Description
Equilibrium Products Massage Mitt Hotspot
- Provides comforting heat and relaxing massage therapy for people and horses alike.
- Target exactly where it’s needed with a choice of heat and two types of massage therapy!
- With a convenient 10-minute programme, it fits easily into daily routines.
- Includes three massage intensity settings: Low for after exercise, a day off or a sensitive horse.
- Medium for pre-exercise warm up and general maintenance.
- High for horses or people that prefer a more intense massage, horses who have thick coats or are a bit overweight.
- Comes complete in a handy storage and carry bag with a battery and international charger.
- With a two year manufacturer’s guarantee.
Benefits of Massage include:
- Helps maintain healthy blood and lymph circulation.
- Soothes tired muscles.
- Supports recovery after exercise.
- Promotes relaxation.
Heat
- Using heat is a great way to help sensitive horses who may find massage too much.
- Heat is non-invasive, gentle and well accepted with many associated benefits.
- Research suggests that tissue temperature needs to increase by at least 3 to 5°C from the resting temperature (Bockstahler et al, 2004).
- However using something that is too hot could cause discomfort and even damage to the tissue.
Caution! Do not use on the following (for humans and horses):
- Open wounds, new injuries, or new swelling (for the first 48 hours).
- Where there is suspected infection or malignant tumours.
- Burn injuries or deep vein thrombosis.
- Over the abdomen if pregnant.
- Circulatory problems, causing hypo or hyper sensitivity to heat.
- Active bleeding, bruising or haematoma.
- Bony areas such as the wither, point of shoulder or hip.
- Do not apply more than 2 consecutive cycles of heat in one spot.
