Laser therapy accelerates the body’s natural healing process and can help reduce the time it takes to heal weeks to days.

Like humans, animals have a natural repair mechanism, which means that injuries heal up by themselves sooner or later, the problem is that it can often take a long time and be a painful process.

The positive effects of laser treatments are quicker healing, pain relief, increased blood circulation, and reduced swelling.

Although we often see some improvement after the first visit, most patients require several treatments [3 to 8] for the greatest benefit. When appropriate this is carried out alongside chiropractic care and rehabilitation and no additional cost is charged per visit.

As a result of gravity, fluid can build up in horses legs due to the storing of fluid from blood vessels and within the tissue causing swollen legs.  This build-up of fluid can appear swollen and lumpy and is called pitting oedema.

Human studies into pitting oedema have shown a reduction in symptoms following low level laser therapy, and significant improvement after 1 visit.

The initial laser treatment took ten minutes with the laser focussed on the affected area.

At the second treatment session one week later there was apparent reduction in oedema around the cannon bone. A second laser treatment was conducted.

After just 3 treatments the improvement was remarkable. 

As can be seen in the photo above, the lateral aspect of the tendon (2) is markedly swollen in comparison to the medial aspect (1).

Pitting oedema around lateral palmer vessels (2) up into collateral ulnar vessels running down into the lateral digital vessels can be clearly seen. Direct pressure to the area created a clinically visible “pit” in the tissue.