Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Shockwave therapy to treat shoulder lameness in dogs
By Becker, Willem et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2015·From the Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for shoulder lameness in dogs.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with shoulder lameness that didn't improve with other treatments received extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) to help relieve their pain. After three sessions of this therapy, many dogs showed improvement; specifically, three out of nine had no lameness, and six had better movement shortly after treatment. In a follow-up, seven out of eleven dogs reported improved or normal lameness scores. Overall, ESWT appeared to help these dogs without causing any negative side effects.
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Abstract
The purpose of this article was to describe the outcome of dogs with instability, calcifying, and inflammatory conditions of the shoulder treated with extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT). Medical records for 15 dogs with lameness attributable to the shoulder that failed previous conservative management were retrospectively reviewed. ESWT was delivered to those dogs q 3-4 wk for a total of three treatments. Short-term, in-hospital subjective lameness evaluation revealed resolution of lameness in three of nine dogs and improved lameness in six of nine dogs available for evaluation 3-4 wk following the final treatment. Long-term lameness score via telephone interview was either improved or normal in 7 of 11 dogs (64%). ESWT may result in improved function based on subjective patient evaluation and did not have any negative side effects in dogs with lameness attributable to instability, calcifying, and inflammatory conditions of the shoulder.
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