NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/equestri/6376

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From: [e-mail] (Debbie Levine)
Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
Subject: Re: More on bowed tendons
Date: 22 Dec 1992 19:39:30 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>... We're doing the usual
>routine and would like more input on the do's and don't's of leg
>wrapping. We're using a quilted underwrap with polo wrap over
>that. We know to avoid wrinkles and keep it firm but not tight.
>Any other suggestions?

It's not a great idea to use something as stretchy as a polo wrap
for long-term standing bandages.  Polo wraps are pretty much designed
to be used to support the legs while working without using a quilt,
not for standing or shipping wraps.  I think, in your shoes, I'd use
the thickest pillow quilts I could find and flannel bandages.  Since
you are already dealing with a bowed tendon and the biggest danger
in wrapping is to bow the tendon, you want to be very careful!

As for the mechanics of wrapping, you want to start the bandage
at the inside of the cannon bone and bring it to the outside
across the front of the leg.  You want to keep the pressure
quite firm and constant, but you want to avoid pulling against
the tendon.  If you need to make adjustments in tension (i.e. pull
on the bandage) do so across the cannon bone at the front of the
leg, not across the tendon.  The only time you can pull against the
back of the leg is if your wrap needs to go below the fetlock, in which
case you can make one turn that snugs the wrap around the bottom
of the joint.

If you use pillow quilts (wash them a couple of times to make them
manageable) and flannels, you are quite unlikely to wrap too
tight.

Good luck!

Debbie