Re: Fibrosis Myopathy?

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

My understanding is that fibrosis myopathy is initially caused by tearing of
individual muscle fibers (most common in sudden-stop events like reining or
cutting), after which the body fills in the injured area with calcified
tissue, similar to scar tissue.  Since it's part of a healing mechanism to
an injury, it's not progressive per se---but since the injured muscle fibers
are less functional, the remaining fibers are having to carry an additional
workload and therefore are more prone to injury themselves.

Susan Garlinghouse


----- Original Message -----
From: <GrgGmiller@aol.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 11:22 AM
Subject: RC: Fibrosis Myopathy?


> Just vetted a horse yesturday that didn't pass....9 yr old, has done 3 -
100
> milers this last year.  Was diagnosed with Fibrosis Myopathy (sp?) in one
> inside upper hind leg.  Has anyone experienced this and did it progress?
> Bonnie Miller
> grggmiller@aol.com
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