case report
At 2 years old, Cloud
epitomizes the success of TTM natural healing.
Angular Limb Deformity Treated with Unique Healing Method
“Touch and Torch Method” of natural healing helps foals born with contracted tendons By Gloria Garland L.Ac, Dipl. Ac. & CH.
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he Touch and Torch Method (TTM) of natural healing is a combination of photonic and
massage therapy applied as a direct treatment for tendon and ligament injuries and deformities. Cloud and Snooks, recipients of this therapy, share their stories.
CLOUD Cloud was born May 8, 2008 with angular limb
deformity (ALD) and received her first TTM treatment at 1 day old, with follow-up treatments at 3 and 5 days old. Te owner was conscientious about conjunctive care, and at 5 days old Cloud was completely healed and was able to grow naturally to the strong and sound two-year-old she is today.
Her treatment was unremarkable in the world of TTM because it was optimum in every respect. In the world of traditional medicine, this treatment was remarkable due to the fact that no drugs, wraps, casts, hoof extensions, or surgery, were necessary. Te healing process was complete within the first week of birth.
Cloud at 3 days old, receives her third Touch and Torch Method of treatment, administered by Janet Crow.
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SNOOKS Snooks arrived May 26, 2009 with ALD. Her owners were not aware of TTM and turned to traditional medicine for care. Snooks was given drugs and wore wraps and casts without
success until she was 7 months old, when surgery was recommended. Two surgical procedures, unfortunately, were unsuccessful; her condition worsened and continued to deteriorate to the point that the only option left was to put her down.
I was called in as a last resort. When I first saw her I knew that the only humane thing to do for her was to end her suffering, one way or another.
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nooks received her first TTM treatment at age 8 months, one month after her surgery.
When Snooks was born she was forward at the knee in both legs. Her owner said her legs looked like a “C” from a lateral view. Over the months of her foalhood, the tendons and ligaments continued to contract and pull the joints out of alignment.
Te conditions from the original deformity and the surgeries were vast and severe:
Holistic Horse™ • October/November 2010 • Vol.16, Issue 69
Janet Crow
Courtesy Janet Crow
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