Complete Remedial Therapy
"Remedial Rescue - Caring for Horses & People"
Hot and Cold Therapies
Heat Therapy
- Hot Packs
- Heat Pads
- Hotties
- Heat Lamps
- Mud Packs
- Solarium
- Static Magnetic Pads
- Poltics, Kaolin, Bran
- Animal Lintex
- Infrared Ultra Violet
Effects of
- Increase blood flow vasodilation
- Reduce muscle spasm
- Reduce pain
- Increase metabolic activity
Use of
- Reduce muscular stiffness after excessive work
- Helps dry after swimming
- Helps warm after an attack of colic or trying up
- General health especially useful for early foals and other youngstock
Contradictions
- Acute inflammation
- Impaired sensation
- Infected wounds
Cold Therapy
- Ice packs
- Cold water hosing
- Water Wellies
- Cold Poultice
- Bonner Bandage
- Frozen Gamgee
- Leg Ice Gel
- Ice Tight Clay
- Jacuzzi Tub
- Frozen Peas
Effects of
- Vaso-constriction
- Deep Tissue Vaso-dilation
- Reduce Muscle Spasm
- Thermal Effect
- Reduce Oedema
- Pain Relief
- Anti -Inflammatory
Use of
- Tendon Strain
- Ligament Strain
- Poor Circulation
- Pain Relief
- Direct Trauma Swelling Control
Contradictions
- Ice packs should stay on legs for 15 minutes
- A thin layer of gauze should go next to the skin before an ice pack is applied.
