Application of Physiotherapy Laser in the Treatment of Animal Orthopedic Diseases
Nowadays, more and more people keep pets, and the health of pets has become the daily concern of pet owners. Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is the most common spinal cord dysfunction problem in dogs. Very serious and painful disease. Intervertebral disc disease refers to the fact that thoracolumbar disc herniation in dogs is mostly congenital achondroplasia, resulting in intervertebral disc cartilage lesions and nucleus pulposus hypoplasia and calcification; or under the improper action of external force, the annulus fibrosus is ruptured, and the protrusion compresses the spinal nerve root, causing Back pain, hindlimb motor dysfunction, or even paralysis or complete paralysis of the hindlimbs of pets, may be temporary or permanent. The incidence of thoracolumbar disc herniation in dogs with congenital achondroplasia is 75%, and the average age of onset is 3-6 years. It is reported in the literature that the dachshund has the highest incidence in foreign countries, while the Beijing dog has the highest incidence in domestic clinical practice.14% of canine disc herniations occur in the cervical spine and 85% in the thoracic to lumbar spine.
With the development of science and technology and the medical industry, high-energy laser therapy has gradually attracted the attention of many veterinarians, and laser therapy has also successfully helped many animals with intervertebral disc herniation to stand up again, even with the advantages of easy operation, no pain, and no side effects. Become a "good helper" for veterinarians in the treatment of intervertebral disc disease.
High-energy laser therapy uses specific waveforms to reduce heat accumulation, which is more conducive to penetrating deeper tissues, and the thermal effect causes vasodilation, allowing more metabolites to be absorbed, prompting rapid exchange of oxygen and metabolites, making more More oxygen atoms reach the mitochondria, increasing the mitochondrial oxidative reaction and synthesizing ATP faster. A large amount of ATP is conducive to the rapid synthesis of RNA and DNA, promotes rapid recovery and healing of tissues, and relieves edema in the treatment area. At the same time, high power laser therapy treatment can also increase microcirculation, promote the secretion of intrinsic factor, and turn on immune response and nerve regeneration, help restore tissue structure and relieve pain, and can rapidly induce photochemical and photothermal effects in deep tissue, which can stimulate the inner tendon. The collagen production increases blood flow, vascular permeability and cell metabolism, plays an analgesic effect, eliminates inflammation and edema.
Through the above mechanism of action, high power laser therapy successfully achieves the purpose of reducing pain and rapid recovery for animals with intervertebral disc disease.
