Treatment and Prognosis For Navicular Syndrome
No single treatment works for all cases, probably because there is no single cause for all Navicular Syndrome cases. The degenerative changes are usually quite advanced by the time the horse is consistently lame, and these changes are believed non-reversible. At this time, it is best to manage the condition and focus on alleviating the pain and slowing the progression of the degeneration.
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