Bobbly
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Has anyone any experience of problems with their horse sacroiliac joint, treatments, outcome and future usefulness of horse?
Sacroiliac joint
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Hesperus
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yep - medicated it 3 times, 3 weeks apart, with physio and light work and he made a full recovery to affiliated eventing.
issue i think is diagnosing it - tends to be by default when everything else ruled out as very difficult area to scan/block/xray etc.
issue i think is diagnosing it - tends to be by default when everything else ruled out as very difficult area to scan/block/xray etc.
HayleyandBob
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Wow that sounds good MissM, 7 months down the line Robbie isnt any better
although he wasnt medicated as frequently and hasnt been in work only in hand work and physio
Hope yours makes a full recovery Bobbly
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Hope yours makes a full recovery Bobbly
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Willow1
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Following a bone scan, hot spots were noted in my horses sacroiliac joint. Vet injected steriod into the joint. After couple of weeks boxrest, and several months physio, my horse made a full recovery and has returned to competition.
Don't despair!!
Don't despair!!
dozzie
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Mine was diagnosed with scintigraphy. She had one steroid injection and I was advised to work her, encouraging her to develop her stomach muscles to enable her to support her back end. She also had physio. She will never have the ability she had before but she is capable of a good dressage test and was jumping again until she went lame a few weeks ago. I am not sure if the jumping has caused the problem but we dont think the lameness is related to SI at the moment. But it is a constant worry.
It really depends on your aspirations. I am happy working her within her comfort zone. I know she will probably only ever manage an elementary dressage test and will only ever reallistically jump to about 3'3. But that is ok by me.
It really depends on your aspirations. I am happy working her within her comfort zone. I know she will probably only ever manage an elementary dressage test and will only ever reallistically jump to about 3'3. But that is ok by me.
maestro
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We have had our dressage horse injected twice both times straight back in work with lots of physio and exercises. He is actually better than ever won his second Advanced Medium and is at regionals next week in Restricted Medium. So all cases different so dont give up.
Sussexbythesea
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I think recovery depends on severity and how quickly it is identified and treated. Mine came to me with an old chronic SI problem that I have to constantly manage. However we have competed up to Elementary dressage and do some jumping and XC. Had steroid injections which with physio and carefully managed training lasted three years - recently had done again and doing well - touch wood!
CPW
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My horse was diagnosed with boney spurs on both sides of his sacroilliac three years ago, worse so on the right hand side. He still hasn't returned to full work due to compensatory lameness in front - however, he is improving and is back in work and sound!!! Touches all wood in sight!
He was diagnosed with scintigraphy, he had steroid injections which didn't work, he then had long acting nerve blocks and then he was worked in order to build up muscle behind - this still did not work as well we hoped, he then had a scelorosing agent injected which seemed to work very well, combined with lots of rest due to other issues he is now better than ever.
He still has a mechanical lameness on the right hind, and does become stiff although this is improving the more work he does.
He always has the chiropractor every two months and regular saddle checks!
The treatment and success of it seems to depend on the individual horse and injury.
Good luck!
He was diagnosed with scintigraphy, he had steroid injections which didn't work, he then had long acting nerve blocks and then he was worked in order to build up muscle behind - this still did not work as well we hoped, he then had a scelorosing agent injected which seemed to work very well, combined with lots of rest due to other issues he is now better than ever.
He still has a mechanical lameness on the right hind, and does become stiff although this is improving the more work he does.
He always has the chiropractor every two months and regular saddle checks!
The treatment and success of it seems to depend on the individual horse and injury.
Good luck!