ORAL PRESENTATION SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN PODOTROCHLEAR SYNDROME IN THE HORSE

(Translation from Spanish original abstract) SUMMARY Shock wave therapy was used in 15 horses with a diagnosis of podotrochlear syndrome with a subacute to chronic course (presence of clinical signs for over 6 months) and grade 3/5 lameness. All the cases had received medical and orthopaedic treatment, with no results. The treatment protocol consisted of the application of 3,000 pulses, at a frequency of 10 Hz and a pressure of 3.0 bar, into the navicular fossa * and onto the posterior digital nerve, in 6 sessions with a 7-day interval between treatments. An improvement was observed from the 3rd application, and the lameness had diminished in all cases by the end of the treatment. The initial clinical picture did not recur for 60 days post-treatment. As no significant radiological changes were demonstrated, the effect of the treatment can be deduced to be fundamentally analgesic