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Globus Equine Electrotherapy
Electrotherapy for horses with GlobusVet
In equine rehabilitation and physiotherapy, electrical current is mainly used for two purposes: to reduce pain perception and stimulate the horse’s muscles.
Electrotherapy can therefore be included in programs designed to manage pain, restore muscle tone and reactivate muscles following trauma, surgery or prolonged periods of inactivity.
Electrotherapy can therefore be included in programs designed to manage pain, restore muscle tone and reactivate muscles following trauma, surgery or prolonged periods of inactivity.
The benefits of veterinary electrotherapy for horses
Reduction in pain perception
Muscle stimulation
Support for functional recovery
Counteracting muscle hypotrophy
Long-lasting analgesic effect
Pain relief
Pain-relieving treatment with TENS
TENS is an electrotherapy technique used for the symptomatic treatment of pain through electrical impulses applied to the skin surface.
In horses, it can be used to support the management of muscle and joint pain, both in acute conditions and persistent disorders.
Its analgesic action is based on the stimulation of nerve fibres involved in modulating pain perception.
In horses, it can be used to support the management of muscle and joint pain, both in acute conditions and persistent disorders.
Its analgesic action is based on the stimulation of nerve fibres involved in modulating pain perception.
Muscle mobilisation
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
In horses, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, or NMES, can be used to stimulate normally innervated muscles, helping reactivate them and restore muscle tone. Specific programs can also be used to target muscles affected by innervation disorders.
Electrical stimulation does not replace active movement or therapeutic exercise, but it can provide valuable support within rehabilitation programs, especially when the horse is not yet able to use a specific muscle group normally.
Electrical stimulation does not replace active movement or therapeutic exercise, but it can provide valuable support within rehabilitation programs, especially when the horse is not yet able to use a specific muscle group normally.
Indications for TENS and NMES
- Postoperative pain
- Post-traumatic pain
- Pain caused by osteoarthritis and arthrosis
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Back pain
- Muscle contractures
- Tendinopathies
- Pain associated with contusions
- Pain caused by functional overload
- Pain-related limitations in movement
- Disuse-related muscle hypotrophy
- Loss of muscle tone following periods of rest
- Postoperative muscle recovery
- Recovery following trauma or immobilisation
- Muscle weakness
- Reduced muscle recruitment
- Muscular asymmetries
- Selective muscle strengthening
- Support for joint stability
- Stimulation of denervated muscles
- Neuromotor rehabilitation
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