Red Light Therapy

It's a load of rubbish- can’t possibly penetrate far enough to do anything. Red light only travels up to 5mm across light colored human skin. It therefore almost certainly travels hardly any distance at all into a horse.
 
You will always get a variety of replies regarding various therapies. Some will give glowing reports others will dismiss them. Some believer that magnetic therapy works but you will find little to no scientific evidence. Acupuncture is another thing that some people believe in, I had acupuncture for an injury & I didn't think it did anything for me but it may work with others. Shock therapy works for some, it helped my sciatica. I think you just need to try it out & if it works then fine.
 
TheMule said:
It's a load of rubbish- can’t possibly penetrate far enough to do anything. Red light only travels up to 5mm across light colored human skin. It therefore almost certainly travels hardly any distance at all into a horse.
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This is one that isn't rubbish and has been well researched in humans and equines. Here's a big human study.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

830 nm light-emitting diode (led) phototherapy significantly reduced return-to-play in injured university athletes: a pilot study

Background and Aims: For any committed athlete, getting back to conditioning and participation post-injury (return to play [RTP]) needs to be as swift as possible. The effects of near-infrared light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on pain control, blood ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I've used it on a horse with a cut into the tendon from a kick above the knee and I got a much better result than I was expecting.
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onemoretime said:
I need some of this for my back injury. Do you have to go somewhere and have it used on you or can you buy it for self use?
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You can buy the machine yourself, obviously it’s not cheap, or go somewhere that has one. Friend initially went to human physio and was so impressed by it, sought out a horse physio with one, then brought their own.
 
Spottyappy said:
You can buy the machine yourself, obviously it’s not cheap, or go somewhere that has one. Friend initially went to human physio and was so impressed by it, sought out a horse physio with one, then brought their own.
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If you're clever electronically or know someone who is, I bought the right spectrum and power of lights off ebay and my husband wired them into a cluster with a handle for me. I've used it on several bad bumps now.
 
Spottyappy said:
You can buy the machine yourself, obviously it’s not cheap, or go somewhere that has one. Friend initially went to human physio and was so impressed by it, sought out a horse physio with one, then brought their own.
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Many thanks for your reply Spottyappy. I will try and find someone who has one nearby.
 
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