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| I would not leave BOT on all day, my horse had some marks on him where it was almost like the hair was gone from leaving the BOT on too long | |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | zansbeunogal_2268 - 2017-10-03 10:47 AM can you explain a little how pht works?
This will help with information! http://www.phtmagnetics.com/aboutmagnetics.asp | |
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Location: in the ozone | JLazyT_perf_horses - 2017-10-03 8:41 AM
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lopnaround - 2017-09-29 11:28 AM JLazyT_perf_horses - 2017-09-22 11:41 AM I just switched from BOT to PHT. I got all my BOT stuff before anyone even knew what BOT was lol. PHT has more use I think, I can use it when it's warm out and BOT I can't bc they get too hot. I also had an interesting chat with a few human medical professionals and 2 vets about the whole concept, and they brought up a valid point. Heat is the worst thing you can do for an injury, strain, soreness, etc. It makes it better upon immediate application, but afterwords it feels worse and can actually make the injury itself worse. BOT heats up their body, that's why your quick wraps are wet with sweat after you take them off. There's a time and place for BOT still I think, maybe before a warm up. I'll use mine sheet in the winter for a few minutes before I ride, just so they're slightly warm when I get on to work. I used a quick wrap on a knee injury and they were right, it felt great right after I took it off but after about 2 hours the pain was worse. I've used magnets, Nikken, and I love them. So I switched to PHT because of the thought process behind the heat. Just some food for thought, everyone will have differing opinions though THIS! This is why I could never get on board with BOT.
And that is why (the heat ) the BOT work nicely for the PSSM2 horses. It is a horrible muscle disease and causes sore, tight muscles. The heat really makes them more comfortable.
I'd use PHT on a PSSM horse too, or find something that works better nutritionally for them. Try something like MVP In-Sync that's specifically made for horses with muscle issues like PSSM and tying up. The heat works short term yes, but creates a bigger problem long term. Put a hot pack on a sore back and for 10 minutes it feels great. Then next thing you know, the pain creeps up and its now worse than it was before you applied the heat. So you hot pack it again and a vicious cycle starts, it becomes dependent on that heat. As my chiropractor likes to say, "heat creates patients." Heat will make an injury or soreness last far longer than it would without heat, and often makes the problem worse. You could be creating a regular soreness issue by using it regularly.
I don't leave it on long term - ever. (and they are already doing really well on a proper diet for type2). But their muscles do not "warm up" easily like a normal horse so the BOT really helps that. I tried the Magna Cu & sold it. For making them feel better, the BOT has worked the best. | |
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