BENEFITS
Hot and cold therapy is an age-old remedy to help reduce muscle swelling and pain.
Heat treatment 
Heat treatment relaxes and soothes the muscles, increases circulation, reduces stiffness and relieves pain. The warmth generated dilates the blood vessels of the chronic areas. This increases blood flow and helps to re-oxygenate and relax the muscles and ligaments. In the treatment of muscle and ligament injuries, heat is normally applied during the repair stage of the injury. Also, when applied to tight muscles, heat helps to relax the muscle which prevents injury.
Cold Therapy
This reduces the risk of injury after heavy exercise such as eventing, showjumping, racing or hunting. Cold treatment brings rapid relief from the pain, bruising and swelling of recent tissue damage. Treatment should start as soon as possible after the injury and applying ‘cold’ will decrease the blood flow and reduce the inflammation.
Magnetic Therapy
The use of magnets to relieve pain has been practised for over 2000 years. Now, with the benefits of modern materials and technology, magnets can be made very small, unobtrusive and powerful – ideal for animal therapy.
Studies have shown that this natural, non-invasive therapy relieves pain and helps promote the body’s natural healing process by improving blood flow, and therefore oxygen, to injured areas. Magnetic therapy is a complementary way to enhance the relief of pain. The magnets themselves do not heal – they create an environment in the body that helps speed up the natural healing process by removing inflammation and restoring circulation. It is believed this is achieved when the blood stream and nerves are stimulated as the blood passes through the magnetic field.