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THE EFFICACY OF THE THERMOTEX INFRARED HEATING BLANKET ON THE STANDARDBRED RACEHORSE. Study conducted by Dr. Ronald J. Riegel D.V.M.
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Harness racing is one of the most demanding of all of the equine athletic endeavors. Months of foundation miles are accomplished before this athlete is even close to race condition and speed. After this long period of training, the animal must then drop in time, over the mile distance, to be competitive. This hard training regime is extremely taxing upon the equine athlete and all methods must be considered to alleviate the pain and inflammation within the musculature to ensure the success of this equine athlete.
The Thermotex™ Infrared heating blanket has been scientifically proven to be effective in providing deep heat to the musculature of the equine athlete. Infrared thermographs correlated with blood chemistry analysis will provide proof that this physical therapy modality is effective in relieving both pain and inflammation within the muscle tissues of these equine athletes.
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An infrared thermograph is a pictorial photograph of the surface temperature of the anatomical area it is measuring. The circulatory system, inflammation, environmental changes, the metabolic rate of the animal and other individual thermographic characteristics influences its measurements.
The use of infrared thermography as a measurement of the efficacy of different therapeutic modalities is easily accomplished. Changes within thermal gradients can depict a decrease or increase in circulation, a decrease or increase in inflammation and even nerve irritation somewhere along the neuron pathway. Therapeutic results can be visualized by a series of infrared thermographs taken over a period of time and then compared.
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