Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers:

Q. What is cold laser therapy?

A. Cold laser therapy provides clients with a safe, effective and painless therapy that uses the body's own natural healing systems to relieve pain, increase joint mobility, increase tissue integrity and promote cell regeneration. 

Q. How does cold laser therapy work?

A. Cold laser works by supplying energy to the body in the form of billions of photons of light. The body absorbs the laser light on a cellular level and transforms it into chemical energy, which the body then uses to commence its own tissue repairs. The bio-stimulating effect of cold laser therapy causes a decrease of inflammation and pain and promotes an increase in tissue regeneration and healing. 

*Benefits of cold laser therapy include the fact that it is drug free, non-toxic, non-invasive, extremely safe and virtually painless, easy to apply with no side effects, cost effective and has a 90% efficacy for clients. 

Q. Why should I use cold laser therapy? 

A.  Simple answer is, "Time is Money."  When your equine athlete requires time off it can become costly. Muscle and tendon strains, joint sprains and wounds are common injuries in equine athletes.  Equine tissue, like human tissue, is highly vulnerable to repetitive stress and can be career limiting for the athlete if not treated properly for the first time. Depending on the injury, the equine athlete can return to competition usually within a few weeks instead of many months of stall rest. This means that your equine athlete can be back to competing in a fraction of the time!

FYI:

*Biological Effects of cold laser therapy include rapid cell growth, faster wound healing, increase metabolic activity, reduction of fibrous tissue formation, anti-inflammatory, increased vascular activity and stimulated nerve function. 

*Keeping our equine athletes at top peak performance or maintaining the soundness of our retired grand-champions is always a challenge and the use of cold laser therapy for Preventative, Maintenance and Rehabilitation programs has aided in that success of not only keeping our horses sound and pain-free but many, many trips to the Podium and Winners Circle. 

*Popular Laser Treatable Conditions: muscle soreness and fatigue, back pain, knee pain/inflammation, bone spurs, buck shins, suspensory, foot bruise, sesamoiditis, side bone, navicular, jacks, hocks, cervical pain, fetlocks, stifles, splints, woundcare, post-surgical benefits and much more....

*To learn more about the technology of cold laser therapy or review clinical studies and research go to: www.theralase.com for more information. The Theralase system is a Class 3 laser delivering light in wavelengths ranging from 600 to 950nm and penetrates up to 10cm/4in into tissue. 

Treatment Menu (2013):

$35.00 two points of anatomy ie. hocks and stifles

$45.00 three points of anatomy ie. knees, ankles, suspensory

$55.00 complete over-the-back treatment ie. cervical, thoracic & lumbar

$90.00 "Head-to-Hoof" Spa Treatment ie. complete over the back plus all major joints (great maintenance option bi-monthly or once a month!)

***All Foothills Farm clients/borders receive $5.00 off any treatment session.***

Acute Injuries 3-6 treatments recommended for best results.

Sub-Acute Injuries 12-15 treatments recommended for best results.

Chronic Injuries 25-30 treatments recommended for best results.