The Ultimate Rehabilitation Laser Course

Presented by Veterinary Neurosurgeon Dr. Anne Chauvet

Read The Manual

Please start by reading the manual and familiarize yourself with the buttons

Prior to turning on the laser, you must be aware that you are using a light that is not visible. The red light you will see is to let you know that it is on. During the action, you have two sets of wavelength begin emitted. The outter lights, the ones that are visibly red are the 650 nm diodes and are great for superficial treatment and for the outskirt of the area. The central diodes are 80 which is ideal for treatments of joints, spine, muscles. Both are on when you use the laser.

DO NOT

• Aim the laser to eyes. If pregnant, do not aim the laser to the abdomen as it may affect the eyes of the baby.

• Leave the laser on

• Point the laser at anyone

• Turn on laser until over the area to be treated.

• Immerse in water

• Overcharge

For Best Treatment

1. Put the laser glasses on.

2. Turn laser on long depress of middle power button.

3. Turn power on maximum with + button on top.

4. If you are not sensitive to flashing light, then you can use pulse setting. Continuous setting is fine and used routinely. This control is the left button.

5. Set the time – for most cases, 15 minutes is ideal. If a large area you will need more time. Use the right button. To decrease the time, you continue pressing to go past 60 and it will return to 5 minutes. Time settings increase in increments of 5 minutes.

6. Put the laser almost against the skin or fur of the patient. Limit contact if not using contact cover for laser.

7. Turn the laser diodes on by pressing the center button once.

8. Count 2 to 3 seconds then move laser to next skin surface and so on until you have covered the whole of the areas you intend to treat. You can continue by going over again once you have touched each spot once.

9. Always check with your hand over the skin and fur to make sure it does not get too hot, particularly in dark fur patients because dark colors absorb the heat more.

10. When finished, simply turn diodes off by pressing central button

11. Then turn laser off by a long depress of central button.

For larger muscle groups, you can use the massage lens and apply circular pressure or just gentle pressure over the muscle with the laser diodes on. This creates a massage. It may be too big for small dogs and not necessary over joints.

To clean the laser, simply just wipe it with the provided cleaning cloth.

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Laser Protocols

Joules (J) are the unit of energy we treat with: 

  • J = watts(W) x seconds (s)
  • ex: at 0.5W (500mW), it takes 2s to get 1J

Wavelengths, expressed in nanometers (nm), affect penetration and the bigger the wavelength may not be the deeper penetration:

  • 650 nm will penetrate to up to 2 cm or 20 mm
  • 808 nm can penetrate up to 9 cm
  • 1064 nm however does not seem to penetrate deeper than 1 cm as per current research.
  • Hence the ideal wavelengths that we know of for therapeutic laser therapy are 650nm and
    808 nm or around those.

Laser helps with:

  • Neovascularization (watch with cancers)
  • Angiogenesis
  • Collagen synthesis enhancing wound healing
  • Nerve healing
  • Tendons, cartilage and bone healing
  • Reduced inflammation and thus swelling from injury
  • Modulation of degenerative tissue changes
  • Mitigation of damage to brain and spinal cord

Treatment guidelines with Powercure Pro:

  • Laser probe should never directly touch a wound but can treat over wound
  • Never point laser to eyes – wear protective goggles provided
  • Treat 2-4 cm beyond area of interest to ensure neovascularization
  • Never treat over external metal (cover metal – i.e. external fixators) as it will act as mirror and bounce laser beam back
  • Traumatic wounds – 2-8 J/cm2
  • Superficial wounds or dermal – 1-3 J/cm2

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The table below is a guideline based on current recommendations. Not all ailments are covered but one can extrapolate. Do not hesitate to email us with any questions.

Remember

Joules are what we treat with.

Joules are a product of watts and time.

The more watts (power), the less time (seconds) needed to get same joules.

This laser has 1.3W. To get 1000 joules, you need to laser at full power for 12 to 13 minutes.

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