Dr. Tony Kremer DVM 
Recommends Dog Med Laser for agility athletes

Whether your dogs are weekend warriors or elite athletes, Dog Med Laser can help keep them sound, fit and happy.

Dog Med Laser is a medical device designed to improve training and competition performances

 

• Increases blood flow and local oxygen delivery

• Increases cells’ energy (ATP) before and after effort

• Relieves muscle stiffness

• Improves mobility, increase amplitude of movement

• Accelerates recovery after training or competition

• Prevents and treats musculoskeletal injuries

 

How Dog Med Laser can help?

During the past ten years, Photobiomodulation Therapy (aka Low Level Laser Therapy) has become common in the professional sports world. The NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and USA Cycling athletes, as well as Ironman triathlon competitors, competitive runners, college athletes, and elite cross-fitters all use Non Thermal Photobiomodulation Laser Therapy similar to the Dog Med Laser.

Soft tissue cells can be damaged by trauma from sports injuries or repetitive movement. The damaged cells then release chemicals that trigger the body’s natural inflammatory response. This results in redness, swelling, warmth and pain in the injured area. If the inflammation is persistent or recurrent, it can lead to early-onset arthritis or joint degeneration.

When applied regularly, Dog Med Laser Therapy reduces short-term inflammation and diminishes or eliminates pain for a time. It can also lower the risk of developing arthritis resulting from sports injuries.  

Professional sports teams and athletes regularly use laser therapy to treat inflammation, diminish pain, accelerate recovery and minimize downtime

With Dog Med Laser, you can bring your dog the same advantages enjoyed by top athletes around the world. Treatments take only a few minutes and are completely pain-free for your animal. In fact, most dogs find the soothing massage of the Dog Med Laser brush attachment so relaxing they fall asleep.

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What science says:

…. there are several mechanisms of action to explain the effects of PBM (therapy) on muscle tissue, and consequently improvement in sports performance.

Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance?
C Farresi, M Hamblin, Ying-Ying Huang J article in Biophotonics. 2016 December ; 9(11-12): 1273–1299. doi:10.1002/jbio.201600176.

 

……the ability of LLLT to reduce inflammation and lessen oxidative stress is also beneficial in cases of muscle fatigue and injury. This review covers the literature relating to LLLT and muscles in both preclinical animal experiments and human clinical studies. Athletes, people with injured muscles, and patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy may all benefit. “

Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) on muscle tissue: performance, fatigue and repair benefited by the power of light.
C Ferraresi, M Hamblin, N Parizotto, article published in Photonics Lasers Med. 2012 November 1; 1(4): 267–286. doi:10.1515/plm-2012-0032.

Detailed Training and competition therapy protocols are available in your Dog Med Laser Instruction for Use booklet.