Dog Med Laser Therapy for Athletic Dogs
Dog Med Laser Therapy for Athletic Dogs
Whether your dogs are weekend warriors or elite athletes, Dog Med Laser can help keep them sound, fit and happy.
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 crossfitters 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.
Dog Med Laser Therapy will help reduce short-term inflammation and will diminish or eliminate pain for a time. Dog Med Laser will reduce the risks of muscle tear and the resulting edema.
If muscle tear occurs, Dog Med Laser Therapy will reduce edema and accelerate muscle fibers repairs.
Professional sports teams and athletes regularly use laser therapy to treat inflammation, diminish pain, accelerate recovery and minimize downtime.
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.
“…there are several mechanisms of action to explain the effects of PBM (therapy) on muscle tissue, and consequently improvement in sports performance.”
“…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.”
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.
Dog Med Laser
Dog Med Laser is a Medical Photobiomodulation Therapy Laser; aka Low-Level Laser that provides your pet with a safe, affordable, and effective at-home treatment for pain relief, inflammation reduction, and wound healing.
We at Dog Med Laser recommend not using our laser therapy on dogs or cats with cancer and on post-cancer surgery wounds—even if you have read or heard that the therapy is being used on humans with cancer to treat mucositis and other radiation related conditions.