Basic laser/joint questions

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We have a Respond Luminex Ultra Class IV laser on loan so I am reviewing how

many Joules to deliver to specific treatment areas. For some reason (I am

blaming pregnancy for everything these days) I am getting hung up on joint size

and how to move the probe.

I apologize for the simplicity of this question in advance, but could someone

clarify a " small joint " versus a " large joint " ? So clearly large joint:

coxofemoral. Small - like interphalangeal? tarsal? Elbow and stifle seem to fall

somewhere in between.

Also, the nson rep says this laser does not require continuous movement

like the Companion I looked at. Says hold over treament area for 10 seconds and

move probe is recommended. If I have a 40 second time frame to treat for a given

number of joules desired and have to move every 10 seconds, do I need to go over

each spot 4 times? (so that each part of the treatment are receives that number

of joules) Or is it just total joules for treatment of that region? The probe is

pretty large, so it covers most of my treamtent areas (elbow, stifle) almost

completely. I think I am either way over or way under thinking this.

Sorry - maybe I missed basic laser. Also slightly paranoid about hurting

patients.

Bridget