Injuries in equine athletes are difficult to treat, and they’re costly and stressful to owners and veterinarians alike. Laser therapy is an option to include in treatment plans for injuries in equine athletes that helps speed up recovery time, reduce pain and inflammation, and reduce the formation of scar tissue.
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There are a lot of different laser therapy systems on the market today, each with different specifications on their power and settings. With all these options and opposing claims, it’s hard to know what will work best for your clinic.
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Getting patients to commit to a treatment plan can be a struggle. We’ve got some tips to help you work with patients who may worry they can’t commit to a treatment plan.
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Laser therapy is known for its anti-inflammation and pain relieving benefits, but it can also be applied for beneficial results without an injury or chronic issue present.
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Pain and inflammation in or around your joints is fairly common and usually quickly resolved. But chronic inflammation can permanently damage your joints and affect your mobility, if unchecked.
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If you’ve experienced a sports or workout-related injury, you know there’s an emotional pain of not being able to play your sport on top of the physical pain. Laser therapy has been shown to help athletes—professional and recreational—reduce their pain from injury and heal soft tissue injury faster. Faster recovery = more playing time.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It’s sometimes called “wear-and-tear” arthritis because it is the result of joint cartilage wearing away, causing bone to rub on bone, and the most common symptoms are joint pain, swelling, and joint stiffness.
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There’s a lot of laser therapy devices on the market, which makes choosing the one that’s right for your practice a challenge. One of the benefits of laser therapy is that it helps treats a wide variety of conditions, making the right laser therapy system a versatile tool and worthwhile investment.
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Four in five dogs will develop arthritis as they age, and large dogs are at a higher risk to develop this painful disease. As a veterinarian, you’ve seen the effects of arthritis on your patients and how the pain and inflammation turns happy, active animals into ones who struggle to stand and walk.
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The use of class IV lasers instead of class IIIB or “cold” lasers for therapeutic applications has been a hotly debated topic. In this article, we’ll talk about some of the myths around class IV laser therapy devices.
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