Therapy of fibrosis of limb tendons in horses using medicinal electrophoresis with Fermencol

The digital flexor tendons bear enormous strain in sport horses of all types. In sport horses, the most common injuries are to the tendons of the deep and superficial digital flexors, which is the cause of both temporary and recurrent or permanent chronic lameness and in many cases leads to the end of a sports career or the transition of the horse to amateur sports. Tendons have a very slow regeneration rate, and normal tissue is replaced by fibrous tissue. Fibrosis, scars, contractures and other chronic pathologies are quite common consequences of acute diseases and injuries. Classical methods of therapy of degenerative pathologies of limb tendons include: tenotomy, orthopedic shoeing and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy is the most effective method of treatment and rehabilitation for fibrosis and other degenerative pathologies of the tendons of the horse's limb. Such methods as shock wave, laser and magnetic therapy, the introduction of platelet autoplasma, etc. are already successfully used in veterinary medicine and have proven their effectiveness. One type of physiotherapy that can be used in therapy is iontophoresis. The aim of the study was to identify the clinical effectiveness of iontophoresis with the drug "Fermencol" under different protocols of procedures. The study was conducted on 8 heads of horses. In total, each horse underwent 3 courses of iontophoresis. The results were recorded using ultrasound. In 6 heads, the tendon diameter returned to normal values (<1.5 cm) by the end of the third course of procedures. The use of iontophoresis with the drug "Fermencol" has a positive effect on fibrotic tissues of the flexor tendons of the thoracic limbs in horses. Also, this method of therapy has a number of advantages over the commonly accepted ways.><1.5 cm) by the end of the third course of procedures. The use of iontophoresis with the drug "Fermencol" has a positive effect on fibrotic tissues of the flexor tendons of the thoracic limbs in horses. Also, this method of therapy has a number of advantages over the commonly accepted ways.