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Laser Therapy Use Cases

From noses to toes and ears to rears, discover some of the most popular use cases for laser therapy today.

Post-Surgical/Wounds

  • Abscesses
  • Amputation (post-op)
  • Aural hematoma (post-op)
  • Burns
  • Cranial cruciate ligament repair (post-op)
  • Cystotomy (post or intra-op)
  • Declaw (post-op)
  • Degloving injury
  • Enterotomy (post or intra-op)
  • Hematoma (post-op)
  • Incisional healing
  • Orthopedic/Fracture repair (post-op)
  • Post-operative pain relief
  • Ischemia/reperfusion injury
  • Skin graft (post-op)
  • Spay/Neuter (post-op)
  • Wounds

Dental

  • Post-dental cleaning (pain management)
  • Extractions (pain management)
  • Gingivitis
  • Indolent ulcers
  • Periodontal disease
  • Stomatitis
  • Tooth root abscess

Musculoskeletal Disorders

  • Acupuncture
  • Biceps tendonitis
  • Cranial cruciate ligament disease (pain management)
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Epiphysitis
  • Fracture healing (delayed or nonunion)
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypertrophic osteodystrophy
  • Iliopsoas injury
  • Immune-mediated polyarthritis
  • Muscle injury (sprains/strains)
  • Myositis
  • Osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (pain management)
  • Panosteitis
  • Rehabilitation
  • Tendon/ligament injury

Abdominal Disorders

  • Diarrhea (various causes/symptoms)
  • Ileus
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peritonitis

Thoracic Disorders

  • Asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • Collapsing trachea (acute distress relief)
  • Infectious tracheobronchitis
  • Laryngeal paralysis (acute distress relief)
  • Pneumonia
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Rhinitis/sinusitis
  • Smoke/chemical inhalation

Dermatologic Disorders

  • Abscesses
  • Anal sacculitis
  • Aural hematoma (post-op)
  • Burns
  • Demodicosis (pain management)
  • Eosinophilic granuloma complex
  • Feline acne
  • Hygroma
  • Infections (bacterial and fungal)
  • Interdigital cyst
  • Juvenile cellulitis
  • Lick granuloma
  • Mastitis
  • Non-inflammatory alopecia
  • Otitis
  • Perianal fistula
  • Pododermatitis
  • Pyoderma
  • Pyotraumatic dermatitis
  • Skin graft (post-op)
  • Vasculitis
  • Wounds

Neurological Disorders

  • Acupuncture
  • Brachial plexus injury
  • Canine cognitive disorder
  • Degenerative myelopathy
  • Discospondylitis
  • Fibrocartilaginous embolism
  • Geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy
  • Intervertebral disc disease
  • Lumbosacral disease
  • Meningitis
  • Myositis
  • Neuropathy
  • Paresis/paralysis
  • Peripheral nerve injury
  • Rehabilitation

Urinary Tract Disorders

  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Cystitis/FUS/FLUTD
  • Cystotomy (post or intra-op)
  • Lower urinary tract infection
  • Urinary tract obstruction (pain management)