The rate and quality of healing of these previously refractory wounds was thought to be related to local increases in nitric oxide concentration. Equi-Light's photo energy delivery caused dissociation of nitric oxide from hemoglobin within the red blood cells of skin capillaries and small vessels directly under the diode pads. Magnetic Therapy A t the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, a research team is looking at the effects of static magnetic fields on cultured neurons. In all experiments Nerve Growth Factor was included since it is essential for normal growth and differentiation of sensory neurons. The weaker magnetic fields did not show significant growth, indicating that relatively high magnetic fields are required to produce a significant effect.
Magnetic fields penetrate the tissue inducing small local electrical currents that stimulate nerves.
A common complaint is that therapeutic magnets exert a field that is very weak, but weak electromagnetic forces are the means by which inter and intra cellular communication takes place. Manual Therapies R esearch on manual techniques has not reached the level of sophistication to indicate what the effects are on the cellular level, but it is known that kinetic movement produces a weak electrical field in tissues. The effect of manual therapy on neurotransmitter activity is obvious in the deep relaxation evident in a horse following skilled application of these techniques. Equine therapy has much to offer the horse at any phase of his life. The therapists of Equine Therapy, Inc, in Lexington, Kentucky, have successfully intervened in cases of flexural deformity in foals, wounds from superficial lacerations to fractures in yearlings, and racing injuries such as tendonitis, bursitis, muscle trauma, EIPH, and foot pain in the athletic horse.