Calf Muscle strain:

Following yet another calf muscle strain I was faced with the frustration of at least a weeks rest and Physio. This pattern has been repeated regularly over several years of high level sporting activity. Admittedly I have probably never had the patience to wait the recommended time before getting back into training and hence the reason my calf muscles have never fully recovered.

I happened to mention my most recent calf muscle strain (which happened the previous evening) to Rachel and she told me about her laser. I was interested to hear some of the success she has had with other patients (the human kind as well as the pet successes). I had not previously heard of this type of treatment so decided to give it a shot. I was most impressed with the result. After two sessions I was back training! A much quicker and less time consuming result compared with what I would have faced had I stuck to my usual method of treatment with a physio.

The treatment with Rachel was three months ago and I have continued to train as hard as ever and had no reoccurrence of the injury. This after only two sessions (over 5 days) with Rachel. This result has convinced me that my first stop when I next have a similar injury will be at Rachel's place.

GB Dunedin

Poppity the Lamb

Poppity: born with contracted front legs, unable to stand, at 3 days old, when she arrived for treatment:
 

Over the 12 days of her treatment we used a variety of treatments, physio with mouldable splints, daily laser sessions including stimulation of the acupuncture points, and homoeopathic Calc Phos.

Poppity also wore a Bioflow magnetic collar.
This is Poppity in her adjustable mouldable splints on about day 5: 

 Here she is at Day 12 ready to resume normal life: 

 Achilles Tendon:

After re-rupturing my achilles tendon within a 5 month period, I required reconstructive surgery on my achilles and calf muscle. The surgery was a success and required extensive rehab. Unfortunately, due to surgery nerve damage and thick scar tissue around the heel was the outcome. I had no feeling or sensation on the outer aspect of my heel or foot. I also noticed at the end of the day my achilles would ache. A few months later, I was treated with the laser, after a couple of 15 minute painless sessions I noticed "pins 'n needles" sensation around the outer aspect of my foot. I continued for a few more sessions and the pain decreased and the sensation has dramatically increased.

KR Dunedin

 Sydnee the foal:

Sydnee was born with contracted tendons and was unable to stand. His legs had to be constantly bandaged to help try and straighten them. When Rachel meet Syd, he had open sores all up his legs and was only moving by shuffling around on his knees.

(This is Syd when I first met him.)                  ( This is him trying to learn to stand & balance)

(This is some of the sores from the splints we had to deal with )

 Lucky for us, Rachel only lives just round the corner and she came by most days to laser him and help clean his wounds. At first it seemed like not a lot was happening, with the sores staying the same size and not healing. Then we were advised by a vet to leave him bandaged as long as possible so we only changed him twice in 2 weeks and no lasering. By the end of that there was no improvement in fact a couple of his sores were going black and smelling. Back came Rachel with her laser and homeopathy and things started coming right again.

( This is Sydnee able to hobble about independently ) 

 At 4 months Syd could finally stand and walk and it was very hard to get him to lie back down to change his dressings. We would have to wait for him to be lying down then all dive in.  But Rachel came when we rang so we were able to laser him. I truly thought that his legs would be scarred with all the open wounds but now at 18 months, he is cantering and bucking around the paddock with only a few white hairs on his legs. To look at him now you would hardly know what his first year was like and I honestly think that without the lasering to keep the blood flow, the scarring would have been much worst and there might have been more infections delaying the healing process even more. I recommend Rachel and the lasering without hesitation and can personally say it works after being kicked in the hand during a ‘Syd session’ and was lasered by Rachel and I could feel increased blood circulation and muscle relaxation .

  Amanda F and Sydnee                      

( Happy ending- one mobile fellow! )

 Hamstring injury

I damaged my hamstring in a waterskiing accident and was in constant nagging pain in the back of my thigh for some time. I was unable to stretch my leg fully and had discomfort when walking. After one laser treatment from Rachel, I have now had a painfree year and have participated in all my usual sports without any recurring problems. Louise K Dunedin

Equine leg trauma

To get ribbons at the Nats is great so thank you for the help with Blondie, without it we would never have got placed.   The first show we won one turnout so the judge couldn't have noticed the marks. MM Dunedin  

 Facial injuries 

 I received a broken nose due to a riding accident not too long ago.  My horse had reared up and my nose smashed into her neck - or so people tell me!!! I was taken to hospital in a confused state, and woke up the next day my face had blown up like a balloon!!! I phoned Rachel and she came with her laser.  I put on her protective glasses, and she lasered away. It didn’t hurt, the machine just made a wee buzzzy sound and I didn’t feel a thing!!

When I got out of hospital 6 days later, my friends didn’t believe me that my nose was broken. I had no black eyes, the swelling was nearly gone and I was on minimal pain relief. There was a slight tinge of yellow bruising under the eyes, but you had to get very very close to notice it. I do believe that the laser and a little homeopathic arnica and hypericum did the trick. If it wasn’t for this, I would have been black and blue!!! I will swear by it, and I recommend it to everybody.

CN Mosgiel