Storz Medical shockwave treatment for horses and small animals.

Whether you're an owner or a practitioner, you’re watching this video because like us you have a passion for the health and welfare of animals, especially those under your care. If you’re looking for a drugfree, nonsurgical treatment alternative to musculoskeletal conditions in animals then, the next 2 minutes should be interesting!

In the UK cats, dogs and horses make up the vast majority of domestic animals owned by the general public. These and other incredibly active animals regularly engage in exercises that naturally carry some risk; this could be the scaling of a neighbours fence, chasing a wayward frisbee or perhaps something more exciting like show jumping. But even a relatively sedentary animal or pet can encounter conditions such as:

Tendinopathies
Ligament injuries
Osteoarthritis
Myofascial pain
Trigger Points
Stress fractures
Wounds & scarring
Desmitis
Sesamoiditis and associated lameness

Common treatments for such conditions may include expensive, invasive surgery risking infection and often requiring anaesthesia, or medications that can be challenging to administer and often comes with a range of potential side effects.

As an alternative, shockwave therapy can be used to pass short, intense sound waves into damaged tissues increasing blood flow and triggering an analgesic effect that stimulates repair and regeneration. Unlike humans who can use slings, crutches or even wheelchairs to isolate and rest a limb animals will typically attempt to use their full body within a day of treatment.

We provide both focused and radial shockwave devices from Storz Medical. Focused shockwaves are ideal for treating smaller target areas and deep tissue layers as well as joints and bone. By contrast radial shockwaves release their energy directly when they hit the skin, spreading into the tissue close to the surface. Therefore, radial shockwaves are better suited for the treatment of large muscle regions and superficial tendons.

Shockwave therapy includes benefits such as:

Fast and effective pain relief
That helps to stimulate tissue repair
With short treatment sessions
That aim to Improve blood flow whilst triggering the stimulation of growth factors and stem cells thereby inducing healing
There is no sedation or anaesthesia needed
And a course of treatment is very cost effective and predictable with a normal treatment consisting of 28 sessions
Best of all, the treatment removes the risks associated with both medication and infection

The ergonomic features of our shockwave devices create efficiency for the practitioner and comfort for the animal, reducing the stress of treatments and much of the associated clinician fatigue. The devices are also largely portable in protective cases allowing for easy transport to farms or equine centres. What's more the shockwave devices are so easy to use that all veterinary practitioners can deliver the treatment including physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths.

For more information on shockwave devices or veterinary and equine shockwave clinics in your area, visit www.vennhealthcare.com

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The healing power of shockwave therapy