Lameness diagnosis
All of our equine veterinarians routinely perform both simple and complex lameness evaluations. These are performed in the clinic by Dr. Bohanon and Dr. Everett, who have a special interest in lameness as well as surgery, or may be performed in the field by Drs. Luedke, DeRouen, and Everett. Several trotting surfaces are available at GVC for evaluation, and the ability to take digital radiographs and perform ultrasound exams as needed enhances our diagnostic ability.

 Shock Wave Therapy
Glenwood Veterinary Clinic has used focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy to successfully treat a variety of musculoskeletal problems since 2004. This state of the art technology has greatly enhanced our ability to manage severe ligament, tendon, bone and joint injuries, and return equine athletes to competition much sooner than we were able to prior to this modality. This can be used in conjunction with other treatment modalities described below. Interestingly, shock wave is also showing great potential for wound management.

IRAP - Interleukin Receptor Antagonist Protein
IRAP is a treatment modality to enhance healing in soft tissues and joints. GVC was the first practice on the Western Slope to offer IRAP therapy, which harvests, concentrates, and purifies potent anti-inflammatory molecules from the patient’s own blood for injection into injured joints and tendon sheaths.

Stem Cell Therapy
We also have experience with all 3 methods of harvesting and concentrating stem cells. We now work primarily with bone marrow derived stem cells from the sternum or hip and have used this treatment with great success in severe tendon and ligament injuries, as well as arthritic joints.

PRP - Platelet Rich Plasma
This is another recently acquired treatment modality for GVC. PRP has rapidly become a popular treatment in both human and veterinary medicine, and works by harvesting the patient’s own blood from which our in-house laboratory isolates and concentrates platelet rich plasma. PRP is uniquely rich in in both healing and anti-inflammatory growth factors and other products that can be used in tendon and ligament injuries, wounds and potentially joints.