone had a horse that has had an injury in the sacroiliac region and what was the treatment?
My horse has had 2 months off work, vet suggested he was seen by a chiropractor but the lameness is worse after the chiropractor so he will be going for further veterinary investigation in the next few weeks. But the current opinion is that he may have strained himself. Is the treatment likely to be just more rest or is there anything vets can do to help?
 
My horse was diagnosed with sacroiliac disease about six years ago. He was also diagnosed with spavins at the same time. Every vet that treated him said the spavins could be managed but not the sacroiliac disease.

He did have acupuncture for a while and that definitely helped relieve the pain.

He was retired not long after and now lives a very pleasant life as a field ornament.

I would be very interested to hear of any new new treatments that have become available.
 
LizzyLou- I know treatment will be individual to the horse and the type of problem but if people can share their experiences then it would be helpful to me too. Sorry your horse had to retire but lucky him that you still have him.


Lace57- I didnt know you could do stem cell treatment in that area, thanks
 
yikes!!!! read all my prev posts!!

my horse currently has a suspected SI strain. he's just finished 4 weeks box rest and will now be turned out in a small paddock for 5 months. my situation has been a total nightmare and i've nearly spent all my ins money on diagnostics and he's been to specialists and the whole diagnosis process has been about 3 months. both vets and physio an chiro say the best thing is can do is rest and lots of it, prob 5-6 months, also some shockwave therrepy and lots of physio. they have given a guarded prognosis but only because the full extent of the injury is not known. my physio and chiro say there is a good chance he will return to normal work but it will be a long and slow road. my vet isn't so sure. feel free to PM me.
 
Firstly SI strain does not mean the end of the world.

I've successfully managed my horses SI strain for 5 years (given a guarded prognosis by Sue Dyson at AHT) he also has almost kissing spine so the processes are close together but not touching - sure he probably could have done more without it (I probably would have affiliated) and it costs me a lot but he's worth it. He has had two lots of steroid treatment, two lots of shock-wave therapy and plenty of physio (swear by my physio). He gets Cortaflex and natural pain relief such as Devils Claw or Boswellia etc when I think its playing up.

Except in the acute stages after recent injury rest is the worst thing you can do as the muscles around the SI joint help to stabilise it. He got kicked and had bone chip this year and was off for 6 weeks and he lost all his muscle off his hindquarters and its taken 5 months to build it back up again.

My horse has done up to Unaff Elementary dressage sucessfully. He's qualified at Prelim and Novice for SE Regional finals, Hickstead finals, Oldencraig Finals, London and South East Riding club finals he also does the odd hunter trial and eventers challenge (only low 2ft 6 max) 1st and 2nd last time out. He also loves hacking and weve done a couple of sponsored rides. Vets are always really negative but my horse is happy, glossy and enjoys life and as long as I am careful and manage him well pretty sound. He's 15 this year and TBH goes better than half the horses I see with no diagnosed problems.

Fell free to PM if you need more info. I would be interested in any other treatment or management options.
 
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