Therapeutic Laser

Tree of Life Veterinary Care acquired recently a therapeutic laser for domestic animals. This is a class 4 laser, which means it can produce over 1 watts of energy. The output in lasers is expressed in Joules per square cm. The machine Tree of Life Veterinary Care has purchased is called the Companion Laser and has an output up to the maximum of 10 Watts. This means that at the 10 Watts setting the machine produces 600 Joules per minute.

Lasers light are a monochromatic light, which means all the light emitted by the machine is in one spectrum. It works on the same principle as the laser pointer pen used at slide shows or the scanning machines at the grocery store. Except those lasers are a class 1 or 2. This laser is a class 4.
The light beam can be used to stimulate acupuncture points with a similar effect as needles do; so this is a ‘needle- less “form of acupuncture. Up to this point the laser beams were not powerful enough to penetrate deeper then a few millimetres; this machine has the power to penetrate deeper into the tissue.

It can treat difficult to treat conditions such as nerve or muscle degeneration, chronic arthritis, acute sprain or strain and other musculo-skeletal conditions.
It can also be used to treat eczema, podo-dermatitis (inflammation between the foot pads), stomatitis (mouth infections), otitis (ear infections) and other skin disorders.
The higher power output makes this laser machine also suitable to treat horses.

Tree of Life veterinary Care offers these services on a referral base and / or following a Holistic consultation and laser treatment is seen as the best modality to use for the patient with its particular condition.

For more information call our office at 250-338-2316 or follow the laser link: www.companiontherapylaser.com

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