Laser Therapy For Arthritis

[robinw]

I just got off the phone with the vet, who has suggested using laser therapy for Loca's arthritis. He recommended one treatment every six weeks. Has anybody tried this successfully?

[Guest Mommydog]

I haven't tried it, but have you thought about acupuncture Robin. That's if there's anyone in your area does it.

[turbotaina]

Turbo was lasered for his groin (iliopsoas) strain and I can't say how well it worked because ultimately, he also had a corn so he never stopped limping . It shouldn't be that expensive, so I guess you can just try it and see if it helps (Yeah, fat lot of help I am, right? ) A cursory search on the internet indicates that laser therapy for arthritis treatment seems to have lots of fans.

[Rickiesmom]

Rickie is having laser treatments for arthritis in his front carpal joints. We have been going once or twice per week, but are dropping back the frequency to every 2 weeks for now. We have also been using the underwater treadmill and doing range of motion exercises, so I can't isolate his improvement to the laser, but a marked limp has been reduced to limping occasionally for a few steps - a huge improvement.