ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2023
Effects of low-level laser therapy on impaired mobility in dogs with naturally occurring osteoarthritis.
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- A systematic review via text mining approaches of human and veterinary applications of photobiomodulation: focus on multiwave locked system laser therapy.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Bedinvetmab, alone or in combination with photobiomodulation and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, on pain and quality of life in dogs with hip osteoarthritis.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- From dyadic deco-construction to reco-construction: a framework for the human-osteoarthritic dog relationship.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Beyond Osteoarthritis: Emerging Applications of Anti-NGF Monoclonal Antibodies in Pain Management in Dogs and Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Continuous Activity Monitoring Using a Wearable Sensor in Dogs with Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Case Series.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Actical Accelerometers as a Clinical Tool for the Monitoring of Sleeping and Resting Periods in Individual Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Laser Acupuncture Effects on Chronic Pain, Inflammatory Response, and Biochemical and Oxidative Stress Markers in Osteoarthritic Dogs: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Case Report: Chemotherapy-induced phlebitis in a dog: diagnostic approach and management strategies.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Evaluation of cognitive and mobility function in geriatric dogs following treatment with stem cell and stem cell extracellular vesicles derived from embryonic stem cells: a pilot study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Effects of low-level laser therapy on impaired mobility in dogs with naturally occurring osteoarthritis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis is common in the aging dog and is associated with chronic pain and impaired mobility. The main objective of this study was to determine whether low-level laser therapy (LLLT) would increase physical activity in dogs with osteoarthritis.
methodsTwenty-three dogs with osteoarthritis were instrumented with an accelerometer 48 h before the first LLLT session (baseline), to record daily activity. Each dog underwent six consecutive weekly laser treatments. The scores of the Canine Brief Pain Inventory and the Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs' were recorded for clinical purposes, as a tool to titrate the analgesic therapy of each individual dog, before LLLT (as baseline) and then weekly for 6 weeks.
resultsThe number of daily activities increased during week 2 (161,674; SD, 103,666) and remained higher than baseline (93,481; SD, 107,878) until week 6 (179,309; SD, 126,044; p < 0.001). Daily step count increased from week 1 (4472; SD, 3427) compared to baseline (1109; SD, 1061) and remained higher than the baseline until the end of week 6 (8416; SD, 3166; p < 0.001). Average energy expenditure during the study period was 179 [range, 2-536] kcal/day; there were no statistically significant differences in this variable between weeks of treatment. Systemic analgesics therapy was decreased in 50% of the dogs during the study period.
conclusionsLaser therapy may advance the management of osteoarthritis by increasing the level of activity of dogs, therefore improving their quality of life.
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