I’ve long entertained a PEMF machine for personal use as well as side hustle gig. Problem is 1) the cost (I have other equipment to pay off before entertaining another expensive toy), and 2) my lack of time to do 30+ minute sessions on multiple personal horses. So I’ve been entertaining a BEMER.
Here’s what I have:
-22 year old semi-retired broodmare (she gets embryos pulled, does not carry on her own). She has PPID, IR, and stifle issues. One stifle has a substantial bone spur and limited cartilage remaining. She benefits from PEMF sessions.
-5 year old broodmare (also gets embryos pulled) with a healed broken pelvis. Gets around great, albeit crookedly. Benefits from PEMF sessions.
-8 year old show horse with kissing spines.
-14 year old hunter with the self-induced wear and tear of a middle aged adrenaline junky living a frat boy life style. Seriously, most of his minor issues are from his “work hard, play harder” mantra.
My questions for those who have experience with both PEMF machines and BEMER:
-Does the BEMER blanket “coils” (not sure what else to call them…) go low enough to work on a stifle?
-I realize the BEMER does not work with the same intensity of a machine, but would it still benefit the broken pelvis mare? I do realize she would likely need it daily or so to benefit.
I had previously been turned off by the need to use the blanket daily, or nearly so, whereas a machine could be of benefit once or twice a week… until I borrowed a friend’s blanket at a show for the KS horse. I didn’t realize how short of duration the treatment was. I could very feasibly throw the blanket on horse A, go about my chores for a short time, remove the blanket and put on horse B, carry on with my life, etc, etc. So I’m now quite intrigued by the idea of a blanket as this method is more likely to fit in to my already overflowing schedule than standing with machine loops on a horse for X amount of time before swapping to another.
Thoughts considering my particular dumpster fires?