tissue damage in hock-would magnetic boots help?

[m.l.c coloured]

around 4 months ago my 2yr old ardenne x cob slipped on concrete and landed on her hock,she got up but for 5 min didnt put leg to floor so must have gave herself a dead leg.after she was fine and for rest of day showed no lameness or swelling.
next day had small swelling but still not lame.around day 6 came out of stable with huge hock and half a swelled leg but not lame.she had xray and had servere tissue damage but only very slightly lame in trot.vet told me field rest and a 2 week course of bute and antibiotics.
her hock is still swelled but she shows no sign of lameness.she gets turned out everyday but due to a stallion living in next field behind hedge i darent leave her out at night!.
i have no running water at yard just a water bowser so i cant cold hose just have to soak a bandage and put on loosely to cool it.its deff worse when its hot weather.it doesnt seem to bother her at all just obviously swelled,i spoke to vet lastweek and he told me to waite and just see how it goes.
i wondered if magnetic boots would help or if anyone has any experiance with this sort of injury?

 

[Marydoll]

Depends who you ask, but id say yes, id also give ruta grav

 

[Biscuit]

I personally would not buy magnetic boots because there is not sufficient scientific evidence that they help.

If magnets "improved blood flow" or "reduced pain" imagine what would happen during a MRI scan....!

 

[tallyho!]

I think magnets have been well discredited now.

You can manage very wel without water.

My friend who has an injured horse is gel-wrapping cold/hot treatment and it is very effective

You can buy cold/hot gel bags which you can put on affected area with a stable wrap. Just make sure you protect the skin with a layer of something.

There is no excuse for not doing cold therapy these days even without water.

 

[Marydoll]

I agree there is no scientific based evidence, but i also use magnetic boots on both my arthritic horses and see a definite improvement, its anecdotal evidence and theres many who agree.
Just because it cant be measured scientifically doesnt mean it of no benefit, it just means theres no scientific evidence supporting it yet. And with the best will in the world, people come on stating science says it doesnt work, expecting us all to blindly accept this as if the scientists never get things wrong.
Im more interested in the outcome and effect i see on my horses, i liked the results of using my magnetic hock boots on one horse so bought another pair for my other horse both suffer from arthritis, imo they definitely make a difference to the comfort of my horse, my proof ...... I see the difference with my own eyes, my horses move better and appear more comfortable, thats proof enough for me thanks

 

[ozpoz]

My vet recommended a magnetic collar for my old dog. He said he didn't know how it could work, but he had seen too often that they made a difference!!

The old dog managed to keep on his legs, even rabbit catching, for several years after I got him one, so I would never dismiss them.

I had cold laser treatment on Oz tendon's the other day and I saw a dramatic improvement the following day. It's definitely worth a try if there's someone in your area who does it.

 

[Mister Ted]

Have found Bioflow tendon boots helped after hind ddft rupture.Problem was in hot weather they could not be worn as the legs become too warm and there was no air venting.Probably best with witch hazel leg wash to cool the leg.