Laser acupuncture and local laser therapy in veterinary medicine with overview of applied laser types and clinical uses
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Laser acupuncture and local laser therapy in veterinary medicine with overview of applied laser types and clinical uses
Description
Am J Tradit Chin Vet Med (2017), Petermann, Uwe.
Abstract
Local laser therapy or low level laser therapy (LLLT) has been enjoying increased popularity in recent years in both human and veterinary medicine. It provides excellent healing in traumatized or infected tissue by increasing energy (ATP) in diseased tissues which have high energy requirements, provides peroxide clearance and restructures abnormal dense connective tissue (e.g., in tendonitis). Acupuncture and LLLT are separate treatment modalities, but the synthesis of these two very effective therapies allows local healing of diseased tissue with LLLT supported by acupuncture as an autonomous regulating therapy. It is important to note that the resulting "laser acupuncture" not only means the stimulation of of the acupuncture point by the laser beam instead of the needle, but that the local tissue healing effect of increased ATP production by laser light supplements acupuncture as an integral part of the therapy. It is important to differentiate between the different types of lasers (continuous wave versus pulsed wave) and the different features that are associated with laser effects such as: wavelength, power output and resonance frequencies.
Alternative Title
Am J Tradit Chin Vet Med
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Date
Date Created
12/1/2018
Language
English
Type
Journal Article
issn
1945-7677
issue
1
page end
101
page start
89
volume
12