I should think that no horse owner wants to see any of his horses suffering discomfort. A big problem with a pony experiencing discomfort is, naturally, that he can't tell you about it. He will be able to only try and reach out to you thru body language and discomfort related behavior. It is not hard to make out the more acute kinds of distress arising from causes like colic or serious injury. It is much harder to identify some forms of chronic distress like pain in the musculoskeletal system.
Traditional medication tends to have a look at all pain the same way: as simply treated by steroids or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs). While these products are useful in treating agony of a more brief nature, even pain arising from acute wounds, they're not of much use for recurring pain conditions because they cause side-effects. Much of the time, some type of systemic disparity will have caused lingering discomfort, and the treatment must address not just the symptom, but also the root cause.
The perfect cure will rely upon your appraisal of the symptoms and the pain patterns. Two chronic pain classifications are recognised by TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) : an excess or blocking of Qi (energy) and blood, or a deficiency thereof. In this article, I will talk about conditions stemming from the 1st circumstance:
Excess Agony
Factors behind the type of excess discomfort that brings about blocking of Qi and blood flow in the meridians (the body's energy pathways) are:
Body invasion by external pathogenic elements like Damp, Cold, Heat and Wind. It is possible the horse's condition resulted from an inadequacy in his immune system that allowed invasion of his body by these pathogenic forces. Put simply, we are talking here about some kind of wide spread deficiency that makes the pony vulnerable.
Injury
Shock of any sort is another of the probable causes that lead on to excess pain conditions.
Liver Qi Stasis
TCM states that QI movement through the body meridians is initiated by the liver. If the liver is stressed out as a result of a condition associated with poison excess or digestion of an overly rich diet, it will become ineffective in Qi movement.
Sometimes, unwarranted pain:
- Is quite serious
- Gets worse if pressure is applied
- Gets better if the horse moves
- Worsens if the pony is at constant rest
- Improves as the day moves forward.
TCM approaches excess discomfort by getting rid of stress factors in Qi and blood and getting them to move in normal patterns. Poultices work well in alleviating excess pain by cooling soreness. You need to use ice, hydrotherapy or liniments like Equilite Sore No More.
You may also get the horse to go thru therapy sessions consisting of stretching and other exercises. Boost the horse's liver functions and health with food loaded in chlorophyll, like blue green algae or cleaning herbs. Homeopathic cures like Ruta, Arnica, Rhus Tox and Bryonia are also superb for healing.
It has been my experience that drugs by themselves aren't effective in alleviating chronic pain. Pain relief drugs work fine on acute pain in the short term. Prolonged discomfort due to excess or deficiency nevertheless , will need a widespread approach.
Traditional medication tends to have a look at all pain the same way: as simply treated by steroids or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs). While these products are useful in treating agony of a more brief nature, even pain arising from acute wounds, they're not of much use for recurring pain conditions because they cause side-effects. Much of the time, some type of systemic disparity will have caused lingering discomfort, and the treatment must address not just the symptom, but also the root cause.
The perfect cure will rely upon your appraisal of the symptoms and the pain patterns. Two chronic pain classifications are recognised by TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) : an excess or blocking of Qi (energy) and blood, or a deficiency thereof. In this article, I will talk about conditions stemming from the 1st circumstance:
Excess Agony
Factors behind the type of excess discomfort that brings about blocking of Qi and blood flow in the meridians (the body's energy pathways) are:
Body invasion by external pathogenic elements like Damp, Cold, Heat and Wind. It is possible the horse's condition resulted from an inadequacy in his immune system that allowed invasion of his body by these pathogenic forces. Put simply, we are talking here about some kind of wide spread deficiency that makes the pony vulnerable.
Injury
Shock of any sort is another of the probable causes that lead on to excess pain conditions.
Liver Qi Stasis
TCM states that QI movement through the body meridians is initiated by the liver. If the liver is stressed out as a result of a condition associated with poison excess or digestion of an overly rich diet, it will become ineffective in Qi movement.
Sometimes, unwarranted pain:
- Is quite serious
- Gets worse if pressure is applied
- Gets better if the horse moves
- Worsens if the pony is at constant rest
- Improves as the day moves forward.
TCM approaches excess discomfort by getting rid of stress factors in Qi and blood and getting them to move in normal patterns. Poultices work well in alleviating excess pain by cooling soreness. You need to use ice, hydrotherapy or liniments like Equilite Sore No More.
You may also get the horse to go thru therapy sessions consisting of stretching and other exercises. Boost the horse's liver functions and health with food loaded in chlorophyll, like blue green algae or cleaning herbs. Homeopathic cures like Ruta, Arnica, Rhus Tox and Bryonia are also superb for healing.
It has been my experience that drugs by themselves aren't effective in alleviating chronic pain. Pain relief drugs work fine on acute pain in the short term. Prolonged discomfort due to excess or deficiency nevertheless , will need a widespread approach.
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