Veterinary laser therapy in small animal practice / María Suárez Redondo, Bryan J. Stephens.
"Laser therapy has become increasingly popular in small animal practice and has many benefits to the patient--including reduced inflammation, faster tissue healing, and less pain--and can be used in a wide variety of conditions including wounds, sprains, and fractures. Aimed at the first opinion vet...
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Language: | English |
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Sheffield, U.K. :
5M Publishing Ltd,
2019.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | xvi, 236 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Light is just the catalyst
- Blood and light
- Anti-inflammatory effect
- Analgesic effect
- Tissue healing
- Light's path to all these places in the body
- Pointing light at soft tissue: clinical applications
- Different flavors (frequencies) for different tissues
- Pointing light at musculoskeletal and neurological conditions: clinical applications
- Considering laser therapy for your practice
- Implementation of laser therapy in practice
- Appendix A. Pain assessment scales
- Appendix B. Goniometry
- Appendix C. Compilation of suggested treatment parameters
- Appendix D. Area measurement tool