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Laser Therapy for wound

Posted : 8/7/2013 4:07:39 PM

Abby had her surgery today. She came through it fine so far, she is resting over night and will come home tomorrow afternoon. They told me her tendon was completely ruptured. (not sure what that means - completely torn apart or completed pulled or riped)

Now they want to follow up with laser therapy a few times a week. Anyone have experience with this, what does it do and should I go this route.

Can't wait to get her home, but I think it is going to be slow going and she is going to need alot of TLC. (maybe I could ship Freida to a doggie camp for a few months!)

Freedom

Posted : 8/7/2013 4:59:27 PM

Sounds like a good report. Prayers for healing and full recovery from RI!

calliecritturs

Posted : 8/8/2013 10:07:30 PM

If they are talking "cold laser" or "electronic acupuncture" -- I've had it and it doesn't work well for me. However -- regular acupuncture can absolutely rock to aid healing. I can be unabelivably helpful.

Don't think that if you are in a rural area that there isn't "stuff like that here" -- it tends to be MOST popular in agrarian ares because it works so incredibly well on horses and cows.

Vets who learned acupuncture via IVAS (it's a certifying agency for vet acupuncture) tend to LOVE the electronic gizmos. Particularly because the word "needle" will send so many humans in orbit ... AND because it "looks" like it would be less painful.

The truth is -- acupuncture is NOT painful. Not in the slightest. Particularly the traditional needle acupuncture -- it is beyond compare for aiding healing of injuries and surgery.

http://www.tcvm.com - there is a locator on the left if you are interested. It would very likely shorten her healing time. Email me and I'll give you some help on how to look for someone that will work well with you.

jessies_mom

Posted : 8/9/2013 1:47:25 PM

calliecritturs
If they are talking "cold laser" or "electronic acupuncture" -- I've had it and it doesn't work well for me.

Cold laser is also called low level laser therapy. My vet said the clinic where he practices was considering cold laser therapy but they couldn't find any studies that showed it was effective. And I agree with Callie about acupuncture; my son had it for a shoulder injury and was so impressed with how well it worked that he's studying to be an acupuncturist.