| Extend-A-Cool
WrapsKits $15.95 (2 per pack)
Cooling Sheets $16.00 (2 per pack)
Extend-A-Cool cooling sheets work through an evaporative process. Each
Extend-A-Cool package contains two cooling sheets.
The Extend-A-Cool wraps are designed to allow the necessary airflow to come
in contact with the cooling sheets while securing the sheet firmly and uniformly
to the horse’s leg. Re-usable wraps are sold separately.
Please call for pricing and availability. |
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| Whether a racehorse, skilled jumper or professional rodeo roper,
tendon injuries have ended many a horse's career. Each down-the-stretch pounding
or return-to-earth-landing asks lower leg tendons to do the near impossible
-- stretch and contract continuously from one to two inches per stride, all
the while supporting several tons of impacted force. Pushed beyond capacity,
tendon fibers can rupture.
Tissue injury results in inflammation, which releases chemical mediators
(cytokines) and increased blood flow. Cytokines and the metabolites released
from tissues cause the heat, pain, and swelling observed after injury. Cold
limits the inflammatory response through vasoconstriction. This decreases
fluid leaking from the local capillaries, thereby preventing edema in traumatized
tissues.
The cooling capacity of Extend-A-Cool transdermal sheets will help in reducing
this heat increase, thus minimizing the onset of tendonitis. In vivo tests
have shown that the temperature of the spot where it is applied is lowered
by up to 6ºF -- enough cooling relief to make Extend-A-Cool a preferred
treatment option. Extend-A-Cool's cooling capacity is moderate, allowing
additional cooling effect time compared to extreme cooling, such as that
which is received through ice or commercial (chemical) cold packs -- both
of which can be so cold as to cause nerve damage if subjected to extended
periods of time longer than 20 minutes. When one considers Extend-A-Cool's
convenience and ability to be applied immediately following a work out,
Extend-A-Cool is the cool – clear winner.
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