LaNora Moore,
CET
Founder of Acuscope and
Myopulse Therapy for horses and small animals.
Welcome to the web home of LaNora Moore Therapy.
LaNora Moore is the founder of the original equine
Acuscope therapy. She interned from 1984 until
1986 and started training students in 1989. LaNora
also developed the horse plates that are used today in
equine therapy.
The Acuscope
assists the body
in healing
itself by
improving the
circulation of
blood and oxygen
in the involved
area, and
normalizing the
electrical
circuitry in the
nerves and
muscles of
damaged tissue.
The body is made
up of a vast
number of cells.
In many ways
these cells act
like tiny
batteries
storing and
releasing
energy, doing
their work of
taking in
nutrients,
releasing waste
products,
repairing and
reproducing
themselves, etc. Each cell has a
measurable
electrical
charge which
must be
maintained in
order to
function
properly.
Kisses for LaNora from
her wonderful patient!
The various treatment processes for
Equine Sports Therapy covers the following areas:
Ankle Treatment
Bacterial Infection
Bladder Problems
Blow or Bruise
Bowel Impaction
Bowed Tendons and Pulled Suspensorys
Bucked Shins
Colic
Contracted Tendons
Cracked Heels or Sheared Heels
Croup
Endorphin Release
EPM Treatment
Eye Treatment for Injury or Ulcers
Facial Nerves
Fever Treatment
Foot Treatment
Founder or Laminitis
General Well Being
Hind Leg Problems
Hock Treatment
Knee (Carpus) Joint Treatment
Marrying Points
Navicular
Pectorals and Underline
Ringbone
Rolling Baring Areas
Shoulder Soreness or Paralysis
Sore Hips (Spasm or Unlevel)
Splints
Stifles
Stoacking Up
Swirl of the Dragon
Swollen Glands or Adenoma of the Throat
Typing UP
Viral Infections
Acuscope treatments are particularly
successful in
relieving or greatly
reducing pain and
swelling of
tissue damage
occurring from
athletic or other
types of injuries. I have been asked how the
Acuscope works.
Energy flows
constantly
between all
cells throughout
the electrical
circuitry of the
body. When
damage or trauma
occurs to living
tissue, there is
a disruption in
the electrical
capacity of the
involved cells
and after an
initial surge,
there results a
measurable
decrease in the
production and
flow of energy
through the
electrical
network of the
involved
tissues. This
condition is
generally
accompanied by
pain in the area
and often
results in the
body's inability
to completely
repair itself.
Thus, lengthy
rest periods and
inactivity are
often prescribed
in order to
attain eventual
restoration of
normal function.
The Acuscope
has
both feedback
and therapeutic
functions.
They
actually
provides
auditory and
numerical
readouts which
indicate the
locations where
tissue is
damaged and
unhealthy. Once
abnormal areas
are
 located, these
machines can
then treat the
tissue according
to its needs. La
Nora Moore, CET can
interpret the
sounds and
numbers which
reflect the
amount of
conductivity
passing through
the tissue
between
treatment probes
and can
determine a
course of
therapy based
upon these
readings.
Swelling and
inflammation are
translated into
high numbers on
an LED display
along with
corresponding
high-pitched
tones. The Acuscope
readings
where the
problem is most
severe, and
can pinpoint
precise areas of
excessive heat
and fluid in
acutely damaged
sites. It can
also identify
tissue which has
become chronic,
i.e. an area of
deficiency in an
energy-depleted
state. Low
numbers and
tones reflect
tissue which is
unable to
complete the
healing process
and incapable of
returning to a
normal, healthy
condition
without
assistance. In
addition, the Acuscope can
help locate
problem areas in
other parts of
the body which
have become sore
or painful as a
result of
compensating for
the original
cause.
Acuscope therapy
is a modality
applied
primarily for
pain relief, to
improve soft
tissue function,
and to increase
range of motion.
The Acuscope
differs from
other electrical
stimulation
devices in that
it delivers its'
treatments in
micro-amps. Most
nerve
stimulations
devices (TENS)
produce milli-amperage
current designed
to bombard the
tissue and
simply block
pain signals
from reaching
the brain. The
Acuscope, in
contrast,
generates only
the level of
current required
to gently
encourage nerve
and muscle fiber
to return to
conduction of
normal
electrical
impulses. Also
in contrast,
ordinary TENS
devices provide
only temporary
relief, whereas
a series of
Acuscope
treatments have
a cumulative,
long-term
healing effect.
In numerous
recent
scientific
studies,
micro-current
therapy has been
proven to have a
profoundly
beneficial
effect on living
tissue.
Micro-amperage
(below 1
milliamp) is the
naturally
occurring level
of current
generated by
cells throughout
the body. In
technical terms,
some of the
benefits of
micro-current
therapy at the
cellular level
are: opening of
voltage-sensitive
calcium ion
channels,
normalizing cell
membrane
potential,
restoring the
sodium pump
function,
enhancing
protein
synthesis, and
increasing ATP
production. With
this in mind, it
is easy to
understand why
supplying the
kind of current
that naturally
occurs in
healthy tissue
promotes
regenerative
metabolic
activity.
Another unique
feature, which
sets the Acuscope apart
from other
electrical
stimulation
devices, it
utilizes an
internal
micro-chip
circuitry that
is designed to
scan and monitor
the tissue
constantly.
Other electrical
stimulation
units gather no
feedback and
produce only a
simple fixed
output according
to preset
specifications.
The Acuscope
reads
neurological
impedance
(resistance) in
the circuit
created through
the tissue
placed between
the two probes
or electrodes.
Based on the
information it
gathers, the
unit is
programmed to
calculate
appropriate
corrective
waveforms.
Acuscopes used
on horses are
specially
calibrated to
take into
account their
higher metabolic
rates than those
found in humans.
Computerized
circuitry picks
up abnormalities
in the nerve
fiber impulses
(input), and
modifies its
infinitely
variable square
wave signal
(output)
appropriately.
Its'
self-correcting
mechanisms
continually
adjust the
current until
normal patterns
are being
conducted
without
resistance
through the
tissue between
the probes. The
readings then
tell the
therapists when
an area has been
successfully
treated and the
probes can be
moved to another
location. This
feedback
modulated
procedure
eliminates the
possibility of
over-treatment
or harm to the
cells.
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LaNora Moore in
Human Innovations and Alternatives
 Remarkably,
results are
usually
noticeable
immediately,
with continued
improvement over
the following
few days. Within
a week, most
conditions will
have progressed
dramatically.
Chronic
conditions may
take several
treatments
before initial
results are
observed, yet Acuscope
treatments are
known to resolve
serious
conditions which
would otherwise
never improve.
Enhanced
alertness,
calmness,
definite gait
changes,
coordination,
and balance are
typically some
of the immediate
results along
with reduction
of pain,
swelling, and
relief from
muscle
tightness. It
has been
consistently
observed that
the animal
becomes
extremely
relaxed from
this
non-invasive
procedure.
Horses are often
observed
relaxing through
a treatment by
lowering their
head, giving a
deep sigh of
relief, bending
a rear leg,
licking and
chewing, and
yawning.
Electro-Acuscope
Therapy
compliments
traditional
veterinary
procedures to
ensure a quicker
recovery for the
animal, but is
not intended to
replace proper
veterinary care.
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