Low-power laser treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and body        measurements of the equine athlete

Theo G. Antikas D.V.M.

doi:10.1117/12.34941

1 September 1990 Low-power laser treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and body measurements of the equine athlete

Theo G. Antikas D.V.M.

Proceedings Volume 1353, First International Conference on Lasers and Medicine; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34941
Event: First International Conference on Lasers and Medicine, 1990, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Abstract

This field report presents and analyzes results on 1 cases of rnusculoskeletal disorders of equine athletes treated either with a Soft Laser 632 device (Worldwide Lasers International Geneva) or with an Omega Biotherapy infrared multiprobe multiwavelength device (Omega Labs London). It proposes a codification of low power laser forms of treatment onthefield and suggests modalities of such treatment(s). The therapeutic effects of low power laser beams as well as their postulated modes of action are discussed. Further a new technique utilizing a low power laser device (Technosynthese AG Zurich) for the accurate rnesurement of the height of ponies and horses is described. After testing in over 500 equines the apparatus and the technique were found accurate with an error factor not exceeding 1. 2 mm (1/20 inch) whereas the ancient ''standard stick'' method was found to produce a constant significant error in all animals measured. MATERIALS AND METHODS Soft Laser 632R device: Portable 25 mW heliumneon laser device emitting a visible red band of 632. 8 nm either through a ''window'' or through an optic fiber probe. Omega Biotherapy device: Portable 50 mW infrared laser device with two probes and a multiprobe emitting four wavelength laser bands. Pony_MetreR: Portable heliumneon device with two incorporated nivels and sliding through a rotating ''head'' placed at the top of a tripod that can move on either the vertical (x) or horizontal y) axis. RESULTS

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Theo G. Antikas D.V.M. "Low-power laser treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and body measurements of the equine athlete", Proc. SPIE 1353, First International Conference on Lasers and Medicine, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34941

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