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RE: [RC] Blown ACL - Mike SofenI used Prolo to successfully treat a high suspensory tear on the hind leg of an older endurance horse. Dr Kessinger in Santa Cruz, CA had done one prior horse with amazing results (horse went from 2 years of dead lame to sound after 4 injections), so he suggested it and I agreed to try it. I believe Prolo is based around glucose (not saline) and an antibiotic, the theory being flooding the actual tendon/ligament cells with glucose stimulates then into overdrive to build new cells and rebuild damaged ones. We did an ultrasound prior to the treatment, an ultrasound at 60 days and one at 90 days. The injury normally requires at least 180 days of rehab. He did injections 30 days apart for 60 days (3 injections total). Requires sedation and highly sterile injection directly into tendon. Physical rehab started immediately, with confinement to a stall, with handwalking every day starting at 20 minutes and increasing 10 minutes per week until 60 minutes per day (4 weeks), then replacing 5 minutes of walking with trotting, adding 5 minutes of trotting per week, until we hit 30 minutes of walking/30 minutes of trotting (I got into good shape too!). At that point (10 weeks), Dr Kessinger wanted to start stressing the leg, so I rigged up my saddle carrying 30 pounds of weight for a total of about 50 lbs. Did that for 2 weeks. Ultrasound at 60 days showed no sign of the lesion at all. He said it was time to start riding, slowly, lot's of walking, slowly increasing trotting. No signs of lameness under saddle. At 90 days, final ultrasound no evidence of any prior injury. 2+ years later: that injury has not reappeared. Looks like a solid therapy. The horse has had other injuries, but none on that suspensory. Feel free to contact me directly for any more details. Mike Sofen -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Libby & Quentin Llop DVM Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 5:58 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Blown ACL Has anyone else heard reports on Prolotherapy, a technique used for weak but not torn ligaments? The idea is to inject a concentrated saline into the ligament, which causes a local reaction. When that is healed, the resultant ligament is thicker, but histologically the same as an uninjured one. Quentin =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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