Light Therapy Explained
Light therapy and its
effects have been researched for more than 40 years.
It is clinically proven
to deliver powerful therapeutic benefits to living tissue in a
non-invasive,
drug free way, with no side effects.
What does light
therapy actually do?
Put
simply, it reduces pain and stimulates healing. Biophotonic therapy (BPT),
also known
as Low Energy Photon Therapy (LEPT), has been clinically shown to
accelerate healing by
at least 40%. At this time, no side effects have been
found. In fact, Russian scientists
exposed healthy tissue to biophotonic
energy continuously for 30 days and found no
damage to the tissue. The body
simply does not absorb what it cannot use.
Light therapy has
unique therapeutic effects including:
- Improves freedom of motion
- Promotes muscle relaxation
- Decreases inflammation
- Promotes pain relief
- Increases oxygen and blood flow
- Stimulates collagen production
- Increases lymphatic activity
Why should I use light
therapy?
- Used preventatively, light therapy is particularly
useful for competition horses to
help them maintain peak health and fitness.
- The system can be used to reduce recovery time from
injury in conjunction
with your vet.
- Light therapy can kick start the healing process in
chronic cases.
- Particularly helpful for horses who display physical
or mental stress without
diagnosable signs of illness or injury.
- Useful when a horse just doesn't feel right but does
not appear to be suffering
from illness or injury.
Every rider and
trainer is looking to produce the optimum performance from their
horse.
To achieve a winning performance the equine athlete must be in
ultimate condition. Equine
Light Therapy can help your horse fulfil its
potential, ensuring it can perform to its best.
Light therapy helps
maintain an equine athlete's physical fitness by locating potential
problems before
physical symptoms develop. Problem areas are then treated with red and
infra-red light to kick start the body's natural healing process, preventing
enforced time off
and maintaining peak performance.
Light therapy has also
proved invaluable in reducing healing time associated with
performance-related
injuries, such as tendon damage and sore shins.
Not ill, Not injured, Just not right, does that sound like your
horse? Have you tried
everything? There is nothing more frustrating than
knowing your horse is just not right but
not being able to identify the
problem. Once your vet has confirmed that your horse is
neither ill nor
injured most of us start the process of elimination, checking feet, teeth,
back,
saddle etc. When all areas have been covered and the problem still
exists where do you turn?
Don’t despair Bioscan light therapy may be the
answer. Light therapy has proved to be very
helpful in alleviating chronic
conditions, please see testimonials.
How does the scanner
work?
The scanner is a
biofeedback device called the BioFind. It uses a small fork like instrument
to
stoke across the horses body which is attached to a battery unit worn around
the waist.
The finder measures electrical resistance in the cells and tissues
via a process called
relative conductance. Changes in resistance indicate an
area to be treated; it is believed that
a change in electrical resistance in
bodily tissue is the first indication of a current or impending
problem. When
a hot spot is found it is marked with a crayon so that it can be located for
treatment once the whole body has been scanned. The finder is simply another
way to locate
problem areas in the horse’s body.
How is light therapy
applied?
The light therapy is applied
via a mixture of red and infrared light emitting diodes in small
cluster
heads. The energy of light called a photon is absorbed into the cellular
content of
the body; this causes a chemical reaction which starts the
stimulation process of several
bodily processes. Infrared penetrates to a
depth of around 40mm and red to a depth of
around 10mm this ensures treatment
of tissue at all levels. The lights are used on each
pinpointed area for
between thirty seconds and one minute.
How will my horse
react?
Most horses are very
relaxed about being scanned and treated. While being treated the
majority of
horses display the typical signs of relief and relaxation i.e. yawning,
stretching
and licking and chewing. This happens as a result of the
production of encephalins and
endorphins, the body’s natural pain relievers. The
whole process of scanning and treating
a horse takes about 90 minutes.
What does it cost?
The cost of scanning
and treatment is £75 per horse plus travel, travel is charged at cost.
For further
information or to make an appointment please call Di Foster on 07711 142241
or email me at di@wholehorse.co.uk.
Please note that complementary therapy is not a replacement for
veterinary care.
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