Regenerative medicine, sometimes referred to as “orthobiologics, is an excellent way to help treat your horse’s performance needs by protecting their joints, tendons and ligaments from damage caused by acute inflammation.
EquidDoc utilizes Pro-Stride® APS (Autologous Protein Solution) in intra-articular injections (joint injections) instead of steroids, for managing Osteoarthritis and for the repair and healing of soft tissue injuries. Pro-Stride® APS is a system that concentrates anti-inflammatory proteins and other healing properties from your horses’ own blood to naturally manage lameness and osteoarthritis (OA).
Pro-Stride® APS is harvested from your horse’s blood and processed to extract specific blood components. The processing procedure typically takes about 20-30 minutes and is conveniently performed stallside at your farm. These blood components are concentrated into a small volume of highly potent anti-inflammatory proteins, platelets, white blood cells and growth factors and is administered directly into affected joints or soft tissues to help fight inflammation and repair tissue and joints.
Benefits to Pro-Stride® APS include:
- An all-in-one visit, no need for incubation times or repeat farm calls
- No need to stop daily Equioxx or Bute before collecting blood from your horse as a daily NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) does not affect product quality
- No foreign body response because Pro-Stride® APS is all-natural and contains no synthetic materials.
While steroid injections can be very helpful in managing mild to moderate OA or cases of severe short-term inflammation, repeated use over time leads to decreased joint health and cartilage breakdown. Steroids decrease inflammation through a complex physiological cascade to make your horse feel more comfortable. Unfortunately, steroids do not address, or heal, the underlying condition or joint environment. Pro-Stride® APS affects inflammation differently, reducing the long-term risk of cartilage loss and naturally improving joint health.
For this reason, Pro-Stride® APS is preferred:
In the athletic horse receiving routine joint injections for maintenance and competitive soundness
- In the young horse to prolong their athletic career by minimizing the negative cartilage effects of repetitive steroid injections
- For treating sudden onset joint injuries or joints that have undergone surgical treatment.
- For the older patient or for those with metabolic diseases (PPID or Insulin dysregulation) as the safer alternative to steroids.
- As the safer alternative for any horse who has had an episode of laminitis
Ready to schedule your horses’ performance assessment and Spring-tune-up? Call 508-885-4205 or email (office@equiddocvet.com) to inquire about Pro-Stride® APS today!