{"id":68,"date":"2022-08-02T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caringpawsanimalhospital.com\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:35:11","slug":"come-to-the-light-the-benefits-of-laser-therapy-for-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caringpawsanimalhospital.com\/blog\/come-to-the-light-the-benefits-of-laser-therapy-for-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Come to the Light: The Benefits of Laser Therapy for Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When we care for our pet patients at Caring Paws Animal Hospital<\/a>, we strive to offer the best and latest options in veterinary medicine. Therapeutic laser treatment is a great example of a modern modality that we utilize that can be a really great asset to many treatment plans. Keep reading to learn what laser therapy for pets entails and how it can potentially benefit your furry family member:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Science <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While laser therapy may sound like something out of the next Star Wars movie, it really isn\u2019t as mysterious as it might come across. Like Star Wars, though, it has been around since the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long utilized in human medicine, laser therapy for pets has become more and more popular over the last decade. This treatment modality utilizes light energy in the form of photons to influence changes in the cells of a certain area of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use a handheld probe to direct these photons to a selected target area of the body. When the light energy reaches the cells of interest, it stimulates them to form ATP, which is the currency of energy in the body\u2019s cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATP production allows cells to perform a variety of functions. Benefits of laser therapy on a cellular level include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n