What Photonic Therapy is and the Benefits for it when used Together with Massage

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Photonic therapy (Red Light Therapy)

is the application of light that can penetrate through

tissue layers or reach deeper into bone in particular areas of skin. Energy

formed by the light after it penetrates through the skin is then transformed

into electrical energy by the connective tissue under the skin. Light travels in

waves and the wavelengths are measured by nanometers (nm), one billionth

of a meter.

The color of the light indicates the depth of the wavelength. Blue light

has a depth of around 450 to 495nm and is used for treating skin

conditions. Green light, with a depth of around 495-570nm, is used for

calming, anti-anxiety effects, and treating skin issues. Yellow light, around

570-590nm, promotes overall skin health. Orange light, with a depth of

around 590-620nm, is used to boost collagen production, reduce

inflammation, and stimulate circulation. Red light, ranging from 620-750nm,

is used for pain relief, reducing inflammation, improving wound healing, and

treating scars. Infrared energy, non-visible at 750-1200nm, is used for joint

pain from chronic conditions and recovery from connective tissue injuries.

This therapy can increase blood circulation to areas where the

wavelengths are focused on, stimulating oxygen, increasing collagen, and

promoting endorphins in areas of inflammation, pain, stiffness, or injuries,

thus aiding the healing process and promoting healthy cell growth.

Stimulating cell regeneration and the healing process helps maintain

healthy bodily functions. Mitochondria, also known as cellular energy, are

stimulated by the wavelengths produced by photonic therapy. This therapy

illuminates damaged tissues, stimulating healthy cells to replace the damage

caused by sun exposure, injury, or scarring.

Offers natural light designed to support the body's immune system

responses, providing relief from pain, swelling, inflammation, and promoting

healing for injuries or surgeries. It also helps increase circulation, collagen

production, and assists with emergency first aid interventions, wound repair,

acupoint and trigger point stimulation, as well as generative tissue and cell

stimulation, and increased cellular respiration and metabolism.

It can help manage pain in horses suffering from conditions such as

arthritis, muscle injuries, and laminitis. This therapy works by stimulating

the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller, and reducing

inflammation in the target area.

Reduces inflammation by decreasing swelling and improving mobility,

benefiting horses with tendonitis, bursitis, and other inflammatory

disorders.

The healing process of photonic therapy enhances cellular repair and

regeneration, reduces inflammation, and increases blood circulation, aiding

in the healing of wounds such as cuts, abrasions, and surgical incisions.

Increasing blood circulation is enhanced by photonic therapy, by

helping the blood circulation, allows the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to

tissues promoting healing and recovery, which benefits the horse's overall

health.

Reducing pain, inflammation, and muscle fatigue allows for faster

recovery, training more efficiently this is by doing regular sessions of

photonic therapy, boosting the horse's overall performance.

Horses involved in competitive sports require assistance in maintaining

muscle recovery after training or competition, which involves a heavy

workload. Photonic therapy can help reduce muscle fatigue and soreness

and promote faster recovery.

Horses with osteoarthritis and joint issues or disorders may benefit

from reducing inflammation and pain, potentially slowing the progression of

degenerative diseases and helping to maintain joint health.

Conditions with laminitis and navicular or similar diseases can be

managed by promoting better blood circulation in the hooves, aiding in the

health and recovery of hoof structures with photonic therapy.

The calming effect of photonic therapy on horses is by reducing stress

and anxiety. This is beneficial for situations like transport, stall rest, vet

visits, or competitions.

Is non-invasive and is a safe treatment, that has minimal side effects and

offers a variety and effectiveness in helping manage horses when it comes tohealth issues and overall health. Photonic health can be used with other

treatments and therapies such as massage.

Massage is a form of manual manipulation of soft tissues to relieve

pain, tension, and stiffness and promotes relaxation, blood flow, oxygen,

and nutrients to tissues. Massage helps improve range of motion and

flexibility to help prevent serious injury or help rehabilitation of injury or

after surgeries.

There are several benefits that massage helps horses, this includes

during the recovery process, providing pain relief, injury prevention, stress

relief, increased flexibility and freedom, improved circulation, improved

immune system support, and improved posture.

When massaging the muscles this helps to activate the lymphatic

system. With activating the lymphatic system the body starts to absorb and

eliminate the body’s waste and toxin products. This helps reduce fluid

buildup and muscle soreness.

Increasing muscle flexibility and improves gait quality and range of

motion. This means stride length will be more efficient and the horse's

ability to do jumping, endurance, racing, eventing overall lifestyle with

increased flexibility will mean a longer happier performing life.

Increasing the circulation with massage helps the lymphatic flow system

and transfer of nutrients to muscles by massaging placing pressure this

dilates the blood vessels and increases blood flow.

Massaging helps to break down scar tissue from injuries, this will help

restore better function of the muscle.

Direct application of massage allows the muscle to move to help relieve

muscle spasms, knots, and tension. Horses also find massaging relaxing

especially when they are not in pain no longer in pain.

The benefits of photonic therapy when used with massage is

a combination of photonic therapy and massage provides several

different benefits like; enhanced healing, pain management, improved

circulation, muscle relaxation, stress reduction, maintenance, and

performance.

A combination of photonic therapy and massage promotes faster

healing of soft tissue injuries, wounds, and post-exercise muscle recovery,

photonic therapy accelerates cellar regeneration and repair, and using

massage helps with advancing the healing process.

Using photonic therapy and massage can both target pain receptors

and reduce inflammation providing more effective pain relief for those

horses with chronic pain, arthritis, or musculoskeletal issues.

While photonic therapy increases blood flow to targeted areas, using massage as combined therapy enhances overall circulation throughout the

body. This helps in aiding nutrient delivery and waste removal throughout

the body.

Photonic therapy can complement massage to help relax tense muscles

to allow massage techniques to work more deeply and more, this will result

in the muscles having more range of movement and flexibility.

Using both photonic therapy and massage will create a more positive

and enjoyable experience during treatments as they both assist in relaxation

and help reduce stress and anxiety.

Doing regular sessions of photonic therapy and massage will help

maintain health, prevent injuries, and enhance performance, allowing horses

to perform at their best.

Red Light Therapy working with Kinesiology Taping on Injuried Hindleg

Samantha McClements

December 2025