Filly (10 months old) – Hindquarter Lameness

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This 10-month old filly lives in a paddock with 4 other weanlings and they love to gallop.

I noticed she was a bit lame and walking stiffly, dragging her hind legs. She was feeling a bit down. I suspect she took a tumble and a hands-on inspection revealed some swelling in the near stifle region.

I decided to give her a PEMF treatment and look for any other issues also.

Nostradamus-Vonn Filly Treated using PEMF

Treatment Protocol

I gave her an initial general treatment comprised of 5-minute segments with the large loops:

  • positioned over withers, pulsing shoulders down to the point of shoulder and sternum
  • positioned on the back behind the withers, pulsing the spinal processes, heart and lung region
  • positioned further along the back, pulsing the spinal processes, kidney and abdominal region
  • positioned over the sacrum, pulsing the spinal processes, backside, point of the hip and stifle region
  • positioned above the butt of the tail, pulsing the spinal processes, backside and hamstrings
  • positioned over the neck, pulsing the nuchal ligament and spinal processes through to the poll region
  • positioned with the neck through the loops, pulsing deep into the shoulder and chest region
  • positioned with each foreleg through the loops (one at a time), pulsing the pectoral, shoulder and chest region

I then spent 30 minutes focussed on the triangle of stifle, point of hip and tuber coxae using the medium loops, which concentrate the electromagnetic waves on a smaller set of joint/bone/muscle tissues.

I finished with a stretch, some soft tissue massage and a 10-minute walk to let her feel the changes induced by the treatment.

Outcome

The filly has been well-educated, so was relaxed and enjoyed the PEMF session. There was lots of licking and chewing, indicating that she was getting valuable releases of tension. Faeces and urine were also released during the session.

During the post-treatment walk, she walked out strongly and wanted to break into a trot at times.

Next day I observed that she was moving very freely at the gallop. At the walk she was bringing her hind legs through without dragging her toes.

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