01/06/2026
PBMT is great for both animals and humans alike. Itโs good to see the almost instant response in animals as there is no โplacebo affectโ in animals.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ
Daniela Duarte & J. C. Alves
To evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation therapy on healthy jointโs range of motion (ROM). Sixteen police working dogs were selected. The limbs of one side of the body were randomly assigned to the treatment group, while the limbs of the other side formed the control group. Elbow, stifle, and tarsal flexion and extension were evaluated, and measurements were made in triplicate by two evaluators, one experienced and one novice. After the initial evaluation, the treated sideโs joints underwent PBMT. The dogs had a 5-minute rest before the joint ROM was again measured. Digital thermography was also used to assess the joints before and immediately after PBMT, and after the 5-minute rest period. The variability of the joint median measurements was compared using 1-tail t-tests, and the effect size was determined. Following PBMT, significant differences in ROM were observed in all joints (p < 0.01) with a large effect size (0.84 to 0.96). Additionally, digital thermography values showed significant differences in all joints after PBMT (p < 0.01), with an increase of up to 5ยบC, with a small to medium effect size (0.31โ0.61). A significant difference was found for the stifle and tarsus after the 5 min (p < 0.01). There were no differences in the measurements by the two investigators. PBMT increased ROM and tissue temperature. This suggests that joint mobilization exercises can be improved by and should be conducted after PBMT. There was no significant difference between the measurements of experienced and novice evaluators.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10103-025-04553-1
