06/10/2026
Rehabilitation case update: 100% clearance 4 months post injury
๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐: LH medial ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง with moderate synovitis of the tendon sheath. Inflammation of the digital tendon sheath causing impingement of the annular ligament.
Diagnosis obtained on January 26, 2026 via ultrasound. A rehabilitation program was made immediately following diagnosis that consisted of Acuscope treatment 4x a week with the vets hand walking protocol.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ appointment on March 11, 2026, roughly ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐จ after initial diagnostics were performed revealed that the medial suspensory branch tear was filling in substantially along with a big reduction in the synovial fluid. The tendon sheath inflammation is also substantially reduced. There was no heat or reluctance in movement that was present during the initial appointment. The owner was cleared to start introducing load bearing exercise (riding) again at a gradual incrementation to begin to strengthen the ligament. The horse at this time was tapered back in treatments resulting in 1 treatment per week until next recheck.
To note, during the first recheck for a tendon or ligament injury the vet is generally checking to ensure the injury has not gotten worse, usually there is NO improvement at all let alone filling of the tear as what was accomplished in this case.
Once the horse was almost to the cantering phase of the rehabilitation program, a second recheck was performed on May 30, 2026 where the vet ๐๐๐% ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ the horse to return to all normal exercise and competition.
The total time for 100% clearance on this Suspensory tear rehab was 4 months and likely would have been sooner if the weather had cooperated during her increases in exercise.
Successful cases like this are not possible without complete client compliance and a knowledgeable vet to work alongside with. This case had a large amount of scar tissue on the ligament likely from previous injuries from her past reining career that we had to work through making it more challenging to establish good pathways, but despite some challenges with previous injuries sites and the weather making our ridden work progress take slightly longer this horse recovered wonderfully and I canโt wait to see her back in the show ring!
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