Laser Therapy

Stable Hands is now ready to start incorporating laser therapy into your horse's health and wellness regime!

Some of you might not be familiar with low level laser therapy (LLLT) so I thought I would share some of my experiences with it here in my blog.

LLLT is a drug-free form of treatment that is painless, non-invasive and sterile for the patient. It can be used to treat a broad spectrum of conditions such as wounds, fractures, pain syndromes, neurological syndromes or other injuries. Laser therapy is the treatment of choice for pain relief especially if a speedy recovery is required. 

Laser therapy studies have shown that LLLT can heal injuries up to 60% faster than other modalities and is much more cost effective! Laser therapy has been used in the medical profession for over 25 years and still there are no reported long-term or irreversible side effects!

Now you're probably wondering how a laser really works...

Low level lasers use non-thermal light photons to supply the body with energy. The light is transmitted through each layer of skin in order to optimize the immune response within the blood. This causes anti-inflammatory and immunostimulate effects. When the light is transmitted into the blood, it also supplies it with vital oxygen and energy that positively affects every cell within the blood as well as other body systems! Once delivered, the energy increases the cellular metabolism and accelerates cell repair.

So what does that really mean for your horse's body?

• Improved metabolism
• Improved blood circulation 
• Decrease in recovery time due to cell stimulation
• Decrease in inflammation and/or edema

And why would you want to use laser treatment on your horse?

• Reduction/elimination of inflammation or edema
• Fast wound healing
• Relief of acute and chronic pain
• Stimulation of the immune system
• Increased quality of wound healing
• Increase in blood supply
• Stimulation of nerve function
• Development of muscle tissue and collagen
• Promote growth of healthy tissues

If your horse suffers from one or more of the following, consult with your veterinarian about exploring laser therapy as a form of treatment:

• Arthritis
• Neuritis/Neuralgia
• Cold back (back pain)
• Lumbar myositis
• Bursitis
• Carpal Canal syndrome
• Carpitis
• Meniscal tears
• Myalgia/Muscle spasms
• Post-Operative pain
• Sprains/Strains
• Swelling/Inflammation/Edema
• Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD)
• Tendonitis/Tenosynovitis/Desmitis
• Trigger point pain
• Surface wounds

I hope you all found this to be an interesting and helpful read!

Happy trails,

Kaitlyn