“…Shockwave therapy has demonstrated a quicker return to performance in horses with proximal suspensory ligament desmitis (PSD) (Crowe et al 2004), a shorter interval for formation of longitudinal fibre patterns in superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) injuries (Bathe 2006), analgesia and reduction in lameness (McClure and Weinberger 2003;Frisbie et al 2009), and improved performance in horses with back pain (Bathe 2006;Allen et al 2010). Although not the focus of this review, ESWT has also been used to treat several other conditions in horses, including but not limited to: osteoarthritis (Revenaugh 2005;Kawcak et al 2011), bone spavin, caudal heel pain, fractures, dorsal metacarpal disease (McClure and Weinberger 2003), wounds (Link et al 2013), and carpus valgus in foals (Bussy et al 2013).…”