Sprain of Supraspinous Ligament & Ultrasound Treatment - Experiences?

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Coblet been diagnosed with Strain of Supraspinous Ligament (lumbar area) - luckily no damage to spinous processes.

He is getting walked as much as possible, and im doing streches with him until he goes to the physios yard at beginning of september for 5 weeks of intensive ultrasound treatment and building up his walking. The physio has said hopefully he wont need shockwave therapy after this, and hes on 1 sachet of Danilon a day.

Does anyone have any experience of this type of sprain and/or the ultrasound treatment and the return to full work?

The vet has said 75% chance of full recovery and 25% that it may recur.
 
Crikey - I thought Happy was the only one who had done this injury!! He has tears in his supraspinous ligament which is probably worse than just a strain. He slipped in the field in the snow (galloping down very steep hill, slammed on the brakes to avoid crashing through back of the yard and obviously did it then). It took 3 months to figure out what it was with tons of vets visits and physio. He also has spavin so they medicated his hocks to see if that would help because they said his back wouldn't heal if his hocks were hurting because he'd compensate in other places.

So he's had stem cell treatment into the tears in his back, shockwave and is being turned away until Christmas. I have no idea how long it may take to mend him or if he actually does mend but fingers crossed.

Sorry not to have been more helpful - just thought you may be interested in our experience.
 
Guildford - i had never known any horse have it either! Glad to know Hugo isnt the only one! I hope happy's treatment goes well! Luckily no actual tears in Hugo's, his signs were napping, bucking and rearing (physio treatment would help for a week or two then he would start again with avengance!).

Vet came out and he started broncing in the stable when she touched that part of the ligament. Her initial thoughts were Kissing Spine, but luckily on xray and scan, his ligament is the only thing! Physio said the more time off riding the better (with controlled walking exercise) it should recover. So im going to be minus a horse for a month (going to do my dissertation so quite handy!).

Luckily i dont mind lessons at a RS for now!

Good luck Guildford - when she said ligament i expected a quick fix - its soooooo not! (and mega bucks too - im hoping insurance will pay!) x
 
Fingers crossed for you too!! The NFU have been fab with me and paid for everything so far so hopefully he mends by the time the insurance runs out.

He came galloping over to see me earlier and didn't look at all sore at all - he hasn't done the whole way through. Quite bizarre - the only signs he showed were a reaction when you ran your fingers down his back and dragging his hind feet at a trot occasionally.

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