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Cold Laser Therapy Device for Equines

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Cold laser therapy for equines has the benefits of traditional pain relief methods but without many of the drawbacks associated with alternative forms of equine pain relief and wound care. Cold laser, also called Low Light Laser Therapy or LLLT, therapy has been used since the 1960s to provide pain relief and healing. Cold laser therapy (LLLT) is thought to work when the light an LLLT device emits passes through the skin into the body, where it stimulates the energy and respiration centers of cells – mitochondria – resulting in greater cell energy, communication, nutrition, growth and life. LLLT is used to reduce inflammation, the most common cause of musculoskeletal pain. Research has shown that it reduces the cells and enzymes responsible for causing inflammation and increases antioxidant and anti-inflammatory enzymes. Each laser has two sets of beams. Ten 650 nanometer laser beams are set around the perimeter of the device head. They reach a depth of 2-3 centimeters in d...

Equine Massage Gun – Best Way To Release Muscular Pain

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An equine massage gun is one of the best ways to release muscular pain in a horse.  One of the essential therapies is equine massage therapy, another is doing Common Sense Stretches before and after activity. Horses are incredible animals with many extraordinary abilities that require more physical activity than most animals; therefore, they need more health care and pain management techniques to keep moving. Horses benefit from massage because their physical activity makes their muscles strain and often over worked and sometimes injured. To relax the muscle tension and quicker supply of blood oxygen to the injured or stiff muscle, horses need massage regularly. Equine massage, especially percussion massage techniques, has been used for relaxation, advanced joint movements, pulled muscle, and severe pain management. Equine massage can have a profound effect on the nervous system of the horse. Some of the benefits of equine massage therapy, to name just a few, are pain relie...