Category Archives: Photopuncture
Light Therapy and Photopuncture
20 years ago, few people had ever heard about Light Therapy. When Light Therapy devices were first approved by the FDA in 2001, they had to heat up to be recognized as therapeutic – because no one at the FDA … Continue reading
Ask Kay – Light Therapy for Blood Pressure
Do you know about a site that specifically suggests how to use light therapy for blood pressure? Thank you. Alan Hello Alan – Yours is a complicated question. Regulating blood pressure in the body is much more complex than helping … Continue reading
Progress Update – Day 10
Santana’s neck wound is definitely infected and draining heavily. The swelling from the neck trauma is greatly reduced (from the BioScan light treatments, I am certain) but the smell is awful. Dr. McMillan made it out about 8pm to open … Continue reading
A little more steroids, a lot more lights
Dr. McMillan made it out late this evening (after his Nth emergency at the clinic) and checked on Santana. He is concerned by the swelling increase in her neck after eliminating the steroids so, although it could pose a risk … Continue reading
Healing Santana – What about elimination?
Our greatest concern (above losing her to shock, blood loss, trauma) for Santana is that losing her vagal nerve will so impair her digestion that peristalsis will be lost. The area that she damaged on the front leg also corresponded … Continue reading
Santana slits her throat – time to Heal The Horse! Day 1
This weekend, (Sunday 6/21/09) one of our boarders “Santana” – a 25 year old Andalusian mare tried to kill herself. She literally slit her throat on a fence and our best guess is that in attempting to get free she … Continue reading
Pain Control – Should we always stop the pain?
I know, I know, how can pain ever be good? Isn’t it abusive to leave an animal in pain? What a terrible topic? But isn’t pain sometimes there for a reason? Or, can’t we sometimes do greater damage by masking … Continue reading