Text Box: FROM THE CHAPTER ON JOINTS, LIGAMENTS & RELATED STRUCTURES CAPPED ELBOW HYGROMA of the ELBOW BURSITIS OF THE POINT of the ELBOW OLECRANON BURSITIS SHOE BOIL This condition is caused by trauma to area known as the point of the elbow and results in the formation of an acquired (false) bursa over the olecranon process. The most likely cause is the shoe on the foot of the affected leg hitting the olecranon during movement or more frequently hitting the region when the horse is lying down. Characteristically a swelling appears over the point of the elbow that may contain fluid. In more chronic cases the swelling consists largely of fibrous tissue. Lameness is rarely present and then only mildly. Acute cases Initially for trauma or newly acquired lesion Arnica 200c Where fluid is present Apis 200c Where there is pain, heat or lameness Bryonia 200c Where the bone is bruised …… CUNEAN BURSITIS CUNEAN TENDON BURSITIS CUNEAN TENDINITIS Inflammation of the cunean tendon and its bursa occurs as a consequence of poor conformation, bad shoeing or a poor training regime. Affected horses are lame, sometimes exhibiting obvious swelling over the affected region of the hock on the inside of the leg. Suggested remedies Acute cases Arnica 200c, Ruta 200c Rhus tox 200c Where there is swelling of the bursa Apis 30c Chronic cases with lameness Ruta 30c, Rhus tox 30c Dose twice daily MAJOR JOINT REMEDIES Rhus tox Keynotes: Worse in cold, damp weather, for rest, on first movement, at night Better for continued movement, changing position, dry warmth, stretching Text Box: JOINTS & LIGAMENTS Text Box: Dulcamara Known better as Bittersweet . This remedy can be used where Rhus tox does not seem to work. Symptoms are typically worse in damp, cold weather and eased for moving around. Text Box: Homeopathy and Acupuncture can work well together for joint musculoskeletal problems