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  • Post-surgical photobiomodulation therapy improves outcomes following elective gastropexy in dogs

    By Alves et al.

    • 2024

    • Journal: Lasers in Medical Science

    Abstract: This postoperative canine study found improved recovery outcomes after elective gastropexy with PBMT. No rescue analgesia was needed and pain score differences favored the PBMT group during follow-up, supporting home-relevant recovery use cases.

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    Study Parameters: Dogs undergoing elective gastropexy received postoperative PBMT and were compared on pain-related recovery outcomes.

    Device Parameters: 980 nm PBMT, or 808+980 nm protocol in some dogs; treatment area ~500 cm²; 360 seconds; single postoperative session reported in the database row.

    Evidence Level: Moderate

    Study Type: Prospective veterinary clinical study

    Outcome Direction: Positive

  • Evaluation of the effect of photobiomodulation on joint range of motion in dogs

    By Duarte & Alves

    • 2025

    • Journal: Lasers in Medical Science

    Abstract: This canine clinical study found significant improvements in joint range of motion after PBMT across all evaluated joints, with large effect sizes. The findings support mobility-focused home protocols where repeated treatment is feasible.

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    Study Parameters: Clinical study in dogs assessing joint range of motion before and after PBMT.

    Device Parameters: 980 nm PBMT; exact power/output not stated in the database row reviewed.

    Evidence Level: Moderate

    Study Type: Prospective veterinary clinical study

    Outcome Direction: Positive

  • Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Bacterial Counts of Contaminated Traumatic Wounds in Dogs

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    • Journal: J Lasers Med Sci

    Abstract: This pilot randomized blinded placebo-controlled trial tested two laser doses in 14 dogs with contaminated traumatic wounds and found that the 2 J/cm² protocol reduced bacterial load and improved clinical wound scores.

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  • Laser Therapy for Incision Healing in 9 Dogs

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    • Journal: Front Vet Sci

    Abstract: This randomized canine study evaluated daily postoperative laser therapy after thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy in Dachshunds and found faster incision healing and better cosmetic outcomes than untreated controls.

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  • The Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on the Healing of Open Wounds in Dogs

    By Kurach et al.

    • 2015

    • Journal: Vet Surg

    Abstract: This controlled experimental wound study in 10 Beagles compared low-level laser therapy with standard care on paired acute full-thickness wounds and found no apparent healing benefit with the protocol tested.

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    Study Parameters: Self-controlled experimental study of secondary-intention open wounds in dogs comparing laser-treated and control wounds.

    Device Parameters: 635 nm laser, 15 mW, radiant exposure 1.125 J/cm².

    Evidence Level: Moderate

    Study Type: Self-controlled veterinary wound study

    Outcome Direction: Null/negative

  • Effects of laser power, wavelength, coat length, and coat color on tissue penetration using photobiomodulation in healthy dogs.

    By Hochman-Elam et al.

    • 2020

    • Journal: Can J Vet Res

    Abstract: This canine penetration study found significantly lower light transmission in darker and unshaved areas, indicating that fur and pigmentation materially affect how much therapeutic light reaches tissue.

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    Device Parameters: Penetration study evaluating the effects of laser power, wavelength, coat length, and coat color on PBM transmission in healthy dogs.

    Evidence Level: Experimental veterinary study

    Study Type: Experimental veterinary study

    Outcome Direction: Mechanistic / supportive

  • Management of otitis externa with an led-illuminated gel: a randomized controlled clinical trial in dogs

    By Tambella et al.

    • 2020

    • Journal: BMC Veterinary Research

    Abstract: Dogs with spontaneous otitis externa were randomized to receive LED-illuminated gel once weekly, twice weekly, or standard therapy. All groups improved, and twice-weekly LED-illuminated gel was the most favorable protocol in the study.Dogs with spontaneous otitis externa were randomized to receive LED-illuminated gel once weekly, twice weekly, or standard therapy. All groups improved, and twice-weekly LED-illuminated gel was the most favorable protocol in the study.

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    Study Parameters: Dogs were randomized to LED-illuminated gel once weekly, twice weekly, or standard topical therapy; twice-weekly LED-gel was most favorable.

    Device Parameters: LED-illuminated gel with chromophores activated by an LED lamp; exact lamp power/wavelength were not stated in the PubMed abstract.

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    Outcome Direction: Positive

  • Clinical efficacy of low-level laser therapy on localized canine atopic dermatitis severity score and localized pruritic visual analog score in pedal pruritus due to canine atopic dermatitis

    By Stich et al.

    • 2014

    • Journal: Veterinary Dermatology

    Abstract: Thirty client-owned dogs with symmetrical pedal pruritus due to canine atopic dermatitis were enrolled. LCADSS and owner pruritus scores improved over time in both treated and placebo paws, but there were no significant differences between LLLT and placebo.Thirty client-owned dogs with symmetrical pedal pruritus due to canine atopic dermatitis were enrolled. LCADSS and owner pruritus scores improved over time in both treated and placebo paws, but there were no significant differences between LLLT and placebo.

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    Study Parameters: Three treatments per week for the first 2 weeks and two treatments per week for the second 2 weeks; one paw treated and one placebo paw per dog.

    Device Parameters: LLLT at 4 J/cm² to the paw area from carpus/tarsus to the distal aspect of digit 3; placebo laser comparator.

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    Outcome Direction: Null/negative

  • Is low-level laser therapy useful as an adjunctive treatment for canine acral lick dermatitis? A randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study

    By Schnedeker et al.

    • 2021

    • Journal: Veterinary Dermatology

    Abstract: The reviewed abstract reports that combining LLLT with conventional therapy did not significantly reduce licking visual analog scores more than conventional therapy alone, although hair growth increased significantly.The reviewed abstract reports that combining LLLT with conventional therapy did not significantly reduce licking visual analog scores more than conventional therapy alone, although hair growth increased significantly.

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    Study Parameters: Randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled design evaluating LLLT plus conventional therapy versus conventional therapy plus sham.

    Device Parameters: LLLT; exact dosimetry not fully reported in the abstract reviewed.

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    Outcome Direction: Mixed

  • Assessment of wound area reduction on chronic wounds in dogs with photobiomodulation therapy: A randomized controlled clinical trial

    By Hoisang et al.

    • 2021

    • Journal: Veterinary World

    Abstract: The reviewed abstract reports 21 dogs with chronic wounds randomized to control, 830 nm PBMT, or simultaneous multiwavelength PBMT, with significantly greater wound area reduction in PBMT groups.The reviewed abstract reports 21 dogs with chronic wounds randomized to control, 830 nm PBMT, or simultaneous multiwavelength PBMT, with significantly greater wound area reduction in PBMT groups.

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    Study Parameters: 21 client-owned dogs with chronic wounds divided into control, 830 nm PBMT, and simultaneous multiwavelength PBMT groups; wound area monitored every 2 days for 15 days.

    Device Parameters: 830 nm PBMT or simultaneous superpulsed multiple wavelengths (660, 875, and 905 nm).

    Evidence Level: High

    Study Type: Randomized controlled clinical trial

    Outcome Direction: Positive