Guest guest Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Pam,I can tell you that I think this is a great piece of equipment! We use it not only on all post op ortho cases but with many of our ongoing rehab case that present with heat over a joint. It does what 2 nurses cannot do during an otherwise busy day by apply alternating cold and pressure consistently for 20 - 30 minutes. SOme of our nurses get distracted easily!!!!It is easy to use and very well tolerated by our patients!I really value this gem! Troy, DVMMuller Veterinary Hospital, IncThe Canine Rehabilitation Center1411 Treat BlvdWalnut Creek, CA 94597www.mullerveterinaryhospital.comwwwthek9rehabcenter.com "Game Ready" Troy, DVM Muller Veterinary Hospital, Inc The Canine Rehabilitation Center Walnut Creek, CA 94597 office fax www.mullerveterinaryhospital.com www.thek9rehabcenter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 We have one at TAMU that we use for our rehabilitation cases. It is really easy to use and works well for edema prevention and edema removal. The outer wraps are machine washable to prevent patient cross contamination. Game Ready is in the process of developing more wraps for more applications for the canine unit. The unit with the battery is portable so it can be used anywhere in the clinic. I also personally use one for my personal animals (horses, donkeys and mules) application and it has been in the horse trailer for 5 years and has held up to steady, consistent use with millions of miles of travel logged on it. J. Sessum, RVT Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Rehabilitation & Surgery Technician Supervisor http://vmth.tamu.edu/rehab.shtml >>> " Dr. Pam Nichols " 08/05/09 3:18 PM >>> Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready†machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP _____ From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaela Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AM To: VetRehab Subject: Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hi I have one and echo previous positive comments. I really like how it works: effective, easy to use, portable. In addition to use for post-op ortho, good to use at canine sporting events after stressful activities as a "pre-hab" therapy/treatment for the canine athlete.Rosemary LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT candidate (hope to be full-fledged soon!)Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: "Dr. Pam Nichols" Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:30:34 -0600To: <VetRehab >Subject: "Game Ready" Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready” machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaelaSent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AMTo: VetRehab Subject: Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria LivornoItaly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Pam, I agree, cannot say enough great things about this modality. We have been able to decrease the use of post-op (over night and to go home; 12hr) soft padded compressive bandages (I dislike bandages and immobilization) for our knees, elbows, etc due to the fact that the Game Ready has significantly decreased post-op swelling/edema, bruising, etc. Also works amazingly well for post-op fusions (pancarpal and pantarsal arthrodesis) where swelling is always an issue. They are currently looking into systems for the shoulder and hip (I think Jan is working on this with them). I have attached a GameReady info sheet for any of you not familiar with the modality. I highly recommend this product!!! Sherman Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, MS, CCRT Diplomate ACVS Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group 10975 Guilford Road polis Junction, MD 20701 Phone: Fax: http://www.vosm.org From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of drcomanche@... Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:27 PM To: VetRehab Subject: Re: " Game Ready " Hi I have one and echo previous positive comments. I really like how it works: effective, easy to use, portable. In addition to use for post-op ortho, good to use at canine sporting events after stressful activities as a " pre-hab " therapy/treatment for the canine athlete. Rosemary LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT candidate (hope to be full-fledged soon!) Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: " Dr. Pam Nichols " Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:30:34 -0600 To: <VetRehab > Subject: " Game Ready " Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready” machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaela Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AM To: VetRehab Subject: Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4309 (20090805) __________The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.http://www.eset.com 1 of 1 File(s) K9-sell-sheet-admin-change.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Pam, I will demonstrate my ignorance!!! What is a game ready machine? thanks, Mark Parchman, DVM, DACVS, CVA Dr. Pam Nichols wrote: Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready” machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaela Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AM To: VetRehab Subject: Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Mark look at my email from last night , I attached a game ready document Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: "Mark B. Parchman" Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:21:46 -0700To: <VetRehab >Subject: Re: "Game Ready" Pam, I will demonstrate my ignorance!!! What is a game ready machine? thanks, Mark Parchman, DVM, DACVS, CVA Dr. Pam Nichols wrote: Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready” machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaela Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AM To: VetRehab Subject: Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 The only attachment I had on my email was a JPEG for the clinic logo!!! Can you please resend? I've never heard of "Game Ready" either!!Carole Nicholson DVM Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Carole and Mark, I am so sorry, I thought it was attached…..I will try again….if the GameReady attachment is still not there please feel free to e-mail me directly…………..I also tried to send a TightRope attachment last night….please also let me know if you did not receive that….…..also tried to copy the text below…..can also go to www.gamereadycanine.com....... Proven Science That Works Game Ready™ canine products enable the same physical therapy and post-operative treatment approaches used on people calling for the proven benefits of cryotherapy and compression. These treatment principles have been shown to reduce pain, muscle spasms, tissue damage, and swelling—ultimately allowing for quicker and better healing and injury recovery. Until now, ice (cold) and compression have been difficult treatment protocols to administer to an animal. That’s where the Game Ready System comes in. Top riders and equine veterinarians already call Game Ready their “secret weapon†for injury prevention, post-operative rehabilitation, and speeding recovery from a multitude of ailments. Now, it’s the choice of many top universities, vets and pet owners too because it conveniently combines both dry cold therapy and active compression in one easy-to-use system! How does Game Ready work? Game Ready delivers a unique combination of adjustable cold therapy and active compression through a microprocessor-regulated control unit and an array of ergonomic, flexible wraps designed for various parts of the body. The control unit is filled with ice and water and an appropriate wrap is secured around the area to be treated. The control unit circulates cold water through the wrap, while managing intermittent pneumatic compression. The goals: > Accelerated reduction of swelling. > Minimized pain. > Prevention of greater tissue damage. > Faster and better healing. Learn more about our products and the science behind Game Ready by visiting www.gamereadycanine.com Cryotherapy Cryotherapy is universally used to minimize damage following injury and help animals heal faster during injury rehabilitation. Cold has a local analgesic effect that can significantly reduce pain, and inhibit reflexive muscle spasms due to the inflammatory cascade. Early use of cold therapy can reduce primary bleeding through its vasoconstrictive effects, and thus inhibit swelling. And perhaps most importantly, reducing tissue temperature can lower the metabolic rate of both the involved and uninjured cells, decreasing their demand for oxygen—helping to break the secondary hypoxic injury cycle and making the body’s repair job easier. Benefits: • Inhibition of inflammation and enzymatic degradation of tissues • Reduced edema • Reduced propagation of acute small blood vessel injury, preventing escalation of secondary tissue damage after soft-tissue injury • Decrease in local metabolism of 50% or more, reducing oxygen requirements of cells • Increased oxygen delivery. Cooling the target area from 37°C to 4°C roughly doubles the dissolved oxygen content in circulating plasma. Thus, injured tissue can get enough oxygen in spite of the injury-induced swelling that reduces oxygen supply; this minimizes secondary injury Intermittent Compression Intermittent compression therapy has been recognized as a superior method of eliminating swelling. The active and adjustable compression settings provided by the Game Ready™ System mirror the way your animal’s muscles naturally contract and relax to push fluids and edema into and along the lymphatic drainage system, as well as help drive cold therapy deeper for longer lasting effects. This means the benefits of Game Ready’s cold therapy go far beyond the surface to the internal tissue that is harder to reach. Benefits: • Reduced fluid swelling • Improved blood vessel drainage • Increased healthy tissue growth rate • Improved oxygenation in the treated area, speeding healing and decreasing oxidative stress • Faster and better healing of various soft tissue injuries • Biomechanically superior fracture healing • Prevention and/or treatment of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots) that is as effective as heparin and other anticoagulant drugs Cold/Compression Benefits: When cold and compression therapies are used together, the injured area can be cooled more quickly to a lower temperature compared to using ice alone, gaining the benefits of both therapies quickly. Both therapies are simple, safe, readily available, easy to use, and have few if any side effects. Future studies will focus on developing protocols to help you and your patients gain maximum benefit from the combined use of these valuable therapies. The Science Behind Game Ready Learn more by visiting www.gamereadycanine.com or contacting: In the Western US: Kendahl , , or kwalker@.... In the Eastern US: Miles, , or jmiles@.... Outside of the US: Croteau, , or rcroteau@.... Sherman Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, MS, CCRT Diplomate ACVS Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group 10975 Guilford Road polis Junction, MD 20701 Phone: Fax: http://www.vosm.org From: VetRehab [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf Of jrtfan Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:51 AM To: VetRehab Subject: Re: " Game Ready " The only attachment I had on my email was a JPEG for the clinic logo!!! Can you please resend? I've never heard of " Game Ready " either!! Carole Nicholson DVM Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4313 (20090806) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com 1 of 1 File(s) K9-sell-sheet-admin-change.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I will send info when i get back in my office on Monday! It is a cold and compression system! Have a good weekend! PamSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: jrtfan Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:51:26 -0400 (GMT-04:00)To: <VetRehab >Subject: Re: "Game Ready" The only attachment I had on my email was a JPEG for the clinic logo!!! Can you please resend? I've never heard of "Game Ready" either!!Carole Nicholson DVM Reflex Walking Hi all, I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage. I've some questions for you: Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving? Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself? May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to all Micaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria Livorno Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hi all Here is a link to the canine version of "Game Ready": http://www.gamereadycanine.com/ The main veterinary Game Ready website is: http://www.gamereadyvet.com/ (you can access either the canine or equine versions of the Game Ready product) There is also a "Game Ready Human" website: http://www.gameready.com/ Rosemary LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT candidate Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has experience using the “Game Ready†machine on dogs for post op use on stifles? (or any other body part!) Any thoughts appreciated. Pam Nichols DVM, CCRP From: VetRehab@yahoogroup s.com [mailto: VetRehab@yahoogroup s.com ] On Behalf Of mariani.micaelaSent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:43 AMTo: VetRehab@yahoogroup s.comSubject: Reflex Walking Hi all,I've a 4 years old, male basset who had back surgery T13-L1-L2 on last May about 12 hours after an acute erniation. He was without deep pain before and after surgery, and he is still without, even if it is the 10° week of treatment, 11° after surgery. I had used massage, prom, flexor reflex, elettrostim, physioroll and uwt. On the 6° week he started to stand even if I was helping him and he had always improoved him self, so I sterted with proprioception exercise. Two weeks ago he started licking his right limb and just now he started to move alternatively the two hind limbs during helped walking. He had neuro bladder and we help him with betanecol 3 mg tid + diazepam 0,25 mg x os tid + massage.I've some questions for you:Without tecar (I've not) or acupuncture (I've not found any who is able to do), may I try to accelerate this neuro improoving?Does he still improove if he starts to use a cart, or does he enjoy this kind of moving so much that he will not want to move by himself?May the bladder improove or will the dog remain ever incontinent? The surgeon tried to increas the betanecol, but he came back to 3 mg tid for the concern of nausea thank to allMicaela ni, DVM. Fisioterapia Veterinaria LivornoItaly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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