AT SOLOMON VETERINARY CLINIC IN WICHITA, KS, WE CAN HELP YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND IF THEY'RE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC PAIN ISSUES.
FROM ACUPUNCTURE AND THERAPEUTIC LASER TREATMENTS TO PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP), LET US HELP RELIEVE YOUR PET'S CHRONIC PAIN ISSUES.
CALL 316-683-5661 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
ACUPUNCTURE-
ACUPUNCTURE IS THE INSERTION OF NEEDLES INTO SPECIFIC POINTS ON THE BODY TO PRODUCE A HEALING RESPONSE. EACH ACUPUNCTURE POINT HAS SPECIFIC ACTIONS WHEN STIMULATED. ACUPUNCTURE CAN ASSIST THE BODY TO HEAL ITSELF BY AFFECTING CERTAIN PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES. FOR EXAMPLE, ACUPUNCTURE CAN STIMULATE NERVES, INCREASE BLOOD CIRCULATION, RELIEVE MUSCLE SPASM, AND CAUSE THE RELEASE OF HORMONES, SUCH AS ENDORPHINS (ONE OF THE BODY'S PAIN CONTROL CHEMICALS) AND CORTISOL (A NATURAL STEROID).
THERAPEUTIC LASER-
LASER THERAPY IS USING LIGHT AT A SPECIFIC WAVELENGTH TO TREAT INFLAMED TISSUES. LASER TREATMENTS ARE PAIN-FREE, NONTOXIC AND HAVE NO SIDE EFFECTS. YOUR PET MAY FEEL A SLIGHT WARM SENSATION AS THE LIGHT ENTERS THEIR TISSUE AND CELLS, BUT IT IS VERY MINIMAL. MOST PETS USUALLY FIND LASER THERAPY TO BE RELAXING AND CALMING. DOGS ARE KNOWN TO EXPERIENCE LASER THERAPY MUCH LIKE A MASSAGE OR A GOOD PETTING SESSION. PAIN REDUCTION IS IMMEDIATE, FOLLOWING THE TREATMENT FOR SOME PETS.
PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) -
PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) THERAPY USES INJECTIONS OF A PATIENT'S OWN PLATELETS TO ACCELERATE THE HEALING OF INJURED TENDONS, LIGAMENTS, MUSCLES AND JOINTS. IN THIS WAY, PRP INJECTIONS USE EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S OWN HEALING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE MUSCULOSKELTAL PROBLEMS. PRP INJECTIONS ARE PREPARED BY TAKING A FEW TUBES OF YOUR PET'S OWN BLOOD AND RUNNING IT THROUGH A CENTRIFUGE TO CONCENTRATE THE PLATELETS. THESE ACTIVATED PLATELETS ARE THEN INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO YOUR PETS INJURED OR DISEASED BODY TISSUE. THIS RELEASES GROWTH FACTORS THAT STIMULATE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REPARATIVE CELLS YOUR PET PRODUCES.
CHIROPRACTIC-
VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC CARE IS MANUAL THERAPY, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR MANY HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. IT FOCUSES ON THE BIOMECHANICAL DYSFUNCTION OF THE SPINE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE BODY. VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT DOES NOT REPLACE TRADITIONAL VETERINARY MEDICINE; HOWEVER, IT CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC CAN OFTEN ELIMINATE THE SOURCE OF ACUTE OR CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES.
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