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Hi,

Does anyone have any feedback on the ARC Equine unit and whether it works? I'm specifically looking for any info on whether it's helps with hind suspensory ligament injuries. Any feedback good or bad gratefully received.
 
It worked wonders on my horse with a tendon injury. It helps with any ligament and tendon injury so it should help yours too. Highly recommended. My horse got back to competing at op level evening with the help of the ARC equine unit. Good luck
 
You will not regret getting one! My vet said that my pony would have to be retired due to a recurring injury/condition (digital synovitis) (sp). After using Arc Equine she is currently sound an competing again at BD. Good Luck!
 
Thank you so much for coming back with your comments. You have given me hope.

Francis - I would like to take you up on your offer and I assume I can email you via your email address? I emailed ARC yesterday and was very pleased to receive a very quick response from Ian.
 
It is an excellent piece of kit, definitely gives hope and results where there were none. I saw eventer Anthony Clark out competing again (and looking totally pain free) so soon after his bad pelvic injury that I absolutely couldn't believe my eyes, and he used the Arc Equine a lot on himself.
I know lots of riders use it on their horses in the daytime and themselves at night... I'm one of them!
 
I've had a look at the website, and most reference seems to be to soft tissue injuries.

Does anyone know of any successes with articular ringbone?

Thanks
 
mtj said:
I've had a look at the website, and most reference seems to be to soft tissue injuries.

Does anyone know of any successes with articular ringbone?

Thanks
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No, but Anthony's injury was bone (fractures to pelvis, I believe), not soft tissue, if that helps at all. Ring Ian, he has loads of case studies to hand... more needed on website I think!
 
If I can clarify, any reference within the website to " soft tissue" should in fact be "all tissue".
This technology is equally as effective on bone, tendons, ligaments, nerve tissue, wounds,etc.
With specific reference to bone, please see the website testimonial by Max / Maggie Routledge.
The technology has been used spectacularly well by Jonty Evans, Jonathan Chapman, Anthony Clarke ( all pelvic injuries ), Stuart Adamson ( shoulder reconstruction ), Tom Crisp ( broken and dislocated ankle ), Emily Baldwin ( fractured collar bone ), Georgie Strang ( 2 fractured wrists ) and others.
Exactly the same results ( all tissue ) are experienced in horses
Ian
 
We have had amazing results on a tendon injury to the extent that whereas vets were talking about a year off we are coming back into proper work after 3 months. Additionally, have used on bruised foot with great results. We have also noticed that he also grew an amazing amount of foot! I would definitely recommend, also Ian gives great support. Good luck!
 
Can anyone tell me how it attaches to say a leg?

I tried a Microdoctor (they weren't doing a Microvet at the time) and couldn't get the damn things to stay on my horse's fetlock area and gave up.
 
Following on from my original post - I emailed Francis as he suggested for his experiences..........20 minutes later he phoned me! I'd like to thank Francis for taking the time and trouble to call me and chat through his experiences - it was very much appreciated.

Separately I'd made contact with Ian and explained what had happened with our horse and the added worry any injury on the hind suspensory is now excluded on insurance, so we'd be funding treatment ourselves (and we don't have much spare cash if any!). Ian has been extremely helpful and supportive - resulting in an ARC unit being despatched to us on Monday.

My daughter has her own Eventing FB page and web page which she uses to update friends and supporters on the trials and tribulations of eventing (and there's lots of them!!!) and I know she'll now be using those to put regular updates on how things are progressing with the treatment.

The minute any hind suspensory injury/strain is mentioned it's all doom and gloom - for the first time in a week we're starting to feel a bit more positive about things.
 
ihatework said:
Is it something that would help human lower back issues too? Easier to justify if I can share it doth the horses!!
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It promotes healing on a cellular level, sort of micro-currents that help the cells realise they have to heal, or something. (I am not scientifically minded, can you tell?!) Have a chat with Ian and see what he says. I use it (I have a crumbling and fusing disc in my lower back) and I think it helps, I feel better in the morning when I have used it - I'm fully aware of the placebo effect, btw, and I'll take that too if necessary! ;) ;)
 
Anyone used one for bone pain ( human ) I am being driven mad with bone pain from my reconstructed tibia might it help settle it .
 
Goldenstar, see my post above. Worth giving Ian a call and asking, I think. My back pain is definitely not a muscular pain, it feels very different, a sort of dull but very deep pain that just won't stop. Does that make sense? What does your 'bone pain' feel like?
 
kerilli said:
Goldenstar, see my post above. Worth giving Ian a call and asking, I think. My back pain is definitely not a muscular pain, it feels very different, a sort of dull but very deep pain that just won't stop. Does that make sense? What does your 'bone pain' feel like?
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Hot hydersenestive to the touch caused it is thought by the nerves going a bit nutty .
 
quizzie said:
Do you know if you have to use the conduction gel they mention....I have a horse who seems to react to things like that?!
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Francis' groom said you can just use a bit of spit when the rubber connector pads are new, and then they go a bit tackier and you don't need to use anything really. I use Forever Living's Aloe Vera hair gel (never had anything react to that), or spit! Sir Percival's legs are VERY sensitive (to boots etc) and they've been able to use the connectors on him, obviously.

Goldenstar, they've had very very good results with 'phantom pains' of amputees (which is all nerve etc) so I would think so. My cousin's an amputee and has an Arc Equine, I will check with him and see how he's getting on, the pain was driving him crackers, even heavy dose morphine wasn't touching it.
 
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kezimac said:
is microvet the same thing?? as they seem cheaper
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No it's not. I believe the frequencies used are not the same and the frequencies are absolutely crucial.

I've used it on a very seriously injured foal. The photos are on my Facebook page (Julia Hodkin). She was 2 weeks old and had a 7 inch gash that was 3 inches deep and gaping open 3 inches on her quarters. I've never seen a wound like it. I used the Arcequine religiously coupled with 10 days of Norodine, and topical application of Botanica wash and cream, and the wound had completely healed in less than 4 weeks. Never seen anything work that miraculously. I've used the Botanica on it's own before and it worked well, but coupled with the Arcequine the results were noticeably faster and the quality of healing was even better.

I spoke with Jeanette Brakewell who rides for me and now she's using it both on the horses and herself! We also spoke to our racing trainer and he's now using it on his horses. I think it's an amazing piece of technology at a price almost anyone can afford given it can be used on yourself as well as your horses. To get the results though, as with any course of treatment, or prevention routine, you MUST stick to the treatment plan to the letter. Don't expect it to work brilliantly if you're only using it in a hit and miss way.
 
It is so good to hear all these positive comments. Our ARC should be arriving on Tuesday. I am very hopeful. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to my original post.
 
kerilli said:
It is an excellent piece of kit, definitely gives hope and results where there were none. I saw eventer Anthony Clark out competing again (and looking totally pain free) so soon after his bad pelvic injury that I absolutely couldn't believe my eyes, and he used the Arc Equine a lot on himself.
I know lots of riders use it on their horses in the daytime and themselves at night... I'm one of them![/QU

Sorry to be a pain but I thought you had said in a previous post that Anthony Clark had used a Microvet (can't seem to find it at the moment) - do you know which he used?
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has anyone used the long back pad with this? it says about it on the site but its not mentioned in the shop area or included as part of the kit :confused:
 
the long back pad came with my kit but Ian told me to use the leg pads, i think they'd had a few problems with the connectors on the back pad, i guess because there can be a lot of movement between them all as the horse moves.
 
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