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Groin tear
Jun 28, 2014 13:50:24 GMT 10
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Post by Mal on Jun 28, 2014 13:50:24 GMT 10
Hi Tom, I was after some advice on treatment and recovery times of a groin tear..
Cheers.
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Post by Tom Meulman on Jun 29, 2014 3:41:03 GMT 10
Hi Mal,
Unfortunately it is just about impossible to provide any valid advice on this type of injury without examining the greyhound.
Most so called groin tears occur on the side of the pectinius and are the result of it tearing away from the adjacent muscle tissue, leaving a gap that you can fit the tip of a finger in quite easily.
The treatment consists of injecting the edges, and most importantly both ends of the tear with a sclerosing agent that creates a minimal amount of scar tissue in the edges and both ends of the tear but effectively creates a "button hole" which allows the area to still stretch without tearing further.
However if this is done badly, and excessive scar tissue is created, or in the wrong place, it can cause severe long term problems.
The other difficulty is that in many instances the reason that this injury occurs in the first place is due to a deep seated tear or separation between the upper side of the tensor fascia and the gluteal muscle. This then has to be injected at the same time in a similar manner for the groin treatment to be effective.
No amount of ultrasound treatment or rest is going to solve this type of injury due to the fact that it is muscle sheaths tearing away from each other, and this occurs in most instances without the bleeding or inflammation that is required to form scar tissue, and so effective healing does not take place naturally.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by RAY on Sept 17, 2017 22:26:17 GMT 10
hi tom would laser treatment fix a groin tear
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Post by Tom Meulman on Sept 18, 2017 5:38:15 GMT 10
hi tom would laser treatment fix a groin tear Hi Ray, While laser treatment would reduce any pain in the area, unfortunately laser on its own cannot reconnect split muscle sheaths as this will require a considerable amount of stimulation and therefore either injecting with a sclerosing agent or injecting with platelet rich plasma. However if the area was injected and laser treatment started at three days after the injection, this would certainly speed the healing process, would assist in minimizing unwanted scar tissue, and in the process should result in a more flexible healthier healed muscle tissue. Cheers, Tom |
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Post by Tom Meulman on Sept 18, 2017 15:12:38 GMT 10
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Post by RAY on Sept 18, 2017 19:05:48 GMT 10
thank you for the reply tom ok now where can I purchase sclerosing agent and what brand for the groin tear and where can I purchase the platelet rich plasma injections.
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Post by Tom Meulman on Sept 19, 2017 4:35:45 GMT 10
Hi Ray, Platelet rich plasma is obtained by centrifuging the dogs own blood to separate the plasma and red blood cells, and then using the spun plasma as the sclerosing agent. Unfortunately never personally having used this method I'm not familiar with injection quantities and the whole procedure is best done by your veterinarian. In regard to a sclerosing agent, the most commonly used is ethanolamine oleate 5% and would most likely need to be purchased on line depending on where you reside as it's no longer available in Australia. Keep in mind that if this drug is used to treat muscle tears it should be used using a 1 ml insulin syringe and injecting 1 tenth of 1 ml at 8 to 10 mm apart as larger quantities are likely to cause excessive scar tissue, and should be limited where possible to no more than 1 to 1 1/2 ml at each injury site. Ethanolamine Oleate (Ethamolin)This an example only of where this drug may be available on-line and you should make your own enquiries as to legal availability and quality. The other product commonly used for this purpose is 3% Fibrovein and while it's generally available in Australia with a valid doctors prescription it is extremely costly to purchase. Cheers, Tom |
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Post by RAY on Sept 21, 2017 2:23:45 GMT 10
tom how many times a day should I use laser treatment on the groin tear
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Post by Tom Meulman on Sept 21, 2017 5:22:20 GMT 10
Hi Ray,
After having been injected it is assumed that a rapid response in regard to scar tissue formation is taking place and at that time laser treatments would be required more often, and then with treatments at a lesser frequency while the final healing takes place.
On that basis it would be best if twice daily treatment could be given for the first three days starting three days after the injections, then daily for the next three days. After which a treatment every second day for another three treatments should see the injury healed if the injections have done their job in the right locations.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by ray on Apr 4, 2018 17:23:51 GMT 10
can you please help I can not find ethamolin any where also fibrovein is to expensive and blood plasma is to difficult for me to do is their any other product I could use for tears
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Post by Tom Meulman on Apr 5, 2018 4:40:56 GMT 10
can you please help I can not find ethamolin any where also fibrovein is to expensive and blood plasma is to difficult for me to do is their any other product I could use for tears I’m sorry Ray but there are no other valid options that I’m aware off. Whole blood could be used but the results are generally unpredictable and not really satisfactory and I would not recommend using that for a groin tear. Cheers, Tom |
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