red light therapy

[UKa]

Hi, having a problem with my girl again - she has been accutely suffering from bad back (saddle area in particular) for a few years, presumably through mistakes made in her younger life before me - ruled out kissing spine and other spinal problems a couple of years ago with scans - and since been able to manage her with back specialist who has done a great job but now at a point where she has got worse again.

Think it is to do with the weather, she got a bit skinny at the end of winter, etc etc, while generally having issues anyway.

Anyway, together with back man I have now worked out that it may be best for her to have a couple of months off, gets a course of bute through her by the vet, then she will be treated again by back person (if not earlier) and hopefully she will be able to get some sun on her back in the meantime too.

Now, in lack of natural warmth I am wondering if I should get a red light therapy lamp anyone ever used this on their horse?

 

[Jackson]

Do you mean like a heat lamp used for reptiles/chicks/whatever? or am I completely off?
Someone told me to stitch some tin foil on to the inside of my rug, over the sore area of back when I was having trouble with my horse's back. I never tried it, so no idea if it works but I think the theory behind it was that the heat would be reflected back to the horse and warm the muscles?

 

[UKa]

Hi, I mean something like this one

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/HEAT+THERAPY+LAMP.htm

Interesting point about the tin foil... not sure how well to attach it to rug though and it may be rustling...?

 

[raspberryripple]

I have infrared therapy on my hip area sometimes when it flares up, it loosens the tissues and reduces inflammation and really helps me!

 

[Jackson]

Hi, I mean something like this one

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/HEAT+THERAPY+LAMP.htm

Interesting point about the tin foil... not sure how well to attach it to rug though and it may be rustling...?

I see Yeah, that's mainly why I didn't try it. May be worth looking in to though, much cheaper than the lamp I think I was supposed to tape it in, or carefully put stitches through each corner

 

[paulineh]

Try an infrared body massager. You can get a cheap one from ebay like this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/morphy-ri...4?pt=UK_Health_Massage_RL&hash=item19cfaf3c52

I have used one like it with great success. I now have a Massage Pad and Mitt plus I have the Magnetic Back Pad and leg wraps all from Equilibrium. Not cheap but well worth the price.

 

[scotia2k7]

You can also use one of the silver wraps marathon runners are given at the finish line (cheap & effective) used them years back on hunters