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Re: [RC] Re:Wind Puffs - heidiPlease Reply to: Bruce Weary bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Heidi-- I'd have to respectfully disagree with you on the recovery of wind puffs--acute ones, anyway. Chronic ones that weren't attended to initially, yes,certainly, they seem to be permanent. I have personally treated acute wind puffs on my horses several times and gotten them to resolve. I'm sure there are variations in severity that limit recovery in certain cases. The original poster was asking about a recent acute situation with what looks like a wind puff to them. If effective conservative measures are taken early enough, the wind puff may disappear. Also, my vet manual says that the distension of a wind puff may be from collection of fluid in the capsule, tendon sheath or bursa, as well as a thinkening of the synovium, which probably is a more chronic, or adaptive change, as you put it. As a chiropractor I see acute fluid formation in and around joints frequently, and it is always addressed early and aggressively, usually with good resolution. Then there are old joint injuries that have undergone secondary changes like capsule thickening, etc. I think we may just be disagreeing on the context of acute vs chronic and new swelling vs adaptive changes. If it is an acute swelling, IMO, it isn't a wind puff. Acute swellings are indeed a whole nuther ball of wax--which is why I mentioned differentiating wind puffs (which ARE a chronic, adaptive change) from acute swelling. I agree that acute fluid accumulation should have attention, as it is apt to be associated with injury. With typical wind puffs, there never is an "acute" phase as there is no injury phase--they simply gradually come on, and then they are there. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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