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Originally Posted by Kasept
What he knows about are elder horses. With arthritic joints. And Lava Man has them because EVERY HORSE HIS AGE HAS THEM. .
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To a widely variable extent. Not all horses are the same. Certainly not all are affected clinically to the same extent, let alone all be performance-limiting.
None of us are privy to the true extent or exact nature of Lava Man's "arthritis".
BTW, osteoarthritis (intra-articular inflammation, synovial effusion, +/- some cartilage erosion) increasingly seems to respond wonderfully to stem cell therapy. In all species. It does seem to be a bit of a 'miracle" for that use, as more idealized therapeutic regimines are developed.
Edit: looking at what has been published in the racing press about Lava Man, it appears he has received:
1. Bone chips arthroscopically removed from his ankles
2. Autologous stem cell therapy (bone marrow removed, washed, the stem cells retained and injected back to the patient's joints)
3. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
4. Nutritional therapy
This is terrific, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge therapy. Below is a basic overview for those that want to learn more about what the future of orthopaedics holds for all species (btw, stem cell therapies are already being used successfully to treat some cancers in humans)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_ce...rtilage_repair