Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Magnetic Blankets' Impacts on Horses Studied

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Sep 6, 2014

If you find yourself attracted to the idea of a magnetic blanket for your horse, you might want to consider some opposing viewpoints: Swedish researchers recently found that magnets in blankets don’t have quite the impact on blood flow that some manufacturers might claim.

“An ordinary blanket probably increases blood flow just as much as a magnetic one does,” said Anna Edner, PhD, of the Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science in the University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden...

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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/34497/magnetic-blankets-impacts-on-horses-studied?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=sports-medicine&utm_campaign=09-28-2014

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