Author(s): Advanced Rehab Center for Animals (Michigan State University)
History: The patient had received vaccines and a dental procedure the day before presentation.
Diagnostics and Exam Findings: Myositis was diagnosed due to clostridium perfringens.
Laser Treatment: Each area was treated with a fluence of 10J/cm².
Frequency of Treatment: The patient was treated daily for the first week, then every other day the following week, and continuing with twice weekly treatment for the next two weeks for a total of fifteen sessions.
Other Treatments: Manual massage and betadine lavage were used to increase muscle tone and local circulation.
Comments: As per the attending clinician, “Maedell would begin to relax after the first area to be treated. She would begin to interact with us and show interest in food immediately after laser therapy treatment and massage. Traditional treatment and hospitalization would have been approximately eight weeks, whereas with laser therapy the patient was released from the hospital in fifteen days.”
Supporting Documentation:
First laser treatment
Four weeks after laser therapy was initiated
Six weeks after laser therapy was initiated
Eight weeks after laser therapy was initiated
Three weeks after laser therapy was discontinued
