24/07/2025
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⚡️ Most horse owners have heard of shock wave treatment. Its early development in the late 1970s and 1980s was for the non-invasive treatment of kidney and ureter stones in people through lithotripsy. In the late 1980s, the treatment had orthopedic applications. Then by the 1990s, shock wave therapy was used for the treatment of tendons. By the early 2000s, shock wave therapy had found its way into the veterinary field.
⚡️ What is shock wave therapy?
Shock wave is a non-invasive, high-energy sound wave treatment. This treatment option is pain relieving, reduces inflammation, improves the quality of healing and can increase the time of healing. The trode used is determined by the depth of pe*******on required to treat the injury.
⚡️ What do we treat?
This therapeutic treatment modality can be used to treat tendon and ligament injuries, joint inflammation and pain, and back pain to name a few.
⚡️ This treatment takes only a few minutes to complete. The number of treatments often depends on the area being treated and the extent of the injury. Fortunately, most horses only require a small amount of sedation to stand still.
⚡️ The FEl rule on shock wave therapy prohibits it at FEl events and 5 days prior to the event.
⚡️ The USEF rule on shock wave therapy prohibits treatment 12 hours prior to competing; however, 3 days prior to competing shock wave therapy can be used on the back and dorsal pelvis. The use of shock wave therapy on the limbs is prohibited within 72 hours of competing.
📸: Dr. Cara Rosenbaum treating a patient with shock wave therapy. Sophia Donohue Photography
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