Combat Horse Joint Pain with Corticosteroids
…take all the sterilization cautions he can to reduce the chance of infection. As osteoarthritis progresses, more aggressive therapies ? such as injectable joint supplements and acupuncture ? often keep…
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PATH International Is NARHA’s New Name
June 29, 2011 — The professional organization that promotes equine-assisted activities and therapies to improve the lives of people with disabilities has a new name: the Professional Association of Therapeutic…
NARHA Name Evolves
…in equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) at NARHA centers: it is frequently interpreted as having negative connotations. NARHA emphasizes growth, strength and ability, and the word handicapped simply does not…
A Leg-Up on Breast Cancer: Fundraising Events
…therapies necessary to fight breast cancer. Through Renee’s Friends Fund women in need get help with non-medical expense items such as transportation, household costs, food and breast cancer supportive therapies…
Watch Those Tendons And Ligaments
…completely healed on ultrasound. Even then, work must be resumed carefully. A variety of other therapeutics have been used, as noted in the ”Therapies For Tendon/Ligament Injuries” sidebar, but the…
Using “Sound” Medical Treatment
…high-tech therapies, it’s expensive, requiring a cost-versus-benefits decision. To find the answer, we used both ultrasound and infrasound on horses with chronic and acute pain. We looked at safety, time…
Treatments for Headshaking Syndrome
…currently in the process of diagnosing her horse’s headshaking, recommended a product called Capstar. According to the company’s Web site, “Capstar is a non-medical homeopathic alternative to drug therapies” for…
Is An EPM Cure Realistic’
…drug sulfadiazine/pyrimethamine, treat the horse at least three to four months, then retest CSF and continue the treatment if the CSF is still positive. Alternatively, if you’ve opted not to…
Attack Skin Disease From All Directions
…when your primary problem is a bacterial infection, however. Complex problems may need additional therapies. Always wear clean disposable plastic gloves when applying ointments. For localized problems that don’t involve…
Hyaluronic Acid Rules In Severe Joint Problems
…those are still your only options is living in the dark ages. Over the last decade, we’ve seen a rise in viable herbal alternatives to bute, like devil’s claw, as…