Introduction to Phototonic Red Light Therapy

Hello and welcome to my blog.

This week I would like to talk about Phototonic Red Light Therapy.

Phototonic Red Light Therapy is not something I use in every treatment. It is an additional therapy I have in my ‘tool kit’ and during my hands-on assessment of your horse I may find it is a useful addition to encourage tension release and healing for your horse.

Here I am applying Phototonic Red Light Therapy to the upper foreleg of the horse

What is Phototonic Red Light Therapy?

Phototonic Red Light therapy harnesses the healing power of red and infrared light at specific wavelengths and frequencies for accelerated healing by activating the pain and relaxing ‘medication’ of the animal’s own body.

LEDs, or light emitting diodes, are non-invasive, painless, produce a gentle and soothing warmth and do not require recovery time.

Phototonic Red Light Therapy allows increased blood flow into the area being treated to ensure that any waste is quickly removed from the area.

Here I am applying Phototonic Red Light Therapy to this horse’s masseter muscle, one of the most overused muscles in their body

Application

The Red Light is simply placed gently on the area of the animal to be treated and a measured dose of light therapy is then applied to the required area.

The light is then moved to the next area requiring treatment and the process is repeated until all the desired areas have been treated.

The Photizo Vetcare is my unit of choice for this therapy.

Benefits

There are many benefits to Phototonic Red Light Therapy, these include:

• Promoting healing of skin conditions such as wounds, lacerations, hyaloma tick bite necrosis, hot-spots, abscesses, saddle sores, habronema, proud flesh, acral lick granulomas, bruising, otitis externa, pyoderma, pododermatitis, skin allergies, eczema, etc.

• Reducing inflammation and discomfort from musculoskeletal problems such as Arthritis, tendonitis, myositis, ligament/tendon sprain/strains, bruising, fractures, neck and back pain, splints, overuse injuries, synovitis, oedema, hematomas, muscle injuries, muscle spasms, trigger points, seromas, mastitis, etc.

• Promoting post-operative healing and repair in any area treated surgically, including skin grafts

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope this short introduction to Phototonic Red Light Therapy has helped you understand more about this type of treatment and how it may help your horse.

If you would like to find out more or book a treatment for your horse please do get in touch.

Next week I will be talking about Vibration Therapy so look out for that blog next Tuesday!

Thanks so much,

Jess x