Pandora box:joints injections

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Sylvie Hebert
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Pandora box:joints injections

Postby Sylvie Hebert » Tue May 06, 2008 4:38 pm

everyone blame breeding but what about those so commonplace HA and cortisone(dex or else) joint injections?they stopped doing it on athletes because of the long term damages that crippled them but horses are routinely treated this way....
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Postby Fireslam » Tue May 06, 2008 6:19 pm

You might want to read up on hyaluronic acid injections before condemning them.

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Postby Sylvie Hebert » Tue May 06, 2008 7:56 pm

may be you misunderstood me HA is great but not combined with dex or ther cortisone....by the way HA orally is as efficient as intra articular...
The sport and industry survive not only because of the champions that are remembered forever but also because of the losers that are so easy to forget...