Magnetic Therapy

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Has anybody ever used any form of magnetic therapy on their horse at all? If so, what did you use and did you find it helped or made any difference. Just wondered really.
 
i use magnetic boots on my horse every night. She has had a rubbish time of it over the last year and a bit.
My boots do help her and I wouldnt be without them :)

I find my magnetic knee support is amazing on me, so no reason to believe it isnt on the horses :)
 
my pony wears magnetic turnout bands 24/7 to help with his arthritic back legs. though they dont make him any less stiff, i actually notice the difference if he hasnt worn them for a couple of days. his stride becomes a lot shorter and stiff.

he did wear the bioflow boots but they just cooked his legs and can only be worn for max 12 hours.:rolleyes:
 
xxMozlarxx I was thinking of of using a pastern band with a 2000 gauss magnet on my mare who has a slight lameness issue at the moment ( all been checked out, scanned and xrayed by vet). I have been doing a bit of reading up about it and to be on any benefit the magnetic ' therapy' needs to be continuous to be of any benefit. So for £20.00 I thought I would give it a go as it's not a fortune to loose.

Yes, I expect I'll get shot down in flames but sometimes a non invasive alternative therapy can help.
 
TicTac said:
Yes, I expect I'll get shot down in flames but sometimes a non invasive alternative therapy can help.
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Why will you get shot down in flames? Your horse, your money, your choice. It's very, very unlikely that you can do damage with them.

Would be interested to know what 'research' you have been reading though :)
 
Yep I have used and do use magnetic boots. I tried them because of a lump on laddy's leg following a knock, which had never caused lameness but had been the same for months and wasnt shrinking. Within 3 sessions there was a noticeable reduction in size and now its as small as it will ever get. Whether it was the compression of the boots or the magnets or a combination of both I dont know but nothing else in his routine changed.

I also have a pulsed electromagnetic and massage rug . I use it on my mare who pulled/tweaked a muscle round her pelvis and kept tweaking it either under saddle or being a hooligan in the field. I have found she now very rarely has a problem and is fine with regular 2-3monthly chiro check ups now. Both her and my gelding feel better when ridden after using it and i find spooky gelding is usually more relaxed as well as stepping under more from the start and needing less long and low warm up. It could just be the massage element but they dont feel as good generally if Ive used a shorter massage only programme pre riding compared to the usual combined electromagnetic pulse and massage warm up programme.

Hope that helps :)
 
Go for it! Why not there is nothing to lose after all, I fpund putting the boots on very therapeutic anyway, you certainly aren't doing any harm and although there is no evidence they do work that's not the same as saying they don't. :p
 
xxMozlarxx said:
although there is no evidence they do work that's not the same as saying they don't. :p
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In the case of magnetic therapy there is evidence they don't work, but you're hurting no one but your wallet by trying them if you so desire, op.
 
Sophstar said:
my pony wears magnetic turnout bands 24/7 to help with his arthritic back legs. though they dont make him any less stiff, i actually notice the difference if he hasnt worn them for a couple of days. his stride becomes a lot shorter and stiff.

he did wear the bioflow boots but they just cooked his legs and can only be worn for max 12 hours.:rolleyes:
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Mine is in the old bioflow leg wraps when she's in and they really help to keep swelling down and like yours if she doesn't have them on for a few days you can really see a difference.

Where are your magnetic turnout bands from I'd be interested in getting some of those for the summer.
 
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xxMozlarxx said:
TicTac, I don't think (but may be wrong) that any proper research has been done on horses to prove or disprove whether they work..
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On the contrary, there is a decent amount of peer-reviewed, published research which all shows no demonstrable efficacy of static magnetism in horse or human :)
 
rhino said:
Why will you get shot down in flames? Your horse, your money, your choice. It's very, very unlikely that you can do damage with them.

Would be interested to know what 'research' you have been reading though :)
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Do I detect a hint of sarcasm rhino? lol. I haven't been reading any ' research' as such. I have only made my own mind up from reading various articles from sources that don't sell any specific products.
 
TicTac said:
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm rhino? lol. I haven't been reading any ' research' as such. I have only made my own mind up from reading various articles from sources that don't sell any specific products.
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I. Have magnetic rugs that I use for travelling long distances and sometimes for part of the day .
I had a magnetic waistcoat and it was marvellous I could not believe how good my back felt it really helped ( my puppy ate it luckily she did not swallow the magnets)
Don't know how but they do seem to affect the circulation.
 
I use brod pod magnets on my arthritic shetland pony. She used to be on 1 sachet of bute daily and could only walk a short way without stopping. She was very stiff in her stifle. I tried everything I could and was getting to thinking it would be kinder to PTS. I tried bioflow boots and saw an improvement but they made her legs sweat. Then I found these brod pods which were made by the maker of bioflow but are a much better magnet. To cut a very long story short, she wears these magnets all the time and runs around the paddock like a youngster (She's 21). That's enough to convince me.
 
TicTac said:
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm rhino? lol. I haven't been reading any ' research' as such. I have only made my own mind up from reading various articles from sources that don't sell any specific products.
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Probably just a touch :cool: It is something I am interested in, and have read all the research I can get my grubby little paws on :D None of it has shown any efficacy of static magnetism, so when someone mentions they have access to research with different findings I'm always keen to get links :)
 
I have a magnetic rug and boots. Not sure if work or not but hey ho I feel happy putting them on :)

He does yawn a lot and doze off wearing the rug thou.
 
rhino, the stuff I have been reading was more geared to human well being from the use of magnets, and in places it does say that ' western ' medicine says that magnetic therapy is rubbish.

However if you think that procedures like shiatsu and acupuncture can bring great relief to some people but not others then I am of the opinion that as long as it's not harmfull then it's worth a try.

Every being is individual and we can all react differently to the same product. If I think the magnetic band is helping/has helped my mare then I will be very pleased and for the sake of £20.00, wont have bankrupt me but equally I would never force my opinions on anybody and recommend they try this wonderous product for the very reason I mentioned above.

I do believe there is a place for alternative therapys and as long as there is nothing to say that it is harmfull then I would be happy to give it a go. But I'm also no fool!
 
I use them for my mares ligament damage, they're the equillibrium ones so I can move the magnets to the exact point of the injury and they have definitely helped healing :-)
 
kezz86 said:
Mine is in the old bioflow leg wraps when she's in and they really help to keep swelling down and like yours if she doesn't have them on for a few days you can really see a difference.

Where are your magnetic turnout bands from I'd be interested in getting some of those for the summer.
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i got mine from

http://www.magnetic.uk.com/animal.shtml

they are small so i vet wrap over the velcro so he doesnt accidentally lose them.. nightmare to find in a large field without a bright red vet wrap attachment! he's happy wearing them 24/7 and are easier to deal with when it gets muddy and not worrying whether they are rubbing with mud like the boots
 
I think in your situation OP I wouldn't want to mask any symptoms until the ver got to the bottom of it.

Rhino (me again re science on an alternative thread!) I thought there had been some decent studies showing the effect it has on blood, which found it does aggitate red blood cells... Have you not come across that one(s)? (sorry, I havent got the time to go looking for it at the mo).

I think there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that it helps arthritis sufferers. It did nothing for my tendonitis, but I had an arthritic dog who was VERY noticeably more lame if I took her magnetic collar off for a day or two. Collar back on and 24 hours later she was back to a much better level of soundness, happened a few times.
 
PS scientist in me cannot get my head around the HOW it would work, and how MRI doesn't have a similar effect. This all from me, a reiki therapist, and one who has her own theory on cellular level vibrations! :eek: :D I know (and it is backed up with some very interesting peer reviewed published research) that Reiki does have an effect on an individual, so I can see that changing the energy field affects heart rate for example, but continuous exposure to the same level of energy field to have an effect on pain associated with bone and cartilage... That baffles me :o
 
Naturally said:
Rhino (me again re science on an alternative thread!) I thought there had been some decent studies showing the effect it has on blood, which found it does aggitate red blood cells... Have you not come across that one(s)? (sorry, I havent got the time to go looking for it at the mo).
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Dynamic magnetism, not static. Even then it is purely experimental, and you are talking in the order of several thousand times the gauss of the glorified fridge magnets in most of the magnetic 'therapy' products.

On a physiological level the magnetic therapy products cannot affect haemoglobin. Its simply not possible.
 
rhino said:
On a physiological level the magnetic therapy products cannot affect haemoglobin. Its simply not possible.
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The act of gently placing a magnet encased in soft material on to the surface of the body will, over a period of time, create local warming which may well have a beneficial physiological effect. Of course, the magnet itself is optional!
 
fburton said:
The act of gently placing a magnet encased in soft material on to the surface of the body will, over a period of time, create local warming which may well have a beneficial physiological effect. Of course, the magnet itself is optional!
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Exactly :D Or use Auslander's tip of wrapping an arthritic joint in cling film. Fair amount of research into the benefits of 'heat therapy' ;)
 
Naturally said:
I think in your situation OP I wouldn't want to mask any symptoms until the ver got to the bottom of it.
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Hi Naturally, we have got to the bottom of the problem and it is a very small lesion in a collateral ligament just above the coronary band in her more boxy upright hoof and probably caused by jarring on the hard ground.

Since posting I have received my band and she is wearing it 24/7. She is on paddock rest with walking out under saddle as box rest is a no no. She is allready much more comfortable, However since the ground is now like a bloody quagmire and not at all hard, this has more than likey helped rather than the band but watch this space!
 
rhino said:
Dynamic magnetism, not static. Even then it is purely experimental, and you are talking in the order of several thousand times the gauss of the glorified fridge magnets in most of the magnetic 'therapy' products..
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could you please tell me what that means?
what are Dynamic and Static magnets :S
 
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