An Evaluation Of The Effects Of The Low Energy Laser On Bowed Tendons In Horses

L. S. McKibbin

doi:10.1117/12.937349

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10 March 1987 An Evaluation Of The Effects Of The Low Energy Laser On Bowed Tendons In Horses

L. S. McKibbin

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Proceedings Volume 0712, Lasers in Medicine; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937349
Event: Cambridge Symposium-Fiber/LASE '86, 1986, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

Bowed tendons in the horse can greatly hinder it's racing career. A pulsed, 904 nm, infrared GaAs laser, peak power 2 watts, averaging .4 mW, 10 diodes per head, was used in reducing the area of the bowed tendon. This treatment proved to capacitate the horse for better race performance. Before application of the laser the wound area was shaved. A cast of playdoe was formed over the affected area. The cast was then removed and spread over a sheet of paper which consisted of a drawing of a grid in square centimeters. The squares were then counted.

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L. S. McKibbin "An Evaluation Of The Effects Of The Low Energy Laser On Bowed Tendons In Horses", Proc. SPIE 0712, Lasers in Medicine, (10 March 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937349

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