Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein therapy, known as “IRAP,” is used to treat inflamed or arthritic joints. This treatment involves injecting an autologous (derived from the horse being treated) serum sample into a horse’s affected joint. The serum contains...
Autologous bone-marrow-derived stem cell therapy uses your horse’s own stem cells to treat musculoskeletal diseases. We harvest a bone marrow sample from the horse’s sternum or pelvis and send it to a lab that cultures the cells. We then use these cells to treat a...
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy uses short but intense energy waves to treat a variety of conditions in horses. Research and anecdotal results support its use for suspensory ligament desmitis, chronic muscle soreness (back pain) and fibrosis, tendonitis,...
We offer advanced diagnostics for equine ocular (eye) injuries and diseases as part of our ophthalmology services in Central Oregon. One of our tools is a Tonovet tonometer, which veterinarians use to measure a horse’s intraocular (within the eye) pressure and assess...
Videoendoscopic arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive option to explore and correct abnormalities of a horse’s joints and tendon sheaths. The same technique is commonly used in human knee surgeries and greatly speeds recovery compared to traditional surgical...
