Laser Therapy
Cold Laser Therapy
Cold laser therapy helps reduce pain and inflammation & helps to stimulate healing through a series of quick & pain free sessions (Depending on the length and severity of the condition)
What are the benefits?
- Sessions are 5-25 minutes long
- Can be done with a RVT & owners can be present for the whole session.
- Immediate pain relief
- Beta endorphin release = Increases endogenous opioids which decrease the need for opioids and other pain medications
- Muscle relaxation
- Inc analgesia
- Helps to remove inflammatory mediators and increase endorphin production within the CNS
- Decreased Bradykins (responsible for the transduction of pain
- Increased serotonin levels = mood enhancement
- Increased dopamine production
- Promotes nerve regeneration
- Stimulates wound healing
- Antimicrobial effects
What are its uses?
- Muscle sprains / strains
- Post Surgical healing & pain control
- Fracture healing
- Wound healing
- Skin allergies (Hot spots / ear infections / pododermatitis / chin acne)
- Cystitis / FLUTD
- Pancreatitis / Abdominal pain / IBD
- IVDD
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic pain management