Re: Re: Beyond Chiropractors

["Jack Massey" <jmassey@neteze.com>]

No  and it QH and it was the onwer that got to me all thay could think of
was what thay could win and horses be damm. jack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>
To: "Jack Massey" <jmassey@neteze.com>; <Tivers@aol.com>;
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: RE: Re: Beyond Chiropractors


> So you used the TENS and THEN you couldn't stand the 2 yr old?
>
> If this is a 2 year old Arab on the track......... were trying
> to rush Mother Nature or something?  Were you sure you weren't
> producing any long term damage to the poor horse?
>
> K.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Massey [mailto:jmassey@neteze.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:05 PM
> To: Tivers@aol.com; kathy_mayeda@atce.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: Re: Re: Beyond Chiropractors
>
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> also I used tens on 2 yr old at the track to fill in the canon bone  and
it
> works but is also why I left the track I could not stand the 2 yr old .
Jack
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Tivers@aol.com>
> To: <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 7:50 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: Beyond Chiropractors
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/12/00 6:51:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > kathy_mayeda@atce.com writes:
> >
> > << Anyway, forgive me if you have already talked about it
> >  someplace, but do you ever use ultrasound therapeutically?
> >  Is this the same thing as TENS?  Is there a reference
> >  source I can read to learn more about it?>
> >
> > I've used ultrasound in several ways--most often to generate "deep heat"
> in
> > sore muscles. You can also melt away bone spurs and splints with it, but
> you
> > have to be very careful trying that. Finally, you can use it to drive
> topical
> > treatments into the skin--sonophoresis. Never done that, but have read
the
> > literature on it.
> >
> > TENS is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. Used most often to
> > deaden the sensitivity of pain-conducting nerves. TENS also has an
> > anti-inflammatory effect, locally. Don't ask me why. We use TENS most
> often
> > to treat bowed tendons by contracting the deep and superficial flexor
> muscles
> > in the forelegs--the TENS will generate actual contractions of these
> smaller
> > muscles and is cheaper by half than and EMS machine.
> >
> >  >What do you do when you have a large muscle spasm in
> >  the gluteals?  I've learned a few "voo-doo, Rev. Jones
> >  bone rattling" therapies, but now that I hopefully
> >  got your attention, maybe you could feed my mind a little
> >  more constructively.>
> >
> > Ultrasound will work to calm the muscle down, as will deep massage--a
> Sears
> > reciprocal sander with sheepskin on the head is the best mode for that.
> Once
> > calmed, the muscle can be treated with TENS or EMS to prevent and
relieve
> > inflammation. All the while, of course, you're seeking the cause.
> >
> >
> >  Kathy >>
> >
> > ti
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