Veterinary use

Magnetotron - A high professional Line with special therapy devices for

veterinarians and Hospitals - for the treatment of horses and large Animals.

A complete system of modular components for all clinical and general practice requirements and for mobile Veterinarians. The therapy devices are available installed in a sturdy aluminium case (easy to carry) or for in surgery use installed on a mobile stand. The devices are equiped with individual selection of treatment settings and two therapy outlets making it possible to treat two animals at the same time. The devices can be equipped additionaly with an integrated computer system for automatic selection of treatment settings of the various indications by simply pushing a button.

 

Pulsating Magnetic Field therapy is being applied increasingly in veterinary medicine
with spectacular results, particulary in equestrian sports.
Horses which could not perform for several years owing to limb injuries, after treatment with pulsating magnetic field therapy, have been able to recover to competitive performance in world
class events. The pulsating magnetic field therapy is applied with a high success rate even in the treatment of Greyhounds. They are highly responsive to pulsed large surfaced magnetic fields.

 

 

 

 

The Black Stallion's broken leg treated with PMF Therapy

PMF therapy speeds healing of the famous horse's broken leg

 

Diamond Night (pictured left), the star of the film, The Black Stalian, fell shattering a fore leg, just beneath the elbow.
It was such a bad fracture that the insurance company was considering having him destroyed.
Feeling that the injury was beyond repair. But with surgery and elecsystem magnetic therapy the bones healed quickly and he went on to then film, The return of the Black Stalian.

(DVD Cover Left)

When a horse breaks a leg, the usual treatment is termination. But when that horse is a well trained movie star, a few more doors are open. Diamond Night, one of three horses who played the title role in the film The Black Stallion, was given new life through the fast action of his trainer, Corky Randall and the inventiveness of Newhall veterinarian, Dr. James E. Bullock.

This five-year-old Arabian stallion was training on Tuesday, June 29 for an upcoming movie. According to trainers, he went up into the air and came down again, losing his footing and continuing to fall onto his right shoulder. They heard a loud crack resem­bling a rifle shot. When Diamond Night stood up his left front leg was dangling. The Black stallion's trainer, Corky Randall, immediately called his veteri­narian, Dr. James E. Bullock of Bullock's veterinary hospital in Newhall, CA.

"When I arrived, he (Diamond Night) was standing in the a round pen where he had been training," said Dr. Bullock. "X-rays revealed that the leg was shattered at the distal section a transverse fracture at the distal aspect and numerous pieces at the proximal aspect. The ulna was broken a transverse fracture through the ulna."

After examining the x-rays, Dr. Bullock decided to go ahead and do the surgery.

"We knew a bone plate wouldn't work," he said. "The horse had not made any type of the compound fracture through the skin, so we still had a chance as far as infection goes. We stabilized the horse and put a temporary support splint and cast on him and spun the horse up so that he wouldn't put any weight on the leg."

This particular spot couldn't be cast because the fracture was about three inches below the elbow, explained Dr. Bullock. He said in order to cast it, one would have to place a joint below the fracture. In this case, he said it would merely act as a fulcrum and that different breaks would usually occur after that.

"This is why this type of fracture is rarely attempted," he said. "Also, most horses will not tolerate a sling. Diamond Night is an extremely intelligent horse and did very well in a sling. He used it to rest in and when he was not tired, he stood. We anticipated he would be in a sling for a minimum of six weeks."

Dr. Bullock spent all Tuesday night with the owner of a machine shop trying to design the type of apparatus they would need to accomplish the surgery. Assembly of the equipment started at 7:30 Wednesday morning and at 3 o'clock that afternoon, surgery began. The stallion was down for 5 1/2 hours plus a recovery of 2 1/2 hours.

"We applied a Kirschner apparatus to the radius to stabilize the fracture," he said. "This may have been done before, but it hadn't been published, so we didn't have a lot to go on.

"For the first two days he had the support cast. After that, we just left it open."

On Friday, Dr. Bullock started the PMF therapy. He explained that Diamond Night got two, 30 minute sessions per day, using an elecsystem PMF device. He slid a coil, (a cylinder two feet in diameter and one and a half foot high), up over the fracture. The magnetic field surrounding the fracture is increased, along with circulation and oxygenation.

"PMF therapy increases oxygenation of the tissue and increases ionic exchange of the bone which potentiates healing." said Dr. Bullock. "The horse has no feeling or sensation of the therapy. But the pain goes away and the fracture can heal. PMF therapy reduced the time the horse had to spend in a sling."

Arrangements were also made with a certified welder to develop a walker for Diamond Night. Dr. Bullock said they walked him while he was still in a sling to prevent problems occurring with the other legs and muscles and subsequent pneumonia.

Birds are very responsive with treatment with pulsating magnetic field therapy.
(Ilustrated right, Eagle with Fracture in treatment coil) Cats, Dogs and all domestic animals react very favourably to magnetic fields, regardless of their physical problem. Because pulsating magnetic fields penetrate the whole of there body, this means the improvement of every tissue creating a slowing down
of the ageing and accelleration of the healing process.

Not only can you help your own health with the elecsystem vitapulse system, but you can also use it to help improve the overall health of your pet.

 

Veterinary Medicine:

Pulsating Magnetic Field Therapy is being applied increasingly in veterinary medicine with spectacular results, particularly in equestrian sports. Horses which could not perform for several years owing to limb injuries etc., after treatment with PMF Therapy, have been able to recover to competitive performance in world-class events. PMF Therapy is applied with a high success rate in the treatment of Greyhounds. Dogs and other animals are highly responsive to pulsed large surface magnetic fields.

In veterinary practice, Pulsating Magnetic Field Therapy is obviously effective, as supported by the evaluation of thousands of observations, both for treatment of competition horses and small animals.

Summary:

591 standard questionaires about the findings with PMF-therapy from elecsystem in general veterinary practice were systematically analyzed. The partially objective, but for the most part subjective, Judgement of the veterinarians in charge plus the judgement of the animal owner, regarding the effectiveness of elecsystem PMF-therapy were counted by categories and plotted out in a table.

The judgement of doctors and owners presented suitable differences, but the statements of the owners were more positive. The influence of elecsystem PMF-therapy on the following general pathological categories was rated by doctors predominantly as :

"Very Good"/"good" / "satisfactory" / "poor"
- General statement about PMF therapy
- Regressive disorders
-Progressive disorders
-Fractures and trauma as "good"
-Inflammations

Problem Formulation

During recent years PMF therapy has become firmly established in human medicine. A surprisingly long list of therapy indications, based initially on empirical data, was regarded skeptically for a long time. However, in the mean time the physiological mechanisms of Pulsating Magnetic Fields have been disclosed:

• PMF induces vasodilation in the organism.

• PMF increases the oxygen partial pressure in tissue

• PMF increases polarization of cell membranes, thus improving the energy metabolism in the entire organism.

 

All three points are of great importance when determining the wide range of indications for Pulsating Magnetic Field Therapy.

The physiological mechanism of PMF is not restricted to human beings. They are also applicable to animals. Numerous results of tests regarding the effects of PMF have been exclusively obtained with animals in research centers of various countries.

Therefore, it is obvious that PMF therapy can be applied also in clinical and practical veterinary medicine. The following evaluation of the experiences with PMF, made by veterinarians, was necessary in order to establish a success rate of PMF therapy. 591 patients were evaluated. The duration of treat­ment was between 3 to 30 days; sessions occurring on alternate successive days. The veterinarians conducting the treatments, as well as the animal owners, rated their evaluation of the PMF therapy results as:

- very good, good, satisfactory, poor

The evaluation by the veterinarians was made on the basis of their own laboratory tests, measurements, physiological and pathological parameters as well as subjective criteria. The evaluation by the animal owners was made on the basis of subjective observation of the animal's condition. Names and addresses of the veterinarians in charge are recorded on each questionnaire.

Patient contingent:

Horses, dogs of different sizes and breeds, cats and birds.

PMF-therapy indications:

In order to obtain a better survey, all diseases were integrated into the following general pathological categories:

inflammations - regressive disorders - progressive disorders - circulatory disorders - tumors fractures and trauma.

The following diseases and healing processes were exposed to the Pulsating Magnetic Field:

591 animal patients were evaluated

 

Inflammations:

Hepatits, cystitis, coxitis, gastritis, sinusitus, fistulae, tendovaginitis, abscesses, urogenital infection, hip arthritis, podotrochlotitis, dermatitis, acute and chronic otitis, sesamoiditis, bronchitis, arthritis, chronic tendonitis osteomyelitis, pododermatitis, bursitits, suppurative bite wounds, gastroenteritis, rheumatoid arthritis, torticollis, prostatitis, angina, and nephritis.

Regressive disorders:

Cervical disc syndrome, spondylosis, transversal myelopathies, coxarthrosis, paralysis, ataxia, polyuria, polydipsia, osteochondrosis, aspergillosis, semiparesis, ulcus cruris, sacral-sciatic syndrome, paraplegia, neural paralysis, knee joint diseases, arthrosis, degenerative disc disease, digestive disorders, dermatosis, myopathies, periostitis.

Progressive disorders:

Exostosis, osteosis, wound cicatrization, lipomas, scar keloids, hip dysplasia.

Circulatory disorders:

Insufficiency, ischemia, chronic kidney damage, dyspnea.

Fractures and Trauma:

Swelling, distortions, acute trauma, bone fractures, luxations, ligament tears, brain concussion, sprains, bruises, joint capsule tears and rupture.

Discussion:

The positive results obtained by veterinarians with PMF therapy are almost completely congruent with the results obtained in human medicine. The good results accounted for between 60 and 80 % of the cases treated.

% Satisfaction with PMF therapy	Veterinarians	Owners
Very good	37	45
Good	32	35
Satisfactory	19	19
Deficient	12	1

Success Stories

• Three year old racing quarter horse with a slab fracture of the third carpal bone of the right knee. Treated for 6 weeks with PMF therapy only, the fracture had healed completely and he returned to training. The horse then went on to win its 1st race at Bay Meadows, CA. The next 3 races were at Los Alamitos, CA where "Intrepid Coin" went on to win 2 races and place in another. The only treat­ment on this horse was PMF therapy.
• Two year old racing quarter horse, not being able to put weight in its right front leg. Radiographs revealed a large condylar fracture of the right cannon bone. Instead of surgery the owner elected PMF therapy. The horse was put into training after 47 days of PMF therapy, which was applied twice daily and was the only treatment given. The horse returned to the track and has thus far won 2 races and placed in 2 other races.
• Event horse (ten year old gelding) with tendon ailments on both front legs. PMF therapy was applied for a period of 15 consecutive days, since conventional therapy did not show any improve­ment. After continuous restorative training the gelding participated in nine 3-day events (S-category (5th) included) and was repeatedly the fastest runner on the race track and cross country course.

The good results accounted for between 60 and 80% of cases treated
How PMF Therapy was introduced into equine medicine

by Hermann Focke, D. V. M.

I was introduced to elecsystem Pulsating Magnetic Field Therapy (PMF) through an M. D., colleague, who was using this new form of physical therapy for several years. I am an old fashioned veterinarian and was very skeptical about the successful application of PMF therapy in veterinary medicine. I interpreted the results achieved in human medicine as placebo effect which does not exist in veterinary medicine.

I am an international competitor in three-day events and just before an international competition, one of my top performance horses "Milano" was going to be taken out of competition due to tendon problems, which were resistant to all conventional treatment methods. I had nothing to lose and, as a last resort tried PMF Therapy. I used the human device which my colleague left with me while she went on vacation.

I was very surprised to notice an improvement in the horse's condition, after relatively short treatment period, which originally I believed to be impossible to achieve. Similar results were achieved in other horses I treated with the same device.

After seeing these results I became very interested in this type of therapy, which has been applied in human medicine for many years, and wanted to learn more about it. I decided to study all available literature thoroughly.

Using a PMF Therapy device, with a concentric coil, designed for human medicine and supplied by elecsystem, I treated over 126 performance horses suffering from musculo-skeletal problems. The human treatment coil did not meet the anatomical characteristics of a horse and the application of the PMF Therapy in this manner did not satisfy the requirements of practice. Therefore, in cooperation with elecsystem, we developed and patented special new Magnetic Field Applicators, which now allow easy application of PMF Therapy in horses.

At an International convention in Mainz, Germany, I reported on the treatment of 252 horses using PMF Therapy:

- Hunter jumpers ................................................. 115

-Galoppers ........................................................... 32

-Trotters ............................................................... 48

- Three day events horses ...................................... 18

- Dressage horses ................................................... 21

- Hobby-horses ...................................................... 15

- Ponies ................................................................... 3

Total ................................................................. 252

- Problems of the superficial and deep digitalflexor
tendons ................................................... 72

- Suspensory desmitis .......................................... 26

-Arthritis ............................................................ 27

-Arthrosis ........................................................... 48

- Lymphangitis .................................................... 24

-Edema .............................................................. 21

- Delayed wound healing .................................... 18

-Back problems .................................................. 16

 

Results

1. Problems of the superficial and deep digital flexor tendons 72

-complete healing ............................................ 41

- functional healing with residual minor swelling 23

- no improvement ............................................... 8

-following firing ................................................. 3

- brood mares ..................................................... 5

2. Suspensory desmitis .......................................... 26

-complete healing ............................................ 12

- functional healing with residual minor swelling 9

- no improvement ............................................... 5

- following firing ................................................. 3

Scientific findings must be used in practice

3. Arthritis ............................................................... 27

- complete healing .............................................. 24

- no improvement ................................................. 3

 

4. Arthrosis ............................................................. 48

- complete functional healing ............................. 37

- PMF Therapy was repeated 6 months

later as requested by the owner .......................... 7

- no improvement ................................................. 4

 

5. Lymphangitis ....................................................... 24

- complete functional healing ............................. 18

- functional healing with residual minor swelling . 4

- euthanasia .......................................................... 1

- brood mare ......................................................... 1

 

6. Edema ................................................................. 21

-complete functional healing ............................. 21

 

7. Delayed wound healing ....................................... 18

- complete functional healing ............................. 16

-treatment was stopped (requested by owner) ..... 1

- treatment was interrupted due to other reasons .. 1

 

8. Back problems .................................................... 16

- complete functional healing reported by owner 11

- significant improvement ...............................................4
treatment was repeated 3 weeks later on 3 horses as requested by owner;

complete functional healing of 2

-no improvement ................................................. 1

 

P. Cronau, D. V. M., the internationally known equine practitioner and team veterinarian of the German Equestrian Team, reported on the successful application of PMF Therapy on 126 horses at the First Symposium of Equine Medicine, held at the University of Bonn, Germany. The successful treatment of back problems was discussed by E. Elshoiz, D. V. M.

At the 2nd Annual Symposium other speakers from various European countries and the United States held lectures about very interesting cases treated with the PMF Therapy. For example, J. Boening, D. V. M., reported on the successful treatment of navicular bone fractures, J. Auer, D. V. M. from Texas A&M University, presented general information on controlled studies in equine bone healing using PMF Therapy and J. Bullock, D. V. M. CA, reported on the practical application of this treatment method in his practice.

Summary: Many equine diseases can be treated successfully with PMF Therapy. It is an alternative to conventional treatment methods, such as Neurec­tomy, Firing, Steroids, Phenylbutazone ( Bute), etc.

More Success Stories

• Famous four years old pacer with suspensory problems was treated daily with the PMF therapy under vets order and won 28 consecutive races and retired as one of the greatest horses in harness racing. All agreed that without the PMF therapy treatments this great horse could not have started in 28 races and win all of them.
• Jumping horse (ten year old gelding) with a medium grade lameness an acute tendinitis and tendovaginitis on the left foreleg. The gelding was treated with PMF therapy 10 days prior to a national indoor jumping show. After 4 days the horse showed a moderate ability to pace and trott. On the 6th day the lameness was gone and on the 10th day it did not show any discomfort after a strain test. The horse then won a test in the M-contest (intermediate). Again the horse did not show any signs of discomfort. The gelding was then started in 3 S a jumping contests (5th open class category) in 1 tournament and came in 1st and 5th, was 2nd in the "Grand Prize" and was also named best jumping horse of the tournament.

Many equine diseases can be treated successfully with PMF Therapy

EXPERIENCES WITH THE USE OF MAGNETIC FIELD-THERAPY IN

EQUINE MEDICINE

From the moment when man began to make use of horses, he was endeavoured to protect them from injury and to .provide them with care in the event of illness. This was done for materialistic as well as ethical reasons.

The works of Xenophon (6th Century B.C.) include many writings dealing with horsemanship, giving detailed instructions how to prevent diseases and injuries of the locomotory system as well as an outline of therapeutic measures for the relief or cure of such diseases or injuries.

In German literature going back as far as the 13th century, we find specifically The Albrandt's Equine Pharmacopeia containing very precise de­scriptions of a variety of equine diseases as well as recommended treat­ments. The first veterinarian shools (1760 in Lyon and 1778 in Hannover) were founded, in order to improve the care of horses belonging to the army. Horsebreeding was further influenced by the fact that horses proved useful during warfare. During the age of Chivalry a heavy type of horses was required; the invention of gunpowder introduced the need for lighter, well trained horses which were bred from the various local strains combined with oriental thoroughbreds, to which the English thoroughbreds were added after the 19th century.

By the end of the First World War the cavalry horses lost their attraction for the military. Since the middle of the 19th century the percentage of heavy work horses put to work in agriculture and industry grew in relation to the lighter cavalry horses. Between the two world wars, the percentage of work horses increased quite significantly. All this changed drastically after the Second World War due to the overall mechanisation of the transport system and agriculture.

The evolution from an agricultural domestic animal to a horse used purely for sports and leisure activities has been and still continues to be the source of a number of problems to the veterinarian. In former times all the horses were put to work up to 10 hours every day. Today our sport and hobby horses are suffering from a lack of exercise, just like modern man. In most cases our horses spend too many hours of each day standing inside a box the size of 9 — 12 m 2 with their heads against the wall. I have repeatedly expressed my concern to owners of horses that considerably more horses get sick from standing in the stable rather than in the course of training. The reason is that in today's fast-moving times, few people take the time to provide their horses with sufficient training to ensure that they get the correct amount of exercise which they require.

Modern day horses are expected to perform tasks which are quite beyond them on the basis of their constitution and condition and this within a very short time. This results especially in damages to the particularly susceptible points of the . locomotory system depending on the type of use they have been put to:

In the case of jumping horses: Navicular diseases (podotrochlosis) — diseases of the flexing tendons as well as arthroses at the toe ends of the anterior limbs.

In the case of dressage horses: arthrotic deformations of the joints of the toe-ends as well as muscular affections, skeletal deformation and spavine.

In the case of military horses: Diseases of the flexing tendons and fetlocks of the anterior limbs.

In the case of trotters and pacers horses: Arthrosis in the joints of the toe-ends, diseases of the flexor tendons, fractures of the styloid bones - predominantly in the form of fatigue fractures - as well as spavine.

In the case of running horses: Tendon diseases and ruptures as well as injuries of the fetlock carriers of the anterior limbs.

While animal epidemics such as glanders, infectious anaemia etc. have been eradicated to a large extent - infections can be controlled with the aid of chemotherapy or immunization prophylaxis - acute as well as chronic, diseases of the tendons and joints are increasing constantly. I personally attribute this to the fact that increasingly heavier demands are placed on our horses in training periods which are far too intensive and far too short. As already mentioned earlier, the healing process in the area of the limbs is adversely affected by the anatomically based structural conditions, there-fore especially susceptible to irritation. And finally, the limbs are not rested sufficiently following acute or subacute illnesses.

biophysics & medicine report

In the case of chronic diseases, horses which receive conventional treatments such as hyperemetic rubbings with Unguentum Camphortum, Hydragium Bijodatum, or caustics and tendon splitting, have to be kept away from training for weeks or even months. For this reason the introduction of corticosteroids for use in equine medicine signified a great step ahead. However, the initial euphoria has been replaced by a more down- to-earth approach. The faster healing is often accomplished only by putting up with the several relapses and the well-known side-effects of corticoste­roids.

Duly frustrated by the previous mentioned I came across the MF-Therapy purely by accident around the middle of 1978.

After examining the newer literature on this subject, especially the works of Lenzi (1940), Basset (1962, 1964), Friedberg (1971), Gross (1961), Kraus (1973, 1974), Lechner (1974), Ludwig (1973, 1976, 1977), Mi hlbauer (1974), Noh (1978), Varga (1776), Tager (1974) Weigert and coll. (1977) as well as Wilhelm and Feldmeyer (1974, 1975) and the recent works of Haimovici and Negoescu (1980) my interest was indeed arised, however, I considered the successes of this therapy in human medicine as placebo effects, which, as it is well known, cannot be achieved in veterinary medicine.

The action mechanism of this biophysical procedure was not completely clear to me until reading the recent works of Warnke (1980) as well as Warnke and Altmann (1979).

It is well-known that in the case of various illnesses the interfacial surface potential of cells differs from normal values. Unlike other biophysical treatment methods, the magnetic fields penetrate the entire body reaching thus every single cell.

The ions in the cells and colloidal systems can be influenced, as we know, by magnetism. These ions are moved in the rhythm of the magnetic pulsation passing through them. This leads on the one hand to a regeneration of the affected tissue, and on the other hand to an improved blood circulation in the treated area due to the opening and dilation of the capillaries as well as the contraction of the arteriovenous-anastomoses, Warnke is able to demonstrate that oxygen partial pressure can be increased to an average of 200% compared to the basic values under the influence of pulsating magnetic fields of a determined intensity and frequency.

At first I was very skeptical and as I mentioned above, I regarded the therapeutic results which had been achieved in humans as placebo effects and naturally these cannot be achieved in veterinary medicine. However, urged by the constant encouragement on the part of one of my colleagues from the human medicine field, I initially carried out a number of test treatments on selected patients. I was extremely surprised to observe the most astonishing therapeutic successes after only a few days and this encouraged me to try further treatment tests. At first I had to do with the elecsystem MF-applicators designed for the use in human medicine — i.e. round reel and stray field applicator.

The use of these applicators presented a number of difficulties on account of the anatomic differences between horse and man:

A horse will not always cooperate when placing its legs inside the tub. The treatment of 2 or 4 affected limbs can be very time consumming.

For this reason I developed, in cooperation with the Elec Company, a set of so-called therapeutic boots which can be put on any horses-leg without any difficulty whatsoever. This makes the treatment considerably easier and faster.

Since then I have gained experience in the use of MF-Therapy on more than 250 horses.

Applied Elecsystem MF-Therapy to treat the following complaints:

• Degenerative diseases of the support and locomotory system
• Acute and chronic inflammations of the tendons and tendon scheaths
• Tendinous fibre lacerations (collapse)
• Distorsions and contusions
• Chronic diseases of the joints
• Delayed wound healing
• Diseases in the back and lumbar regions.

As pointed out earlier, placebo effects cannot be achieved on horses. Thus, the success of the therapy is dependent on:

• a precise diagnosis, and
• to a very significant extent, on the observation of the reactions of each individual patient, and the respective increase or decrease of intensity and frequency of the therapy.

On the basis of my experiences I have prepared a manual containing MF­Therapy instructions for the treatment of horses to benefit medical prac­titioners, trainers and animal owners. This is strictly a guideline and must be adapted to the individual case after observation and reactions of the individual horse after treatment. By the same token, different degrees of intensity and frequency may become necessary for the same indication. Particularly in cases of subacute or chronic diseases of the limbs a careful observation of the reactions is essential. The success of the treatment depends to a very large extent on this sort of intuition on the part of the therapist — the term "feeling" seems to be the most appropriate to describe this intuition. Thus I have frequently observed in large show or racing stables, that the success or lack of success of the treatments varied whenever the persons performing the treatments changed shifts.

It can be basically stated that lower intensities and frequencies should be applied for acute processes and higher values for chronic processes. Thus I usually begin the treatment of acute processes with 20 — 30 Gauss and 5 Hertz, for chronic conditions 50 Gauss and 10 Hertz increasing gradually.

Younger horses (up to about 10 years) respond particularly well to MF­ Therapy. Thus quite a number of horses who had been treated for arthrotic deformations affecting the joints of the toe-ends and of the ankle joints have been successfully active in sports for over two years withour requiring any subsequent treatments.

On older horses suffering from severe diseases of the joints and tendons repeated treatment was sometimes necessary after approx. 6 months. Many older top jumping-horses (12—18 years) who could only be used while under the influence of phenylbutazone, could be kept free from lameness for up to 6 months after discontinuation of the analgetic.

Compared to the data from human medicine, horses need fewer treatments to achieve results. Therefore approx. 8—10 treatments (15 minutes daily) are required for acute tendon inflammations and 12—20 treatments for chronic tendon and joint affections.

I should also like to point out the important fact that the patients are moved right from the first day of treatment, even in the presence of minor to intermediate lameness. The bereavement of training is thus shortened considerably compared with the use of conventional treatments such as blistering, splitting or burning.

In order to objectively evaluate the empirical findings and treatment successes obtained so far, extensive investigations dealing with partial oxygen pressure, increase of blood circulation, as well as hematological, enzyme and histometric tests are being carried out in cooperation with the University of Saarbriucken and two horse clinics.

1) Thermographic measurements as described by Warnke and Altmann (1979) were carried out on 10 horses. on 9 horses a definite increase in the blood circulation was noted in the course of the MF-Therapy. One horse displayed no reaction. It was later discovered that this particular horse had been treated with deposit cortisone.

2) AU attempts at . measuring the 0 2 partial oxygen pressure of the horse in a transcutaneous manner failed. Most likely on account of the greater degree of thickness of the horse's skin. Blood 0 2 pressure measurements on 8 horses revealed a definite increase of the D2 partial pres ure on 7 horses following magnetic field therapy. In one horse the 0 2 partial pressure remained unchanged; this turned out to be the same horse which had been treated with cortisone.

3)In order to test whether any capacity reserves can be released on competition horses in training, 20 racing horses were treated with elecsystem MF-Therapy on a daily basis over a period of 2 weeks at the racing course of Gelsen ­ kirchen. These horses were treated in a special treatment trailer designed by the elec company. This treatment trailer is fitted out with three generators and 96 applicators which have been fitted to the sidewalls in such a way as to provide the option of placing the entire horse or only selected areas within the magnetic field.

Sixteen untreated racing trotters which are also in training were used as control group. The following blood parameters were determined with the aid of Dr. Sell's laboratory in Bonn:

• Albumin and globulin fractions
• Blood gas-analysis (ph, PC O 2 , P 0 2 , HC O 3 , BE, O 2 CT , O 2 SAT, and Hb)
• The electrolysis Ca, K, Na. P, Cu, Fe, and CI as well as
• Enzyme HBDH.

However, at this point I must admit that the test results on treated and untreated test patients were inconsistent. Also Best (1979) refers in recent works to the bibliographical data and the here partially differing blood parameters of thoroughbreds and trotters. We attribute this fact partly to methodical differences and partly to the fact that besides us several Authors as Collins (1971), Muller-Reh (1972), Milne (1974) and Schmidt (1978) were able to determine that i.e. the mineral contents in blood serum depend on a series of factors as training degree, age, feeding and unexpected short term excitement of the patients. In spite of the above mentioned difficulties we shall improve the methods and by using standardized data continue our tests.

To conclude, I would like to present some practical cases:

• Military horse (10-year-old gelding) with tendon ailments on both front legs — since conventional therapy methods did not show any improve­ ment, MF-Therapy was applied (daily for 15 days). Following a continuous restorative training the gelding participated in 9 3-day-events (including S-category) and was repeatedly the fastest runner on race track and cross-country-course.
• 6-year-old trotting stallion with degeneration of tendons and joints in both front legs — this horse was treated with conventional therapy methods and had been out of competition for two years. Following MF-treatments in November 1980 the horse has run 8 races of which he won 1st-3rd place seven times.
• Top-ranking jumping horse (9-year-old gelding). Was not able to parti­cipate during the entire outdoor season 1980 due to a paresis of both forelegs. The gelding remained on pasture until fall 1980, however, there was no substantial improvement. MF-Therapy was applied for a 3-week period (20 treatments) followed by continuous restorative training. This horse has already won 4 S-tournaments in January and February 1981.
• Jumping horse (10-year-old gelding) with acute tendinitis and tendovagi­ nitis on left foreleg and medium-grade paresis. 10 days prior to national show jumping indoor the gelding was treated with MF. After 4 days the horse showed a moderate ability to pace and trot. On the 6th day the gelding was cured from its paresis, on the 10th day it did not show any discomfort after strain test; was then tested in an M-rated show, which he won. Again there were no signs of discomfort, so the gelding started in 3 S-jumping-contests in one tournament, came in 1st and 5th and was 2nd in the "Grand Prize" and was best jumping horse of the tournament.
• Jumping horse (7-year-old gelding) with suppurative tendovaginitis on left hindleg — therapy tests with high dosages of antibiotics and corti­sone did not show any improvement of the high-grade paresis and the disturbed general condition of the horse. The owner had already handed the horse over to the insurance company. For 4 weeks the horse was treated with MF-Therapy. After two weeks beginning of easy training; after 3—4 months complete functional recovery; horse is successful again in jumping competitions.

  Dressage horse (8-year-old gelding) with dropped shoulder and back problems was taken out of competition during the indoor season 1980/81 because of lameness; it had been treated at two different horse clinics with normal treatment methods without success. In may 1981 it started treatment with magnetic field therapy for three weeks. After this treatment the horse has won many M and S dressage competition.

Jumping horse (8-year-old gelding) successful in intermediate competitions; this horse showed signs of navicular disease; the horse had been already at an university clinic for neurectomy but was treated with magnetic field therapy in August 1978 for three weeks. After this treatment it had won in the M-category and placed many times in the S category and has had to this day no further problems. After the 1981 season the owner requested again treatment of the horse for preventive reasons.

* Magnetotron/H2K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs) .

The device can be equipped additionally with 1-2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm / 42x20 inch), or 2-6 universal treatment pads or 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators and 2 universal treatment pads.

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4068 + V.A.T

Total £4,780

 

* Magnetotron/H4K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the 4 pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs) .

2 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with 1-2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm / 42x20 inch), or 2-4 universal treatment pads or 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators.

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4,632+ V.A.T

Total £5,443

 

*Magnetotron/H8K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 8 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs) .

2-3 patients can be treated simultaneously

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£6,268 + V.A.T

Total £7,365

 

*Magnetotron/HD

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 1 treatment blanket (105x50 cm/42x20 inch.).

The device can be equipped additionally with 1-2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm / 42x20 inch.), or 2-4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs), or 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators.

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4,068 + V.A.T

Total £4,780

 

Magnetotron/HD2K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs) and 1 treatment blanket (105x50 cm/42x20 inch.).

2 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with 1-2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm / 42x20 inch.), or 2-6 universal treatment pads (the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs), or 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators and 2 universal treatment pads.

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4,632 + V.A.T

Total £5,443

 

*Magnetotron/HD4K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs) and 1 treatment blanket (105x50 cm/42x20 inch.).

2-3 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with and 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment), or 1 treatment blanket (105x50 cm/42x20 inch.).

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£6,268 + V.A.T

Total £7,365

 

 

*Magnetotron/H2D

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm/42x20 inch.).

2 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with 2-4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4,632 + V.A.T

Total £5,443

 

*Magnetotron/H2D2K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm/42x20 inch.) and 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk,

neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

2-3 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment- the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£6,268 + V.A.T

Total £7,368

 

*Magnetotron/H2D4K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 2 treatment blankets (each 105x50 cm/42x20 inch.) and 4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

Up to 4 patients can be treated simultaneously.

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£6,894 + V.A.T

Total £8,100

 

Magnetotron/HPD

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators).

The device can be equipped additionally with 2-4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£4,340 + V.A.T

Total £5,100

 

*Magnetotron/HPD2K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 1 horse treatment blanket with integrated magnetic field applicators) and 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

2 patients can be treated simultaneously.

The device can be equipped additionally with 2 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£5,250+ V.A.T

Total £6,169

 

*Magnetotron/HPD4K

 

With individual selection of treatment settings, with 2 therapy outlets, with 1 horse treatment blanket (with integrated magnetic field applicators) and 4 universal treatment pads (for trunk, neck and leg treatment – the pads are flexible and can be wrapped around the legs).

Up to 3 patients can be treated simultaneously.

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£5,977 + V.A.T

Total £7,023

 

 

The versatile therapy device Vitapulse for small

Veterinary Offices and Horse owners.

A compact therapy device line equipped with three step control system optimising the so called "window effect" using the most suitable window values of a basic treatment curve realised in a automatic control system. All devices are also suitable for the treatment of small animals.

 

Vitapulse HK

With two universal treatment pads for trunk, neck, and leg treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£1,999 + V.A.T

Total £2,348

 

Vitapulse HD

With one treatment blanket (one 150cmx50cm / 42x20 inches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£1,999 + V.A.T

Total £2,348

 

 

Vitapulse with Horse blanket
with integrated magnetic field applicators.

 

Please contact us for further information or you can purchase via the link below.

£2,721 + V.A.T

Total £3,197

 

Click Below to add any optional extras to the cart

1 x Extra Coil £1227 inc V.A.T

1 Extra Horse Blanket (With Integrated Magnetic Field Applicatos)
£1490 inc V.A.T

1 x Extra Pair of Pads £1031 inc V.A.T

1x Magnetotron Computer System £1389 inc V.A.T

 

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