Laser Therapy
NON-INVASIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR PET
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Our veterinary healthcare team cares about reducing pain and offering a speedy recovery for many conditions your furry family member may encounter. Laser therapy is a non-invasive treatment that can reduce pain, reduce swelling, stimulate healing and help re-energize your pet.
Ask us if your pet would benefit from laser therapy treatments.
LASER THERAPY
All healing begins at a cellular level. Laser therapy uses near infrared light to provide increased blood flow and increased oxygen to cells, which results in cellular bio-stimulation. Laser therapy treatments have been shown to increase activity and improve mobility. Laser therapy is non-invasive, soothing to the patient, and can provide solutions for:
- CHRONIC & ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT
- WOULND HEALING
- POST SURGICAL HEALING
- ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RECOVERY
- SOME CHRONIC INFECTIONS
- REDUCTION IN SWELLING
- RELIEF & RECOVER FOR SPRAINS & STRAINS
HOW MANY TREATMENTS ARE NEEDED?
Diagnosis and condition determine the number of treatments needed to see, and maintain, positive results. Some acute conditions need 1 to 3 treatments. For chronic pain conditions (arthritis, hip dysplasia, etc.) we recommend 6 treatments over a 3-week period.
HOW LONG ARE THE TREATMENTS?
Most laser therapy
treatments are approx. 5-15 minutes per treatment site (per side)
--- variable based on the pets size.
DOES IT HURT?
Patient enjoy the soothing feeling laser therapy provides during treatments. They often relax and fall asleep.
ARE THERE SIDE EFFECTS?
Typically no. Sometimes when older animals have multiple sites (hips, back, elbows) treated they may return home and want to sleep
THE BASICS
WRITTEN SCIENCE
Isolated and combined effects of photobiomodulation therapy, topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and physical activity in the treatment of osteoarthritis induced by papain (spiedigitallibrary.org) - J Biomed Opt. 2016 Oct 1 - Tomazoni SS, Leal-Junior EC, Frigo L, Pallotta RC, Teixeira S, de Almeida P, Bjordal JM, Lopes-Martins RÁ.
Low-Level
Light Stimulates Excisional Wound Healing in Mice - PMC
(nih.gov)-Lasers
Surg Med. 2007 Oct; 39 - Demidova-Rice TN, Salomatina EV,
Yaroslavsky AN, Herman IM, Hamblin MR.
The Effects of Low Level Laser Irradiation on Gingival Inflammation | Photomedicine and Laser Surgery (liebertpub.com) - Photomed Laser Surg. 2010 Feb - Pejcic A, Kojovic D, Kesic L, Obradovic R.
