Rethinking the weeks of stall rest to rehabilitate horses with tendon injuries, equine veterinarians are now beginning to include rehabilitation plans based on controlled movement, rather than stall rest. The objective is to reduce the overzealous scar tissue and resulting adhesions. To find ways to support the rehabilitation process, the Schnabel Lab is researching to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the antiadhesive medications enalapril and tissue plasminogen activator.
Source: Paulick Report, August 18, 2025. Link. The drugs used to prevent adhesions can be quite aggressive and could potentially slow healing but are important to keep adhesions from forming.
Our goal is to stop an adhesion before it ever forms with <drugs> and rehab, because once it’s already formed, it’s very hard to get rid of them.”- Lauren Schnabel DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACSMR
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