keymac88 8 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Heard about these a few times now and still haven't got a clue what they are or how they work anyone care to enlighten me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FUJI 16,276 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have one and use it as and when I feel it's needed for the injuries,knocks and after hard running...great piece of kit to have at hand if you keep running dogs in my opinion...plenty of info on the net about them if you have a quick search...Atb Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tote 843 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Been a few threads on them, here's one below. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/255334-portamags/page__hl__portamag I've got one and rate them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sykesy 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Always used them on our track dogs fantastic bit of kit to have we would use it for about 30 mins before we set off to the track and if the dog had a hard race over night when we got back this seems to work as we ran a black dog for six years without many problems . Some of the dogs brought straight from the kennels of others would look tight on the track the old black dog always looked relaxed with plenty of muscle tone so would deffenatly use one or recommend one . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boyo 1,398 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 watch your dog trying to get in one and try getting him out after when he doesnt want to brilliant inventions and worth every penny in my eyes 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sowhat 1,572 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 My lot queue up to go in 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FUJI 16,276 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Mine are the same Sowhat lol..open the door and it's like "how many can you fit in a mini" scenario haha..they love em and like Boyo said they are never in any rush to get out..mine has had more of my sons mates dogs in then our own..my advice to anyone with running/racing dogs would be if you can afford one then definitely get one you will not be disappointed..Atb Andy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killing crew 2,708 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 a must in my opinain use it every day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottish hare hunter 2,345 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) i have a magnetopulse jacket and pads that i use when injured or knocked does the job Edited December 30, 2012 by scottish hare hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 mine que up for the thing they love it as said bu fuji they are good for knocks injureys all sorts of things i got mine 2nd hand for £150 from a gh bloke try them ya will pick one up cheep they are well worth the money ya dogs arnt kept in half as long from injurey,s when ya use one of these they are spot on 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keymac88 8 Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Great answers lads thanks for the info looks like I've got Some penny's to save if you recommend it that much but I'm still abit unsure of what it does how does it heal your dogs exactly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Country Joe 1,411 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Always thought of having one, but I am bit skeptical, Especially at £350 a pop new. as sandymere pointed out a lot believe in copper bracelets for rheumatism where others think the are useless, I was a male nurse in NHS for 40 years, and for pain we would use a Tens machine, some said it helped, but as many said it did not work, also i remember four Nurses having hypnotherapy to stop smoking, one ended up stopping, the other three didn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tote 843 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Always thought of having one, but I am bit skeptical, Especially at £350 a pop new. as sandymere pointed out a lot believe in copper bracelets for rheumatism where others think the are useless, I was a male nurse in NHS for 40 years, and for pain we would use a Tens machine, some said it helped, but as many said it did not work, also i remember four Nurses having hypnotherapy to stop smoking, one ended up stopping, the other three didn't. No needing to try hypnotherapy Laurie, my dug disnae smoke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,261 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) At times I feel I know how Sisyphus felt ! Bearing in mind all the research that goes into wound/bone healing and the new machines and treatments appearing all the time to speed healing and so clear beds sooner and yet no magnetic boxes. Indeed I bet Country joe that in all that time working as a nurse you never saw any magnetic boxes on the wards lol. I expect its those nasty doctors and nurses holding back the good stuff for themselves, after all a greyhound vet recommends it after all he knows more than all the specialist orthopaedic consultants throughout the medical and veterinary world, doesn't he? On a more sensible note, this has been well investigated as a potential treatment with a number of decent studies comparing magnets to placebo etc and alas it fails to show a true therapeutic effect with the sort of magnetic fields produced by these contraptions.. http://www.scienceba...-for-arthritis/ http://www.scienceba...and-blood-flow/ As I've said before a quiet area to recuperate and relax, a crate is ideal as it give a secure quiet feeling, will likely aid recovery but the magnets are plain silly. If the dog gets better its because it was going to get better with or without the magnets, we should credit the natural healing process along with healthy dogs and sensible rest and recuperation rather than magic. Alas once you have put your self on the line and said something like a magic box is good it's then difficult to climb down, this is known as Cognitive dissonance. Good link to why people believe in magic boxes aliens and such like https://sites.google.../how-convenient Edited December 31, 2012 by sandymere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Country Joe 1,411 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sandy, you are right,never seen one, you would think, if they are the bees knees, and work on dogs, then they would have them for humans, im sure the high heed yins with the NHS, will have looked at magnets, and there must be good reasons, they dont use them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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