Sounds intriguing and promising- something I’d consider as a next step for my guy who’s been stuggling with stifle issues. It’s one injection and about half the cost of IRAP so how come I don’t hear people using this more?? Anyone had experience with Pro Stride?
It claims to “reprogram cells” . Do you believe that? We can “reprogram” our cells now?
I will ask my husband, who is a cellular and microbiologist. If it’s for real, I’d like to reprogram my fat cells to be muscle cells. 
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IDK…I’m just looking to see if anyone has tried it and what the results were. It’s part of regenerative therapies like IRAP and PRP; I don’t get the impression Pro Stride necessarily has false or exaggerated claims. I would be curious to see what your husband says.
Reading the description it sounds like it is IRAP, just a faster means of obtaining it.
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Yes, as I read though multiple websites for information, IRAP is used as part of the Pro Stride process. Pro Stride is a one time treatment vs the multiple injections of IRAP. It also can be done within 20 min of centrifuging vs 24 hrs. I am surprised to see more people have not tried this or have chimed in on this discussion. I called my vet clinic and IRAP is $900 for the initial collection, centrifuge, and injection. Each subsequent injection is an injection fee and call fee- they usually do 3-5 for IRAP.
I was quoted $670 for Pro Stride, so it appears to be much more affordable too.
Right now, I am doing acuscope therapy (which has similar effects as acupuncture but without needles), gabapentin, and some paddock rest for my guy. I am keeping Pro Stride in my back pocket the next treatment tool that we will look at. I was all set to do IRAP but my regular farm vet (who’s at same clinic as my sports med vet) suggested Pro Stride for him.
Yes. My vet’s office has been using it pretty widely for at least the last 9 months and has been very pleased with the results.
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I checked with two local vets in NC and neither carries it. I have done IRAP in my OTTBs stifle. It didn’t last over a year. We have gone back to regular joint injections. I would certainly be interested in this if I could find a vet that used it.
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Saw your post in another thread that your boy is having issues and vet is coming out and you are hoping it’s not stifles 
What is your guy’s stifle story? Mine is long and sorted, but in a nutshell it took a while to determine it was stifles. The we have had injections done- helped for 2 weeks then lame- then we had MPL splitting done- horse was improving after this and then had a follow up injection of betamethasone and HA and totally relapsed. He’s been through the gammet with various x-rays, and a stifle ultrasound and block. He blocked to the left stifle so we know that’s it, but I can’t seem to find a treatment to keep this guy sound and in work.
I sent you a PM - long story but the good news is that we had one full year of wonderful rides and happy moments! I’m hoping for a few more at least!
Thanks! I am encouraged by that and your story. Here’s hoping both our issues get sorted out so we can enjoy some rides in the nice weather.
Good to know that it appears to be cheaper than traditional IRAP
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Sounds intriguing and promising- something I’d consider as a next step for my guy who’s been stuggling with stifle issues. It’s one injection and about half the cost of IRAP so how come I don’t hear people using this more?? Anyone had experience with Pro Stride?
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I just came across this post and realize it’s a bit old, but…
We have had great success with Pro Stride on a horse with advanced high and low ringbone. In order to stay sound, he was having his coffin and pastern joints injected every 3 -4 months. We moved on to IRAP, which only lasted about 6 months. He was finally injected with Pro-Stride and (knock on wood) he’s still sound 10 months later! I highly recommend this product and it’s so much quicker and easier than IRAP!
Bumping this up. Heard an advertisement for this on a podcast; any new stories to share from people who have tried it?
I’m curious too. Would be interested in trying it on a 13 year old who has had arthritic hocks since he was three but I don’t know all the questions to ask to weed out the good from the bad.
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My 6 yr old is being retired as he can’t stay riding sound But, I am trying this on my 14 yr old for his hocks in March. I can update then. My sports vet loves it though and uses it over traditional IRAP.
Doing yet another bump on this to see if there are any fresh good or bad stories on this?
I just left Michigan State University vet clinic after having a bone chip removed, and the senior vet there talked to me about doing this therapy after my horse is through the initial surgery recovery.
I’d never heard of it before today - I’m familiar with IRAP and PRP, but this was new and sounded very intriguing to me.
my vet said it is worth trying on horses that get joint injections at decreasing intervals. So for example, if your horse needs his hocks done every six months, and then suddenly he needs them done 3 months apart, he would be a candidate. From what i gather, it’s like a join injection that uses Irap to reduce inflammation in place of a steroid (but still combined with the hylauronic acid of course). Personally, I’m interested in this for maintenance because it does not involve a steroid, and it seems that it is only slightly more expensive.
Emily, not sure if you meant that HA is injected with ProStride or were referencing that HA is usually combined with cortisone…ProStride is a stand alone product and is not injected with anything else.
Cost at my clinic is about $650 per site, i.e. $650 for one stifle, and $1300 for both. This includes sedation, the preparation, injection, etc. It is about double the price of regular injections for me, so for that reason, I did regular stifle injections in April so I cannot yet comment on the ProStride. It’s still in my back pocket and I’d like to use it, but my vet said to stay with regular injections until we don’t get a response, or like Emily said, we go shorter intervals in between.
My vet said he does not like IRAP or ProStride for hocks, only high motion joints. He did explain why, but I cannot remember at all why.
ProStride has become more common since I originally even posted this. It would be nice to hear some success stories!
If I opt to go this route - I want to see how he recovers from the surgery - I will definitely come back to here and let you know. The ortho vet I am working with at MSU is quite pleased at the results from it, from what I’ve gathered. I had never even heard of it before today.
FWIW - the rough quote I got today for ProStride was only slightly more than I’d pay for a regular joint injection from my usual vet. I do have the advantage of this university hospital being only a 45 minute trip for me, so the travel is not a factor.
My friend did ProStride recently for her horse’s hock with suspected collateral ligament damage. (Normally her vet would use steroids for hocks for arthritis type things). The horse was acting colicky shortly thereafter…vet had to come back to the farm and treat the colic, which they were able to get resolved. They don’t know if that is related to the injection or not, but it was very unusual for this horse. Turns out there is also stifle damage, so they have switched to IRAP for the stifle given the previous complication.
