Assessment of Vein Diameter and Body Surface Temperature after High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) on the Tarsal Joint in Healthy Horses.

Autor: Godlewska M; Department of Surgery, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland., Soroko M; Department of Horse Breeding and Equestrian Studies, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. Electronic address: kontakt@eqma.pl., Zielińska P; Department of Surgery, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of equine veterinary science [J Equine Vet Sci] 2020 Oct; Vol. 93, pp. 103198. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103198
Abstrakt: The aim of the study was to assess the influence of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on vein diameter and on body surface temperature changes in the tarsal joint area in a group of clinically healthy racehorses. The hypothesis of the study was that HILT increases vein diameter and body surface temperature in healthy tissue. The study involved 16 Thoroughbreds being subjected to ultrasonographic examination to assess changes of diameter of the cranial branch of the medial saphenous vein and thermographic examination to indicate temperature change of the dorsal surface of the tarsal joint, just before and immediately after HILT treatment. Vein diameter and mean surface temperature of the tarsal joint significantly increased after HILT treatment. In addition, the study was the first to describe the photothermal effect of HILT in healthy horses. More studies are necessary to specify the parameters of the procedure, that is, wavelength, energy density, or time of the procedure, depending on the patient's individual characteristics and type of tissue.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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